KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 1001191
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The holding of an annual show for the exhibition of livestock, farm & horticultural produce, machinery & other things pertaining to agriculture. The encouragement of rural education & the improvement of agriculture generally through the provision of awards and financial help to students. Raising awareness of agriculture to school children via school visits and the Living Land show.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

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.

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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.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 December 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kristina Boulden Trustee 14 February 2025
None on record
Jonathan William Booth Trustee 17 February 2023
None on record
Matthew Richard Cullen Trustee 11 January 2023
None on record
The Honorable Fiennes Alexander Wykeham M Cornwallis Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Claire Elizabeth Seymour Trustee 18 February 2022
THE MARDEN FRUIT SHOW SOCIETY CIO (MFSS)
Received: On time
Nicholas Martin Bolas Trustee 18 February 2022
None on record
Sarah Kathleen Gaines Trustee 12 February 2021
None on record
Neil Lakeland Trustee 12 February 2021
None on record
Janis Ann Loraine Trustee 14 February 2020
None on record
HUGH JOHN EDWARD SUMMERFIELD BA FCA Trustee 03 February 2017
CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE CANTERBURY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £2.49m £1.33m £1.09m £2.15m £2.58m
Total expenditure £2.57m £1.38m £1.08m £2.06m £2.53m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k £196.80k £6.00k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £30.84k £167.90k £214.54k £29.21k £30.08k
Income - Other trading activities £1.34m £742.68k £652.75k £29.93k £1.67m
Income - Charitable activities £1.11m £46.98k £170.70k £975.56k £854.21k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £7.78k £7.10k £19.55k £12.87k £11.62k
Income - Other £7.88k £361.79k £31.95k £1.11m £10.36k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.88m £1.22m £989.05k £788.21k £993.74k
Expenditure - Raising funds £682.59k £157.89k £94.20k £472.72k £468.61k
Expenditure - Governance £79.59k £85.42k £47.34k £716.00k £18.76k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £4.13k £4.40k £6.39k £126.14k £6.38k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £799.92k £1.06m

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 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Own use assets £4.23m £3.83m £4.19m £4.07m £3.48m
Long-term investments £888.46k £930.36k £701.57k £655.74k £1.20m
Other assets £154.54k £719.25k £574.06k £968.30k £978.89k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £2.09m £1.96m £1.88m £2.02m £1.87m

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 30 September 2023 28 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 28 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 23 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 23 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 15 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 15 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 18 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 18 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 24 August 2020 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 24 August 2020 25 days late Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
KENT COUNTY SHOW GROUND
DETLING HILL
DETLING
MAIDSTONE
ME14 3JF
Phone:
01622630975