Dean Farm Trust
What it does
The primary aim of the trust is to provide shelter, warmth, food and sanctuary to sick, ill treated and abused animals that have been subjected to factory farming or sport. It will also provide holistic respite to people with disabilities who may find it difficult to access mainstream facilities. it also aims to educate people in these issues and the importance of animal health and healthy eating.
Its charitable purposes
1 TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS; AND2 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF MENTAL OF PHYSICAL ILLNESS OR DISABILITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAY FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Accommodation and housing
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Monmouthshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £284,227 and spent £316,408.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £284,227 | £316,408 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 March 2024 | £326,457 | £297,693 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2023 | £279,288 | £315,189 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2022 | £296,917 | £291,627 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2021 | £290,107 | £226,548 | Not reported | 2 |
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
- About the same: £284,227 in the year to 31 March 2025, against £290,107 in the year to 31 March 2021.
- Spending against income
- It spent 111% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 3% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£9,150).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £4,575 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £4,575 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,575 from 1 grant | £4,575 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £4,637 from 1 grant | £4,637 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,612 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £5,678 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- Mary Frankland
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 27 January 2026, 4 days early | Received 28 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 26 January 2025, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 26 January 2024, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 29 November 2022, 63 days early | Received 29 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 27 September 2021, 126 days early | Received 27 September 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1122303
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 January 2008
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/10/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/04/2013
- Company number
- 06412816This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.deanfarmtrust.org.uk
- 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.