Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 12

Poor Liquidity: -1

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 11

FFCC LIMITED

We work with partners and communities across the UK to encourage debate, catalyse change, and devise practical actions that contribute to: healthy food for everyone provided through a fair system; a transition to agroecology by 2030; and flourishing rural communities with sustainable land use, nature restoration, good work and affordable homes

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£2,121	£1,351	£770	£0	£1,888	£168	1.5	16	0
31/03/22		£391	£983	£-593	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 9%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 3 years

www.ffcc.co.uk

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02071181870

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

16 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Esmee Fairbairn	£1,512,870
Rothschild Foundation	£220,000
Cabinet Office	£28,829

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to FFCC Ltd
£9,785	13/10/2023	Towards project costs Bridging funding for staff team as development and transition to new host for the Cumbria Land and Nature Skills Service
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to FFCC Ltd
£10,000	06/09/2023	TASK fund donation towards to 8.9ha
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to FFCC Ltd
£59,435	12/07/2023	Towards project costs for a five-day residential course (and follow up programme of eight one-day events) for 20-25 young innovators in regenerative agriculture and agroecology in Northern Ireland
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to FFCC Ltd
£60,000	20/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to FFCC LIMITED
£1,250,000	15/12/2022	Towards core costs to enable the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission to continue its work to stimulate and accelerate a transition to agroecology across the UK
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Food, Farming & Countryside Commission (FFCC)
£200,000	06/12/2022	Core costs for the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, to deliver a programme of work aimed at transformative change in the food and farming systems.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to FFCC LIMITED
£30,000	20/09/2022	Towards project costs to encourage the UK Government to develop a comprehensive and inclusive Land Use Framework for England
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to FFCC LIMITED
£60,000	27/07/2022	Towards project costs for the early stage development of a pilot Agroecological Development Fund in the South West of England
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Food, Farming & Countryside Commission (FFCC)
£20,000	17/06/2022	Towards the coordination of the ‘Hunger and Hardship’ group and ‘Beyond the Food Bank’ initiative, both addressing food insecurity.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to FFCC Ltd
£33,650	15/12/2021	Towards project costs of a feasibility study for a Land and Nature Skills Service for Cumbria.
Cabinet Office - Grant Funding Agreement for the National Land Data Programme Alpha Phase - Devon Pilot
£28,829	14/12/2021	Deliver supporting activities for the NLDP Alpha Phase to:- Demonstrate how a joined-up approach to data could support more coordinatedpolicy making and local delivery;- Engage with user communities, ....more Deliver supporting activities for the NLDP Alpha Phase to:- Demonstrate how a joined-up approach to data could support more coordinatedpolicy making and local delivery;- Engage with user communities, establishing who the key land decision makers arein each pilot area, what datasets they could expect to have access to through thealpha platform, and how this would improve land use decisions.- Identify specific data barriers (e.g. access, licencing, interoperability), engage therelevant data producers and work with them to develop approaches to addressingdata barriers at scale (e.g. Data Improvement Tools)- Collect learnings to inform a scaled-up national platform, including: userrequirements; priority datasets; data model; costs; specific barriers toaccess/interoperability/reuse; and options for long term sustainability.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-71

UFUK IBRAHIM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

CARWYN HOWELL JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: SIZE OF WALES,

DAVID FURSDON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

DR MARGARET MAYNE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive

HELEN BROWNING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Farmer

DAME FIONA REYNOLDS DBE Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL TRUSTS ORGANISATION,

DAWN JACQUELYN AUSTWICK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive

SHIRLEY CRAMER CBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Voluntary Sector Manager, Other trusteeship: ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK,

SIR IAN MICHAEL CHESHIRE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chairman, Other trusteeships: INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT, King Charles III Charitable Fund,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/09/2021, number: 1195790
Registered at Companies House on 17/04/2020, number: 12562770

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

1-3 Gloucester Road
Bishopston
BRISTOL
BS7 8AA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(1) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE LAND USE, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH AGROECOLOGY;(2) THE PROMOTION OF THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND FARMING PRACTICES;(3) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION.IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE THE CHARITY WILL PROVIDE FUNDING, MAKE GRANTS OR MAKE FINANCIAL OR OTHER AWARDS IN KIND TO INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.THE CHARITY WILL USE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION OF “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” AS SET OUT IN THE 1987 BRUNTLAND COMMISSION REPORT: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

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