Overall GiG Score: 17 based on 19 data points
Finance: -5
Governance: 9
Support: 13
Liabilities <10%: +3, Multiple Deficits and declines: -5, Fundraising costs high: -3,
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Supporters: +13

PROGRESSIVE FARMING TRUST LIMITED 

The Progressive Farming Trust is committed to developing sustainable land management and food production systems based on organic/ agroecological principles; fostering knowledge exchange and influencing public debate with sound evidence, to help meet human nutritional needs with safe, affordable, high quality food that enhances the natural environment and ensures the health and wellbeing of all.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 43 years

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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
31/10/22£747£1,086£-339£179£1,651£93110.3232
31/10/21£1,192£1,221£-29£136£2,175£1,27212.5213
31/10/20£2,164£1,394£770£101£2,271£1,36811.8205
31/10/19£965£1,824£-858£54£1,089£4482.9225
31/10/18£1,192£1,346£-154£80£1,947£0n/a230
31/10/17£1,741£1,231£510£60£2,102£-477-4.7260
31/10/16£1,000£1,063£-63£65£1,591£-734-8.3230
31/10/15£883£1,125£-242£33£1,667£-311-3.3190
31/10/14£1,018£1,185£-167£11£1,863£-423-4.3190
31/10/13£968£1,038£-69£14£1,739£-490-5.7230
31/10/12£990£1,206£-215£69£1,789£-483-4.8220
31/10/11£1,119£1,191£-72£18£1,986£-304-3.1230
31/10/10£1,212£1,369£-157£78£2,064£1441.3180
31/10/09£1,001£1,005£-4£166£2,221£3594.3180
31/10/08£1,028£1,080£-52£96£2,225£3574180
31/10/07£967£936£31£54£2,278£0n/a180
31/10/06£1,209£1,155£54n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/05£945£939£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/04£2,415£716£1,699n/an/an/an/an/a0
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.3%
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 2 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£220,000
John Ellerman Foundation£120,750
The Linbury Trust£120,000
Rothschild Foundation£60,600
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
The Dulverton Trust£20,000
Mark Leonard Trust£13,033
Tedworth Charitable Trust£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Mark Leonard Trust
£13,033 24/10/2023
For a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) of crop science relating to regenerative agriculture.
The Linbury Trust
£120,000 20/06/2023
A grant over three years towards the Agricology resource to contribute to the farm engagement strand.
Rothschild Foundation
£600 01/03/2023
Cost of living supplementary grant
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£20,000 13/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Rothschild Foundation
£60,000 08/07/2022
To showcase the Waddesdon Estate on Agricology as a leading example of agroecological transition and innovation, providing inspiration to those considering sustainable farming.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£200,000 19/01/2022
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Towards core costs to extend the audience and reach of Agricology to help farmers transition to nature friendly forms of farming.
The Dulverton Trust
£20,000 28/10/2021
Optimum Shelter Belt Project
Garfield Weston Foundation
£25,000 08/10/2021
Knowledge Exchange Programme, Autumn 2021
Tedworth Charitable Trust
£10,000 10/09/2021
Towards core costs
John Ellerman Foundation
£120,750 21/05/2020
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Proportion of CEO salary, a Fundraising Officer and a new Donor Database.
Tedworth Charitable Trust
£20,000 26/07/2016
Towards core costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-71
  • JAKE PICKERING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Manager Agriculture
  • SEETA RAJANI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance And Operations Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/11/1980, number: 281276
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/08/1980, number: 01513190
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Main office

T/A ORGANIC RESEARCH CENTRE
Trent Lodge
Stroud Road
CIRENCESTER
GL7 6JN

Objectives

3 OBJECTS3.1 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROMOTION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF, AND RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTS INTO AGRICULTURE, ORGANIC FARMING AND TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPROPRIATE OR INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY WHETHER WITHIN THE UK OR OTHERWISE.3.2 NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Defined Area of Benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

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