Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Period start date
01
og
Period end dale
r)022
2023
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Worth Valley Young Farmers Club
Other narnes charity is known by
Affiliated with YFYFC; NFYFC
Registered charity number (if any)
508871
Charity's principal address
Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers, Cltjb
Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate
Postcode
HG2 8NZ
Names of the charit trustees who mana
Offico Ilf any)
e the charit
Dates acted If not for whole
year
Trustee name
Name of person jor body) entitled
toa
oint tru5te8
if any)
Bethany Cook
Joseph Holmes
Joe Penny
2022123
2022123
2022123
WVYFC
WVYFC
WVYFC
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, {for example. any custodian (holding) trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Typg of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members {Optional information)
None.
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Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution.
How the Gharity is constituted
Unincorporated Association.
Trustee selection methods
Trustees are elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose lo include
additional information, where
relevant, about..
Annually, new trustees are supported and inducted by the outgoing trustees via
a handover process concerning the affairs of the charity.
There is a committee of supporters that assist the Trustees and provide advice
support and continuity for the charity.
Trustees are encouraged to participate in development opportunities provided
by the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers, Clubs. The templates and
resources for this are provided by the National Federation of Young Farmers,
Clubs and additional information is provided by the county federation of YFCS.
The charity is affiliated to the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers, Clubs and
the National Federation of Young Famers Club5. Together these form a network
of clubs throughout England and Wales for young people aged 10 to 26 years.
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisalional
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works.,
• relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and Ihe system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob ectives and activities
The objects of the charity are:
l. To advance the education of young member5 of the public at large in
their knowledge of agriculture, crafts, life skills, rural affairs and country
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
2. In the interests of the social welfare of such member5 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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The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by
the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity
shoLJld undertake.
Over the period, the club pro8ramme, organised by the trustees with sUPPOrt
from the club officers, consisted of meetings aimed to advance the education of
members in their knowledge of..
Agriculture.. multiple livestock judging practice meetings,. farm
equipment valuation meeting,. and dry-stone walling demonstration
and practice.
Crafts.. ready steady cook meeting,. an outdoor skills and craft meeting
hosted by a local forest school,. and a 'make and take, rally competition
meeting.
Life Skills.. multiple public speaking and entertainment/drama practice
meeting5- and multiple volunteering, team sports and challenge
meetinES aimed to enhance teamwork skills.
Rural Affairs and Country Life.. informative talk from a Moorland
Management Organisation, and YFYFC Chairman.
The charity recruits its members from a significant Section of the community at
large. Everyone aged 10 to 28 year can be a member of the Worth Valley Young
Farmers Club in order to participate in activities and discussions that increase
their knowledge of agriculture, crafts rural affair5 and country life. The charity
actively recruits its members, aged 10 to 28 years, from a catchment area of 10
miles of Keighlev.
The club activities also contribute to and create leisure activities for members
and on occasion for the rural community in which the charity operates. The
community around the charity benefits from our members being active citizens
that contribute to the rural community.
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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
The Charity relies on the volunteer contributions of its club officers,
management committee, trustees and advisers. The donations of unpaid time
from key volunteers increase the quality and financial value of the charity's
outcomes and output5 because..
It ensure5 funding is available for meetings e.g. time spent organisinE
fundraisers / applying for grant5 that are key sources of income for the
charity.
It ensures the programme is organised and the meetings / leisure
activities run smoothly.
It ensures the key skills and knowledge the volunteers have obtained
over their time of being a member are passed on to younger/newer
members through practice meetings e.g. stock judging and public
speaking, and officer role handovers.
You may choose to include
further statemenls. where
relevant, about=
policy on grantmaking-
policy programme relaled
investment..
contribution made by
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity
during the year
l. Public Speaking
The club organised two public meeting over the period. Members prepared and
delivered a speech in front of an audience with the support of club trustees and
received feedback from the appointed judBes. The practices prepared and
encouraged members to compete at the YFYFC County Public Speakin8
competition, where the club's respected district was placed first overall. Many
members competed and were successful at Northern area and NFYFC Public
Speaking competitions.
Additionally, the club wrote and produced an entertainmentldrama that aimed
to develop the participant's communication, commitment and teamwork skills.
The club performed the drama at the YFYFC and Northern Area Competitions
Weekend in front of an audience.
2. Volunteering
The club organised four volunteering meeting over the period:
Members planted flowers and general maintenance at a local bowling
club.
Members completed gardening, fencing and walling tasks at a local
cricket field.
Members completed general maintenance tasks at a local hospice to
help prepare the charity for their garden party fundraiser.
Members planted trees at the 'Big Help Out, event at a local scout
activity centre.
Over 150 hours of hours of volunteering time were spent helping local
organisations.
3. Education on Rural Affairs, Agriculture and Crafts
The club organised stock judging practices over the period including breeding
sheep,. dairy cattle.. laying hens,. and finished lambs. In addition, the club
organi5ed a split meeting, where members had the opportunity to attend
smaller group sessions hosted by experienced judges that were aimed to
provide specialised knowledEe/skills for the type of stock judging that
interested them the most. In addition, the clLJb organised a 'novelty judging,
meeting that was aimed to provide newer members with fundamental skills to
grow their confidence prior to the stock judging meetings.
The club also organised meetings aimed to enhance knowledge on agriculture
and rural affairs including educational talks from a local moorland management
organisation,. the YFYFC Chairman,. and a local training company; and
demonstrations/practices of rural skills including dry-stone walling and outdoor
activities.
The club O￿aniSed meetings for members aimed to develop skills in various
arts and crafts. For example, two 'ready, steady, cook, meetings were organised
that gave members an opportunity to work in a team to prepare a two-course
meal.
The club encourages members to compete when they have the opportunity, as
it is fundamental to further enhance the skills they have developed whilst being
part of the club. Members attended competitions organised by YFYFC and
NFYFC including=
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Section D
Achievements and performance
YFYFC and Northern Area Stockman of the Year
Northern Area and YFYFC Field Day
NFYFC Competition5 Weekend
YFYFC Rural Skills Weekend
YFYFC Clay Pigeon Competition
Members, individual achievements led to great overall results for the club
including:
Most points overall at YFYFC Stockman of the Year
Fourth most points overall at YFYFC Field Day
Fourth Place in NFYFC Cookery Finals
Fourth Place in NFYFC Flower Arranging Finals.
4. Leisure Activities
Due to the donations of unpaid time by key trustees and volunteers, the club
was successful in gaining funding from The Global Fund. The key objectives for
the club were to use the funding to develop the decision-making skills of its
yOLJnger members. To achieve this objective, younEer members were tasked to
organise club meetingsltrips within a budget that was allocated with money
from the grant. Over the period, the following meetings/trips took place..
Club trip to London including tour of parliament with the local MP.
Bowling competition
Ice skating
Go-karting
Easter egg hunt and decorating
Outdoor skills demonstration
£100 drop event
Water sports / team sport meetings
Charity paint run
In addition, younger members were involved in organising the 80, anniversary
celebrations of the club that was partly funded by the grant.
5. Recruitment
The club recruited 50 members made up of 39 juniors lage 10- 161 and 11
Seniors lage 18- 281 making the club one of the largest in YFYFC.
Section E
Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
The charity's policy on reserves is to generate and maintain a reserve which will
allow sufficient funds to:
maintain the financial viability of the Charity in the event of unforeseen
and/or unavoidable circumstance that brings a short-term fall in it5
income.
to permit the Charity, in the interests of meeting its charitable objectives,
to from time to time establish a new and innovative project on a project
asis to demonstrate the feasibility of such activities as a test to
maintaining such projects on an on-going basis.
For these purposes the Charity will endeavoL¢r to maintain reserves which are
at least 50Yo of its annual turnover.
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Details of any funds materially
in deficit
The charity has no funds which are materially in deficit.
Further financial review details {Optional information}
You may choose to include
additional information. where
relevant about..
The club'5 main source of income over the period was from the Global Fund
grant l£11,250- 38.4Yol,' social, meeting and competitions income (combined
£10,912- 37.3%1- events1£40(K)- 13.7%1- and membership income1£956-
3.3%).
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.
The club's main expenditure over the period was from social, meeting and
competition expenses (combined £21,118- 79.0%I,' YFYFC and NFYFC affiliation
fees1£3,159- 11.8%1.
The club's social, meeting and competition expenses was £10,206 more than
the relative income indicating these activities/events were heavily sub5idised
over the period. In addition, the club Spent £2,203 more on YFYFC and NFYFC
affiliation fees compared to the income from membership fees, indicating the
latter is heavily subsidised.
From the information provided in section D, the above expenditure has
supported the key objectives of the charity outlined in section C, and increased
the value of the charity's outcome5 because..
Meetings, competitions, social events and membership fees were
heavily subsidised making the club more accessible, which was key to
the club's recruitment success.
The payment of affiliation fees to YFYFC and NFYFC supported the
respected charities to organise various competitions over the period,
which are fundamental for the club's members to further develop their
High expenditure on meetings allowed the club to get other
organisations involved that supported the club's objective to advance
the education of members in their knowledge of agricLJlture, life skills,
crafts and rural affair5.
High expenditure on meetings allowed the club to organise high quality
leisure/recreational activities aimed to improve member's conditions of
life to a551St in the development of their mental capacities, self-reliance
and individual responsibility.
Section F
Other optional information
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Section G
Declaration
The trusteos declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full namels)
Position {eg
Secretary. Chair, etcl
Joe Penny
Treasurer
Joe Holmes
Secretary
Date
2310612024
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WORTH VALLEY YOUNG FARMERS
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
I SEPTEMBER 2(r22 TO 31￿ AUGUST 2
M & M OFFICE SERVICES
29 WATERSIDQ SJLSDEN.
KEI(3HLEY, WEST YORKSHtR£ BD20 OLQ

ACCOUNTANTS, CER11FICATE
I bave pr¢pared the antkex¢d Balance Sh¢d alld Profit and LossA¢¢ovrntfrom the books. papers
and infonDation supplied to by Worth Valley Young Farmers and the Sall￿ arc in
M & M OFFICE SER￿cEs
29 WATERSIDE
SILSDEN
KEIGHLEY
WEST YORKSHIRE
BD20 OLQ
S A J KENDIUCK & S J NELSON
APPROVAL
OF
AccouNrs
I hereby approve the annexed Accounts and confirni that I bave made av8ilable all the
inforn)ation and explanations ne￿ for their completioD.
SIGNED: ...
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WORTH VALLEY YOUNG FARMERS
7RADING AND PROFrr AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2023
DqCOME
EVENTS INCOME
iu
CLOTHNG INCOME
GRA)￿]NcOmE
MEEfiNG INCOME
COMPETITION tNCOME
soc￿
PErrY CASH DEPOSIT
956
11250
705
280
9,927
1245
29
AFFILLIATION FEES
MEFrrNGCOSTS
SOc￿L EXPENSES
COMPETMON EXPENSES
CLUB SUPPLIES
AccouNfANCY
3,159
2,674
16,04l
2.403
2,273
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