CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 215531
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The encourament of Agricultural enterprise; to promote improvement in the breeding, rearing and health of livestock; the improvement of agricultural produce and invention and improvement of agircultural implements. Also to encourage skill and industry in husbandry by holding of Shows or otherwise, and for the benefit of charity.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2013

Total income:
£977,141

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Donations and legacies £3.39k
Charitable activities £901.31k
Other trading activities £36.25k
Investments £36.19k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£919,158

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £874.79k
Other £0

£213,965 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £44.37k
Charitable expenditure £874.79k
Retained for future use £57.98k

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 March 1963: Standard registration
  • 10 November 2014: Removed (Transfer of funds)
  • 10 November 2014: Funds transferred to 1151672 CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY CIO
Organisation type:
Other names:
  • CHESHIRE COUNTY SHOW (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2009 31/10/2010 31/10/2011 31/10/2012 31/10/2013
Total gross income £778.99k £839.34k £848.15k £893.66k £977.14k
Total expenditure £741.40k £774.04k £827.39k £864.26k £919.16k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.97k £2.87k £2.91k £13.65k £3.39k
Income - Other trading activities £14.88k £24.83k £15.61k £31.45k £36.25k
Income - Charitable activities £728.74k £789.11k £788.99k £825.95k £901.31k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £33.40k £22.54k £27.76k £22.62k £36.19k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £10.00k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £723.97k £759.35k £794.89k £825.24k £874.79k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £17.43k £14.69k £19.61k £17.17k £19.87k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £3.80k £4.84k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/10/2009 31/10/2010 31/10/2011 31/10/2012 31/10/2013
Own use assets £273.62k £269.50k £257.40k £245.14k £249.29k
Long-term investments £838.44k £1.28m £1.33m £1.39m £1.69m
Other assets £368.36k £69.13k £34.33k £78.29k £45.98k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £6.95k £16.73k £15.61k £14.89k £22.11k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 October 2014 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2014 Not submitted
Annual return 31 October 2013 16 July 2014 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2013 13 August 2014 On Time
Annual return 31 October 2012 13 August 2013 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2012 14 August 2013 On Time
Annual return 31 October 2011 03 August 2012 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2011 06 August 2012 On Time

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

FOUNDED 1838. NEW RULES APPROVED 23 JANUARY 1978 AS AMENDED 4TH SEPTEMBER 2001 AND 25 FEBRUARY 2009.

Charitable objects

THE ENCOURAGEMENT (BY THE HOLDING OF SHOWS OR OTHERWISE) OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE AND THE AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES. THE PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREEDING, REARING, AND HEALTH OF LIVESTOCK. THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE INVENTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS; AND THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE LOCAL FARMING COMMUNITY AND RURAL ECONOMY. THE ADVANCEMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SAFEGUARDING OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED