**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1 10 2019 **To** 30 9 2020 

~~a~~ Day Month Year Day Month Year 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details ~~a~~ 

**Charity name** CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 504834 

**Charity's principal address** CUMBRIA YFC C0UNTY OFFICE 

NEWTON RIGG, PENRITH 

CUMBRIA **Postcode** CA11 0AH 

**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

**Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** ~~ee ee ee~~ 1 Neil Curr COUNTY CHAIR CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es ee~~ 2 Sarah Emmott COUNTY VICE CHAIR CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es es~~ 3 Tom Beaty CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee eses~~ 4 Olivia Grindley CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee es~~ 5 James Neve CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee eses~~ 6 Jen Watson CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee eses~~ 7 Emma Woodhouse CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee es es~~ 8 Reuben Woodhouse CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee Ps ee~~ 9 Jonathan Hird CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee rs ee~~ 10 Laura Graham CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es ee~~ 11 Megan Bendle CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~es es es~~ 12 Lewis Walton CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es ee~~ 13 James Casson CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es es~~ 14 Callum Bruce CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee eses~~ 15 Megan Watson CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a~~ 16 James Taylor CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a~~ 17 Alistair Mackintosh CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee es es~~ 18 Zoe porter-Watson CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee eses~~ 19 Nicola Chappelhow CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee es es~~ 20 Joanne Harrison CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es es~~ 21 Jo Beattie CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es ee~~ 22 Harry Moran CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~ee es es~~ 23 Mark Wilkinson CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es es~~ 24 Laura Parker CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS ~~a es ee~~ 

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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 


## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address** 


## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

JOANNE MILLS (CHIEF OFFICER) 

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**Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

CONSTITUTION 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

BY THE CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS How the charity is constituted COUNCIL 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

BY ELECTION WITHIN CUMBRIA YFC Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **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. 

 

## **Section C                  Objectives and activities** 

- To advance the education of young members of the public at large in agriculture, home crafts, country life and related subjects; and 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

- In the interests of the social welfare of such members of the public to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations, being facilities which will improve their conditions of life and will assist in the development of their spiritual and mental capacities, self- reliance and individual responsibility so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of the community. 

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In setting objectives and planning activities, events, competitions and training for the members of the Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs, the Trustees gave careful consideration and diligence to the Charity Commission’s Public Benefit guidance. 

Our key objects for the year included: 

• Working with the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) to organise a programme of over 40 competitions for our members to participate in. These included public speaking, reading, sporting, stock judging, fencing, **Summary of the main** hedging, walling, cooking and floral competitions. Encouraging and enabling our **activities undertaken for the** members to be the very best they can be through learning and practising new **public benefit in relation to** and existing skills. **these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** • Providing Officer Training to all club chairs, secretaries and treasurers to **had regard to the guidance** ensure each club ran smoothly and effectively. **issued by the Charity Commission on public** • Supporting members in organising their county, district and club events, **benefit)** activities and Field Days. • Working with all clubs to ensure that they undertake voluntary work and play an active and proactive part within their communities. 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 


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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

## **Membership:** 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity** For the purposes of this report, the figures given for the annual total will be **during the year** those up to the end of July 2020, when the membership year came to a close. Cumbria YFC continues from strength to strength, with a total of 1259 members (excluding Advisory Members and Club Leaders) across 25 clubs. This is a 16 % decrease on the previous year and can be attributed to the stopping of physical meetings and activities due to the pandemic. Our smallest club is Egremont YFC which currently has 14 members. Our largest club, Penrith YFC has 102 members. Crook YFC has increased its membership by 21% and now has 68 members with ages ranging from 10 through to 26. Operating as a democratic organisation, Cumbria YFC encourages all of its clubs to develop a strong ethos of involvement and community awareness with community projects and fundraising playing an important part in the club programmes. Older members take on Club Officer roles and mentor younger members, ensuring that skills and knowledge are passed on from year to year. As noted in previous reports, becoming a young farmer does not mean that potential members have to be from within the farming community. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds however they all have the common interests of community, rural life and agriculture. Our members understand the importance of becoming part of a youth organisation that supports and celebrates the county and its young people. Cumbria YFC works hard to ensure that all aspects of the organisation embrace and build on this long-established ethos. 

