Registered charity · Haywards Heath
Farney Educational Trust
Farney Educational Trust is a registered charity (number 307024) based in Haywards Heath, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Nicola Bartholomew since 2026. Latest income £5.8m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
The objects of the Charity (Objects) are to promote and provide for the advancement of education and in connection therewith, to conduct, carry on, organise and develop in the United Kingdom any boarding or day school or schools for the education of...
- 3 trustees
- Income £5.8m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- West Sussex
- Website
- www.farneyclose.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Farney Educational Trust
- Registered
- 1967
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5.8m£4.9m
- 2024£5.1m£4.6m
- 2023£4.3m£4.0m
Earlier years
- 2022£4.3m£3.7m
- 2021£3.6m£3.5m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 97% · Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The objects of the Charity (Objects) are to promote and provide for the advancement of education and in connection therewith, to conduct, carry on, organise and develop in the United Kingdom any boarding or day school or schools for the education of children of either or both sexes but so that each such school shall be carried on as an educational charity.
Grants received
2 grants · £10,500 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Nicola Bartholomew Chair since 2026
- Alan Smith since 2024
- Richard Neil Johnson since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Nicola Bartholomew Chair since 2026
- Alan Smith since 2024
- Richard Neil Johnson since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 7.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 307024
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 DECEMBER 1954, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS 13 MAY 1995, 20 MAY 2000 AND 10 JULY 2021 as amended on 13 Oct 2023 as amended on 15 Aug 2024 as amended on 25 Nov 2024 as amended on 15 Jan 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 00543113 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01444881811 · ACCOUNTS@FARNEYCLOSE.CO.UK
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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