Abergavenny Farmers Trust
What it does
MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND CASH RESERVES OF THE TRUST TO GENERATE INCOME FOR DISTRIBUTION AS FINANCIAL AWARDS TO QUALIFYING STUDENTS AS SET OUT IN THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES. ADVERTISING THE AVAILABILITY OF AWARDS, INTERVIEWING APPLICANTS AND MAKING AWARDS HAVING REGARD TO THE GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR THROUGH AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TEANABLE AT ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES TO PERSONS WHO OR WHOSE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS RESIDE WITHIN A RADIUS OF 75 MILES OF ABERGAVENNY CATTLE MARKET OR WHO HAVE ATTENDED OR HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR ATTENDED AN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT IN THE SAID AREA AND WHO INTEND TO FOLLOW A COURSE IN OR CONNECTED WITH THE SCIENCE OR PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL HELP AND/OR TRAVEL GRANTS TO SUCH PERSONS TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF ANY RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATE THEM WIDELY PROMOTE THE SCIENCE PRACTICE AND EXCELLENCE OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND HARDSHIP OF THOSE PERSONS ENGAGED OR WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS AND WITHIN A RADIUS OF 75 MILES OF MILES OF THE ABERGAVENNY CATTLE MARKET
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Monmouthshire
- Elsewhere
- Gloucestershire
- Herefordshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Practice 75 Mile Radius of Abergavenny Cattle Market
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 May 2025, it had income of £13,908 and spent £14,616.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £13,908 | £14,616 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 May 2024 | £13,410 | £34,446 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 May 2023 | £14,143 | £21,546 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 May 2022 | £13,427 | £8,909 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 May 2021 | £13,518 | £9,017 | Not reported | 1 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 3%, from £13,518 in the year to 31 May 2021 to £13,908 in the year to 31 May 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 31 May 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 May 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Albert Keith Gladwyn Spencer
- Gary Michael Yeomans
- Graham Probert
- James Trevor Goodwin Beavan
- Martyn Cadogan Walwyn Trumper
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 1 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Received 1 April 2026, 1 day late | Not required |
| 31 May 2024 | 31 March 2025 | Received 23 January 2025, 67 days early | Not required |
| 31 May 2023 | 31 March 2024 | Received 23 January 2025, 298 days late | Not required |
| 31 May 2022 | 31 March 2023 | Received 23 January 2025, 664 days late | Not required |
| 31 May 2021 | 31 March 2022 | Received 21 January 2025, 1,027 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1055634
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 May 1996
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 13 MAY 1996
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.