**Competitions:** Although activities were inevitably curtailed by the pandemic, our young farmers have still managed to take part in a blended combination of virtual and covid secure in-person competitions over the last year. These have included; Public Speaking, Junior Reading, Situations Vacant (interviews), Just A Minute, and Call My Bluff. Virtual Flower Arranging was not the easiest competition to run, but with the can-do attitude of the young farmers, it still managed to go ahead with some excellent arrangements being created. The Cumbrian young farmers are fiercely competitive and taking part in competitions is a huge part of what being a young farmer is all about, so they were pleased to be able to take part in competitions virtually. 

**Training & Awareness** During the slight lifting of covid restrictions in the autumn, we were able to carry out the officer training at Lane Farm. This enabled the club chairs, secretaries and treasurers to be given the tools to carry out their roles in the coming year. 

## **Fundraising, Community and Charity Work:** 

In this very unusual year, our young farmers still managed to raise almost £50,000 for charity. Outside of fund raising, many of our members also found ways to help their local communities, through delivering groceries, helping out a covid clinics and making face masks for the NHS. 

**The Coming Year:** 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

The aims for Cumbria YFC for the coming year will be centred on re-building the organisation following the pandemic. Re-engaging with our members and being able to run events, competitions and activities will be of great importance as will fund raising in order to replenish our reserves. 

Or work will continue to be centred around the development and training opportunities afforded our young farmers; The Making of life-long friends, developing of skills, undertake training, building on and broadening their personal and collective skills set and generally enriching their lives is what being a young farmer is all about and we will work hard to ensure that this continues. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

## **1. Dissolution of the County Federation** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** If in the event of the dissolution of the County Federation there remains after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property or funds whatsoever to which it is beneficially entitled, the same shall be transferred to the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs to be held on trust by the National Federation at its discretion and used for the benefit of the Young Farmers’ Clubs organisation in the area concerned and shall not be distributed among the Member Clubs of the County Federation unless the said National Federation is no longer in being at the time of dissolution. 

## **2. Restricted Reserves** 

The restricted reserves are: 

- Monies received from closed clubs is restricted for 7 years during which it will be transferred back to the said club if any point during this period it reforms.  After this period, it will be transferred to the unrestricted reserves. 

- Monies received from Friends of Cumbria is restricted to the specific use it was originally provided for.  If, after a period of 3 years, from when the monies were originally transferred, there are remaining funds, these may be transferred to the unrestricted reserves with the agreement of the finance and general-purpose committee.  If, during the 3-year period, it becomes apparent the original use of the funds is no longer appropriate, the finance and general-purpose committee may redesignate the funds to a different purpose. 

- Monies received from organisations is restricted to the specific use or event if was originally provided for.  If, after the specific use or event has been delivered, there are remaining funds, these may be transferred to the unrestricted reserves or any other restricted reserve with the agreement of the finance and general-purpose committee. 

## **3. Unrestricted Reserves** 

The unrestricted reserves are available for the general operating expenditure of the charity.  The charities reserve policy is to maintain freely available reserves equivalent to 12 months of budgeted operating expenditure, based on previous 6-year average.   The trustees consider that unrestricted reserves of at least £110,277 should be maintained. 

This will be reviewed at each finance and general-purpose committee meeting. Action will be taken to maintain the level of reserves by the finance and general-purpose committee. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 


**Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

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You **may choose** to include additional information, where 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. 

## ~~a~~ **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## ~~a~~ **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)** JOANNE MILLS **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** CHIEF OFFICER **etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 19/7/2021 

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**The Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs** 

**Financial Statements for the Year** 

**Ended 30 September 2020** 



## **The Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs** 

## **Charity Information for the Year Ended 30 September 2020** 

|PRESIDENT|J Emmott|
|---|---|
|CHAIRMAN|N Curr|
|TREASURER|K Batty|
|CHIEF OFFICER|J Mills|
|ADDRESS|Newton Rigg|
||Penrith|
||Cumbria|
||CA11 0AH|
|CHARITY NUMBER|504834|
|BANKERS|HSBC|
||Market Square|
||Penrith|
||Cumbria|
||CA11 7SN|
|AUDITOR|R Smith, HSBC|





