THE NATIONAL VEGETABLE SOCIETY

Charity number: 1088979
Charity reporting is up to date (73 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

NVS activities include the promotion of vegetable growing by home kitchen gardeners using the internet, regional and local lectures and by means of vegetable exhibitions and competitions. We put on demonstrations at various exhibitions and events held throughout the UK, some in conjunction with the RHS and Royal Agricultural Society of England.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £109,243
Total expenditure: £119,732

People

13 Trustee(s)

60 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 October 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Raymond Higgins Chair 11 September 2021
None on record
Betty Garbutt Trustee 09 July 2024
None on record
Andrew Jones Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Michael Shipley Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Owain Roberts Trustee 17 January 2023
None on record
Frank Taylor Trustee 28 June 2022
None on record
CECILIA JEAN FORRESTER Trustee 30 July 2019
None on record
Norman Dickinson Trustee 24 March 2019
None on record
Adrian Read Trustee 02 March 2019
None on record
SANDRA HALL Trustee 14 September 2018
None on record
Kelvin Victor Mason Trustee 07 January 2018
None on record
Fiona Clare Shenfield Trustee 10 September 2016
None on record
Ian Simpson Trustee 10 September 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £69.73k £78.45k £85.01k £116.31k £109.24k
Total expenditure £62.77k £59.08k £83.45k £111.43k £119.73k
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

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 December 2024 12 January 2026 73 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 12 January 2026 73 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 January 2024 91 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 January 2024 91 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 01 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1960 AS AMENDED 9.7.1963 8.7.1975. 21.6.1980 21.8.1984 4.7.1987 23.8.1990.94.95. 11.9.1999 26.8.01 & 12.1.13

Charitable objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF VEGETABLES B) TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF AN FURTHER PUBLIC INTEREST IN VEGETABLES BY THE PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION, BY EXHIBITION, BY STIMULATING RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT AND BY AWARDING PRIZES OPEN TO PUBLIC COMPETITION.

Area of benefit

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

NO DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
4 Canmore Street
Kinghorn
BURNTISLAND
KY3 9RH
Phone:
01592890284
Email:
fcshome@talktalk.net
Website:

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