Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED

Day Care Centre for adults with Learning Disabilities, allowing a work type environment incorporating a Riding Therapy Unit, Garden Centre, Small Animal farm and catering unit.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£2,090	£2,208	£-118	£1	£3,275	£3,246	17.6	82	93
31/12/22	£1,905	£1,979	£-74	£1	£3,393	£3,352	20.3	52	85
31/12/21	£1,797	£1,775	£22	£0	£3,467	£3,427	23.2	68	82
31/12/20	£1,427	£1,413	£14	£1	£3,445	£3,408	28.9	55	40
31/12/19	£1,776	£1,500	£276	£1	£3,431	£3,377	27	58	66
31/12/18	£1,422	£1,351	£71	£3	£3,155	£3,027	26.9	49	0
31/12/17	£1,193	£1,076	£118	£2	£3,084	£3,041	33.9	44	0
31/12/16	£1,220	£939	£281	£6	£2,966	£2,913	37.2	25	0
31/12/15	£1,262	£947	£315	£10	£2,685	£2,613	33.1	25	0
31/12/14	£1,159	£900	£259	£11	£2,370	£2,332	31.1	20	0
31/12/13	£1,089	£815	£274	£9	£2,111	£2,014	29.7	20	0
31/12/12	£1,015	£714	£301	£12	£1,838	£1,765	29.7	18	0
31/12/11	£896	£664	£233	£15	£1,536	£1,506	27.2	15	0
31/12/10	£811	£640	£171	£14	£1,304	£1,280	24	14	0
31/12/09	£692	£584	£108	£221	£1,133	£909	18.7	17	0
31/12/08	£552	£530	£22	£172	£1,025	£825	18.7	16	0
31/12/07	£579	£513	£66	£180	£1,003	£795	18.6	18	0
31/12/06	£513	£548	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05?	£398	£396	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	£625	£492	£133	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 17.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 37 years

www.ferringcountrycentre.org

hannah.tombs@ferringcountrycentre.org

01903245078

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ferring Country Centre Limited
£50,000	23/05/2023 0	Development of fitness studio for a charity which works with people with learning disabilities in West Sussex
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ferring Country Centre
£9,997	19/11/2018	We want a Countryside Educational Area at the entrance of our small animal farm for children and adults with learning disabilities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ferring Country Centre
£4,325	29/11/2017	Allow us provide Replacement Riding Therapy Horse to help children and adults with learning and physical disabilities.
Sport England - Improved Access & Facilities for disabled horse riding
£50,000	07/08/2014	Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Improved Access & Facilities for disabled horse riding'. This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability. ....more Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Improved Access & Facilities for disabled horse riding'. This project is a Equestrian project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability. This funding has contributed towards a Outdoor Recreation - Outdoor Recreation (Outdoor Recreation )
National Lottery Community Fund - Platform Lift to improve & extend opportunities to access Riding Thera
£10,000	15/01/2014 12	_x000B_This is a project by an incorporated charity in West Sussex. The organisation will use funding to install a platform lift, at their riding for the disabled facility. This will enable beneficiaries with more profound disabilities to mount and ....more _x000B_This is a project by an incorporated charity in West Sussex. The organisation will use funding to install a platform lift, at their riding for the disabled facility. This will enable beneficiaries with more profound disabilities to mount and dismount, safely and with dignity, with minimum assistance and comply with current health and safety regulations._x000B_

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-81

ANN BOUGHTON-LEIGH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Housewife

DR BARBARA ANNE COOK Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Doctor

DAVID SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Education And Skills Adviser

DEBORAH LOUISE MEDLOCK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Social Care Consultant

JANE COLE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chairman

LINDA MARY CLARK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

PETER LIVERMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Horticulturist

ROBERT ROGERS (Chair), Occupation: Retired Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/1987, number: 297286
Registered at Companies House on 31/12/1986, number: 02086358

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MERRYLEGS ASSISTED RIDING FOR CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS on 07/01/2022

Main office

FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE
RIFE WAY
FERRING
WORTHING
BN12 5JZ

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH WORKING FACILITIES IN HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE, CRAFTS, EQUESTRIANISM AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS WITH THE AIM OF ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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