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Progressive Farming Trust Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.
Progressive Farming Trust Limited (number 281276) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Progressive Farming Trust Limited do?
The Progressive Farming Trust is committed to developing sustainable land management and food production systems based on organic/ agroecological principles; fostering knowledge exchange and influencing public debate with sound evidence, to help meet human nutritional needs with safe, affordable, high quality food that enhances the natural environment and ensures the health and wellbeing of all.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Progressive Farming Trust Limited
Answers Progressive Farming Trust Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Progressive Farming Trust Limited's highest-paid staff paid?
Progressive Farming Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Progressive Farming Trust Limited's money come from?
Progressive Farming Trust Limited reported £1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £955k (94%), investments £28k (3%), donations and legacies £26k (3%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£955k · 94%
Investments£28k · 3%
Donations and legacies£26k · 3%
Trading and fundraising events£1,829 · 0%
Other income£1,202 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Progressive Farming Trust Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Progressive Farming Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Efrc; Elm Farm Research Centre Organic Advisory Service; The Organic Research Centre; The Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Progressive Farming Trust Limited registered for?
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Is Progressive Farming Trust Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Progressive Farming Trust Limited as a registered charity (number 281276) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Progressive Farming Trust Limited's charity number?
Progressive Farming Trust Limited's charity number is 281276. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 281276?
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What does Progressive Farming Trust Limited do?
The Progressive Farming Trust is committed to developing sustainable land management and food production systems based on organic/ agroecological principles; fostering knowledge exchange and influencing public debate with sound evidence, to help meet human nutritional needs with safe, affordable, high quality food that enhances the natural environment and ensures the health and wellbeing of all.
Does Progressive Farming Trust Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Progressive Farming Trust Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Progressive Farming Trust Limited?
Progressive Farming Trust Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.progressivefarmingtrust.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Progressive Farming Trust Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Progressive Farming Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Progressive Farming Trust Limited's money come from?
Progressive Farming Trust Limited reported £1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £955k (94%), investments £28k (3%), donations and legacies £26k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Progressive Farming Trust Limited?
The register records Progressive Farming Trust Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Progressive Farming Trust Limited's trustees paid?
Progressive Farming Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Progressive Farming Trust Limited registered as a charity?
Progressive Farming Trust Limited was entered on the register on 6 November 1980. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01513190).