THE NATIONAL VEGETABLE SOCIETY

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 2023
People

15 Trustee(s)
60 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
Governance
- 22 October 2001: Standard registration
No other names
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
15 Trustee(s)
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SANDRA HALL | Chair | 14 September 2018 |
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Ian James Mackenzie | Trustee | 21 September 2024 |
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Betty Garbutt | Trustee | 09 July 2024 |
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Andrew Jones | Trustee | 23 April 2024 |
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Michael Shipley | Trustee | 23 April 2024 |
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June Davies | Trustee | 25 April 2023 |
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Owain Roberts | Trustee | 17 January 2023 |
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Frank Taylor | Trustee | 28 June 2022 |
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Raymond Higgins | Trustee | 11 September 2021 |
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CECILIA JEAN FORRESTER | Trustee | 30 July 2019 |
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Norman Dickinson | Trustee | 24 March 2019 |
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Adrian Read | Trustee | 02 March 2019 |
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Kelvin Victor Mason | Trustee | 07 January 2018 |
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Ian Simpson | Trustee | 10 September 2016 |
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Fiona Clare Shenfield | Trustee | 10 September 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £121.90k | £69.73k | £78.45k | £85.01k | £116.31k | |
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Total expenditure | £106.09k | £62.77k | £59.08k | £83.45k | £111.43k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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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 |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 05 October 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 05 October 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
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
NO DEFINED
Contact information
- Address:
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4 Canmore Street
Kinghorn
BURNTISLAND
KY3 9RH
- Phone:
- 01592890284
- Email:
- fcshome@talktalk.net
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