Farmland Reserve UK Limited

Analysis

Farmland Reserve UK Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in March 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01332670). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Farmland Reserve UK Limited reported income of £57.9m and spending of £12.2m, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £7.4m to £57.9m (+677%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1478%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Farmland Reserve UK Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Compassion UK Christian Child Development (£53.2m), The Trussell Trust (£62.8m) and Victim Support (£52.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and trading 25%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 90%. Reserves of £262.1m would cover about 257 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.