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real farming trust

The charity supports the general public. Real Farming Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Hereford and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Trust supports farming and food production projects that are economically sound, democratic, socially just, humane to animals, and promote the long-term protection of the biosphere

Fundraising

See where Real Farming Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£842,423
Latest Expenditure
£846,621

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £561,070
Charitable Activities £251,707
Other Trading £0
Investments £29,633
Other Income £13

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £846,621
Raising Funds £0
Governance £14,745
Grants to Institutions £177,316
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£842,423£846,621£846,621£348,381£160,56611 / 75
2023£613,960£822,207£822,207£352,579£242,1156 / 75
2022£685,000£548,213£528,075£560,826£275,3165 / 75
2021£733,795£541,424£541,424£424,039£154,8944 / 52
2020£367,497£266,4090 / 40

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers