||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Trustees' Annual Report**|||||**for theperiod**||| |**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| ||1|August|2020||31|July|2021| ## Section A Reference and administration details |**Charity name**
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)**
**Charity's principal address**|
FARMCORNWALL|
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BARN B, HENDRA|| ||TREMETHICK CROSS|| ||PENZANCE, CORNWALL|| ||**Postcode**|**TR20 8UD**| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Stephen Colin
Bone|Trustee||| ||Jennifer Anne Olds|Trustee||| ||Christopher Robert
Knowles|Trustee||FarmCornwall CIC| ||Archelaus Jeffrey
Thomas|Trustee||| ||Richard Thomas|Trustee||FarmCornwall CIC| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |Accountant|Michelle Hook|Steren Ltd. 35 Treeve Lane, Connor Downs, Hayle, TR27
5DQ| |Company Secretary|Deborah Evans|Barn House, Mill Road, Penponds, Camborne TR14 0QH| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution (Foundation Model) adopted 27/7/15 - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) Appointed by resolution at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. - The charity works with other local & national farming help charities. Two of the charity trustees are also directors of FarmCornwall CIC - A local forum has been established. Stakeholders in the local farming community are invited to attend forum meetings and discuss issues and provide guidance or raise concerns. - All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or benefits. - The major risks identified are; **Financial** – failure to secure sufficient funding to deliver the charitable objectives. A management accounting process is in place to monitor performance against budget and provide cashflow forecasts. It is the aim of the Trustees to build a financial reserve equivalent to 1 year’s operating costs to ensure long term security. - **Failure to meet charitable objectives** – inadequate or negligent advice could severely affect those who seek the charity’s help. A BIAC accredited Farm Advisor & Rural Outreach Worker has been employed on a permanent basis. Both he and the Secretary are trained in Suicide Intervention. The specialised services of other farming help and mental health charities are engaged as appropriate. **TAR** March **2012** 2 |**Section C**|**Objectives and activities**| |---|---| |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
**this section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|| ||The objects of the CIO are, for the benefit of the public:-
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to prevent and relieve poverty or financial hardship, and to relieve
sickness and preserve health, amongst farmers, their families and
workers primarily through the provision of advice and support; and
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to relieve and prevent the suffering of animals,
particularly, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing,
within Cornwall.| ||During the year the FarmCornwall Forum met on a bi-monthly basis
throughout the year and farmers, advisors and other stakeholders were
invited to attend. Particular issues of concern were discussed and where
applicable confidential discussions have taken place to offer expert
advice to the Farm Advisor and Rural Outreach Worker to assist him in
supporting farmers experiencing financial hardship and/or health
problems.
The charity offered support to farming families throughout Cornwall to
find solutions to longstanding issues and move from a point of crisis to a
clear way forward, whether that be a business restructure, family
succession or a dignified exit from farming.
The charity advocated on behalf of the local farming community in
meetings and consultations with local and national organisations.
The Trustees had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefit during meetings and in formulating the plans for future operations.| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **TAR** March **2012** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## Section D Achievements and erformance p **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Six meetings of the FarmCornwall Forum were held. During the year we sent out bi-monthly newsletters to 500 farming families and over 100 of these engaged with us for support and assistance during the year. In addition we increased our use of Facebook to keep in touch with the farming community both through the Farm Advisor FB page and the newly established ‘Cornish Ladies in Wellies’ FB aimed at connecting women in the farming industry. The charity was again continued to work with the Princes’ Countryside Fund to deliver the Princes’ Farm Resilience Programme in Cornwall aimed at small livestock farming families to improve business resilience. The programme that had been suspended in 2020 was restarted together with meetings of the Alumni group that was established to continue the work with previous participants in Resilience Programme The charity worked with Farm Fit, a Cornwall based programme of mental health support for those working in the farming industry. When our whole farm approach to business problems identified mental health concerns the Farm Advisor signposted individuals to a trained counsellor for appropriate support. The charity worked with other similar farmer network organisations to learn from best practice and enhance the services offered. As Covid restrictions eased during the year we increased the number of face-to-face meetings with farmers and also organised small group meetings for breakfast of farm walks. Those farmers who had been particularly isolated or disadvantaged during lockdown were invited to these. **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** The charity’s policy is to raise sufficient funds that a reserve can be **Brief statement of the** established to maintain a consistent level of activity during times of **charity’s policy on reserves** reduced grant funding. The charity is working towards building a reserve sufficient to cover one year’s expenditure. **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** The main source of funds has been from other charitable trusts, You **may choose** to include donations from local estates and a grant from the Princes’ Countryside additional information, where Fund. relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Richard Thomas **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Trustees **Chair, etc) Date** 16/2/22 **TAR** March **2012** 6 TAR Mar¢h 2012 1102a40 Recei tsand ents accounts To CC16a Sectioii A Receipts alid payments T¢tsl lund• Lnt y•w A1 Rec•1 1*70J $•e 18bl•). ymlnt l.Q74 1743 1.731 M8th¢bno 41 40J39 11 PrtYAS8S 16n 71 COM&7 1.7T4 3.792 M A￿01 •rfd Inve¥tm•nt t*ble A8 C8•hfund• layl>••r•nd 31277 CCXXRlJ¢awnts{SSI Sectioii B Sti?tpmoiit of assets aiicl liabilities at tl)e erid of thc i)eriod Cawrles Detsils fun C••h fimd• 112 17,164 fund• Oetails Detal Dètalls B4 As8•ts T•tsln•d forth• ?4 Oetaus Richard Thcxnas 161212022 CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectioii A ,11(Ic'pendeiii ExatlllllL'r P.i.'porl memborn of 31° Juty 2021 Charlty no Ilf any) 1162845 Srt out pages cIK4rity (It* TTh￿) for yew 31107r2021. 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