**The Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **30 September 2020** 

|**INCOMING**<br>**RESOURCES**<br>CCC Service level agreement<br>Club levies<br>N & S Contributions<br>Competition, course fees, raffles, office & sports entries<br>Bar & dance takings<br>Cumberland & Westmorland Show<br>Entertainment/Drama takings<br>Northern Area income<br>Year book sponsorship<br>Bank interest<br>Clothing sales<br>Friends of Cumbria<br>Donations<br>Cumbria Community Foundation<br>Total Incoming Resources<br>**RESOURCES**<br>**EXPENDED**<br>Wages, social security & pensions<br>Travel & staff expenses<br>Training & DBS costs<br>Club Training<br>Chairman's honorarium<br>Treasurer's honorarium<br>Office expenses<br>Competition & meeting expenses<br>Clothing costs (adjusted for stock)<br>Year book<br>National levy & associated costs<br>Bar & dance expenses<br>Entertainment/Drama expenses<br>Insurance<br>Northern Area expenses<br>National expenses<br>Tug of War expenses<br>Bank charges<br>Total Resources Expended<br>**Net Incoming Resources**<br>Fund balances brought forward<br>**Balances carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>20,000<br>55,505<br>32,000<br>310<br>-<br>-<br>232<br>319<br>1,090<br>1,577<br>-<br>-<br>128<br>-<br>111,161<br>51,556<br>1,057<br>88<br>150<br>-<br>-<br>8,617<br>3,866<br>-<br>814<br>40,256<br>655<br>32<br>10,375<br>572<br>977<br>180<br>65<br>119,260<br>**8,099**<br>**-**<br>145,857<br>**137,758**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,500<br>5,500<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,500<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,500<br>**-**<br>10,701<br>**10,701**|**Total**<br>**30.9.2020**<br>20,000<br>55,505<br>32,000<br>310<br>-<br>-<br>232<br>319<br>1,090<br>1,577<br>-<br>-<br>128<br>5,500<br>116,661<br>51,556<br>1,057<br>88<br>150<br>-<br>-<br>14,117<br>3,866<br>-<br>814<br>40,256<br>655<br>32<br>10,375<br>572<br>977<br>180<br>65<br>124,760<br>**8,099**<br>**-**<br>156,558<br>148,459|**Total**<br>**30.9.2019**<br>20,000<br>48,900<br>32,000<br>3,237<br>22,551<br>4,272<br>727<br>100<br>2,684<br>2,275<br>1,121<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>5,000<br>144,867<br>59,950<br>880<br>377<br>3,211<br>900<br>450<br>7,583<br>5,162<br>0<br>1,570<br>31,339<br>20,620<br>32<br>10,341<br>2,105<br>1,902<br>120<br>95<br>146,637<br>**2,770**<br>**-**<br>159,328<br>**156,558**|
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**The Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs** 

## **Balance Sheet 30 September 2020** 

|**CURRENT ASSETS**<br>Clothing stocks<br>Sundry debtors<br>Current account<br>Cash in hand<br>Cumberland BS deposit<br>Prepayments<br>**CURRENT LIABILITIES**<br>Sundry creditors<br>**NET CURRENT ASSETS**<br>**TOTAL ASSETS**<br>**FINANCED BY:**<br>Reserves brought forward<br>Surplus / (Deficit) for the year|**30.09.20**<br>800<br>0<br>29,798<br>52<br>108,140<br>9,669<br>148,459<br>0<br>148,459<br>148,459<br>156,558<br>(8,099)<br>148,459|**30.09.19**<br>800<br>1,917<br>48,486<br>52<br>116,563<br>11,496<br>179,314<br>22,756<br>156,558<br>156,558<br>159,328<br>(2,770)<br>156,558|
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Treasurer Kevin Batty Auditor Richard Smith, HSBC 



## **The Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 September 2020** 

## **1 RESTRICTED FUNDS** 

|**RESTRICTED FUNDS**|£|
|---|---|
|Officer & Member training|-|
|Lazonby YFC closed funds|1,719|
|Abbeytown YFC closed funds|5,284|
|National Youth forum|380|
|Office technology fund|3,318|



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