The Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment
What it does
Providing Grants to individuals for land based couses who live in the area of receipt
Its charitable purposes
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AT THE COLLEGE OR OTHER COLLEGE; AND (B) THE RELIEF OF BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. THE TRUSTEES MUST GIVE PREFERENCE TO PERSONS UNDER 25. WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE, OR ARE ABOUT TO BECOME STUDENTS AT THE FARM SCHOOL OR INSTITUTE AT USK.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
- Caerphilly
- Monmouthshire
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Monmouthshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £38,669 and spent £9,465.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £38,669 | £9,465 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £30,341 | £9,007 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £27,364 | £5,839 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £28,164 | £10,840 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £26,510 | £16,401 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 46%, from £26,510 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £38,669 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 24% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Roger Edwards Educational Trust gave £512 in the year to 31 March 2025, 1% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £512. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Edwards Educational Trust | Trust, company or other | £512 | £465 | £1,077 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
19 October 2026, Monmouthshire
Named in a document for a council meeting
Minutes Public Pack, 24/07/2026 Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust
10 September 2026, Monmouthshire
Named in a document for a council meeting
Appendix 2 - Draft Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust Fund Accounts 2025-26
24 July 2026, Monmouthshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust
To confirm and sign the minutes of the previous meeting of the Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust.
24 July 2026, Monmouthshire
Named in a document for a council meeting
Minutes Public Pack, 20/01/2026 Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust
24 July 2026, Monmouthshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust
Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2026.
Trustees
11 trustees run the charity.
- Martyn GroucuttChair
- Carol Andrews
- David Jones
- Helen Morgan
- Jayne McKenna
- Laura Wright
- Malcolm Cross
- Maria Stevens
- Penri James
- Philip Murphy
- Richard Clark
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 30 January 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 January 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 30 January 2023, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 14 March 2022, 42 days late | Received 14 March 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525649
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 December 1966
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 14 NOVEMBER 2001 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 23 JANUARY 2008
- 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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.