The Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs

Analysis

The Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04699221). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs reported income of £300k and spending of £333k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £186k to £300k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Educational Foundation of Robert Oldfield (£300k), Central Language School, Cambridge (£300k) and St Osmunds Pre School (£299k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.