The Farming Community Network

Analysis

The Farming Community Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04429778). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Farming Community Network reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £787k to £1.8m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Farming Community Network sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sos Silence of Suicide (£1.8m), Northampton Saints Foundation (£1.8m) and Rise North East (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 7.4% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £154k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.