Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

NUFFIELD FARMING SCHOLARSHIP TRUST

To give study grants to suitable candidates working in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, countryside management and related activities, including the publication of reports to disseminate findings and associated conferences and activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 21 years

www.nuffieldscholar.org

office@nuffieldscholar.org

07919030055

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
05/04/23		£675	£492	£183	£8	£3,217	£1,305	31.8	0	400
05/04/22		£646	£548	£98	£6	£3,333	£1,483	32.5	0	400
05/04/21	*	£322	£273	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
05/04/20		£945	£583	£362	£68	£2,858	£1,547	31.9	0	400
05/04/19	*	£1,661	£439	£1,222	£21	£2,630	£1,269	34.7	0	0
05/04/18		£956	£840	£116	£9	£1,455	£1,159	16.6	0	0
05/04/17		£457	£468	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16		£418	£372	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/15		£560	£300	£260	£5	£1,172	£932	37.3	0	0
05/04/14		£390	£302	£89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/13	*	£361	£397	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/12		£304	£325	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/11		£308	£306	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/10	*	£255	£249	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/09		£308	£282	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/08	*	£308	£278	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/07?	*	£243	£236	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/05	*	£268	£251	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/04		£779	£148	£631	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 77%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 31.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
400 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	20/11/2020	COVID-19: NFST business and mental resilience project September 2020
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust
£18,050	06/01/2020 4	Towards the development of a communications strategy that would allow the Trust to share widely its knowledge and examples of best practice in agriculture.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-65

ANNA BOWEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Farm Business Consultant And Dairy Farmer

CHRISTOPHER PAUL TAYLOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Agronomist

DAVID ALAN ROSE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Farmer

DAVID ANDREW GARDNER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Agriculturalist

DR JENNA LOUISE ROSS OBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE FARMERS' CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST,

JAMES BASIL BAIRD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Farmer

JOANNA SPEED Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Farmer

LUCY CAROLINE MACLENNAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

NICOLAS HUGH SNELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeship: THE CART SHED CHARITY,

PATRICIA JANE MARY MUNRO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Farming Consultant

PROFESSOR THOMAS CHARLES MACMILLAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Academic

TANYA ROBBINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Farmer, Other trusteeship: THE CENTRAL REGION FARMERS TRUST,

TOM RAWSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Dairy Farmer

WYN OWEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Organisational Development Consultant, Other trusteeship: NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL FARMING SCHOLARSHIPS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2003, number: 1098519
Registered at Companies House on 04/06/2003, number: 04787639

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 44 days late, AR19: 35 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR10: 4 days late, AR08: 48 days late, AR07: 165 days late, AR05: 55 days late,

Main office

West Wing Earnshill House
Hambridge
Taunton
Langport
TA10 0AX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD AND TO ADVANCE THE STANDARD OF FARMING (INCLUDING THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED TOPICS) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO PERSONS WHO FULFIL THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 4 OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT TO ENABLE THEM TO STUDY THE PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD

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