GILLINGHAM AND SHAFTESBURY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 1115942
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society organises an annual agricultural show to advance education and understanding of the rural economy and agriculture in ways which are beneficial to the local community and which foster public co-operation and goodwill.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £463,667
Total expenditure: £523,393

Total income includes £4,643 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading 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:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 August 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GILLINGHAM AND SHAFTSBURY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Volunteer management
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Allan Miller Trustee 04 April 2024
None on record
Edward Dyke Trustee 04 April 2024
None on record
Helen Young Trustee 04 April 2024
None on record
Giles Simpson Trustee 04 April 2024
None on record
Matthew Price Trustee 02 February 2023
None on record
Ann Joyce Rossiter Trustee 20 July 2020
THE NEW REMEMBRANCE HALL
Received: On time
KEITH SILTON HARRIS Trustee 25 April 2018
SILTON VILLAGE HALL TRUST
Received: On time
Richard Gordon Curtis Trustee 27 April 2016
None on record
MR KEN TUFFIN Trustee
None on record

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 £247.85k £71.03k £384.60k £411.16k £463.67k
Total expenditure £289.30k £99.05k £286.24k £397.57k £523.39k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k N/A N/A £4.64k

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 18 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 18 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 16 October 2023 78 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 20 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 12 October 2023 439 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 03 November 2022 96 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 06 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 20 March 2023 598 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 09 September 2020 41 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 09 September 2020 41 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 NOVEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 6 AUGUST 2006

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, RURAL CRAFTS AND SKILLS AND CONSERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY A) HOLDING DEMONSTRATIONS OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL METHODS AND PROCESSES; B) HOLDING SHOWS FOR THE EXHIBITION OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, FARM AND HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE AND FORESTRY, AND FOR THE DEMONSTRATION OF AGRICULTURAL METHODS AND PROCESSES, RURAL CRAFTS AND SKILLS, MACHINERY, VEHICLES DOMESTIC GOODS, IMPLEMENTS TOOLS AND APPLIANCES, ANIMAL FEED STUFFS, FERTILISERS SEEDS AND OTHER ITEMS APPERTAINING OR ANCILLARY TO AGRICULTURE. TO ADVANCE SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, RURAL CRAFTS AND SKILLS AND CONSERVATION TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RURAL ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE IN WAYS WHICH ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WHICH FOSTER PUBLIC CO-OPERATION AND GOODWILL TO PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND THE PREVENTION AND ERADICATION OF DISEASES IN ALL FORMS OF LIVESTOCK

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE DORSET, SOMERSET, WILTSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Show Office
Turnpike Showground
Motcombe
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 9PL
Phone:
01747823955
Email:
info@gillinghamandshaftesburyshow.co.uk
Website:

www.gillinghamandshaftesburyshow.co.uk Open in new window