LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Charity Number: 515652
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Hold an annual Agricultural Show. Raise awareness and activate and respond to climate change amongst the whole community through the Epic project. Develop and maintain links with the educational sector to encourage participation and increased knowledge within the community, develop and maintain links with regional food producers, develop and maintain links within the community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income:
£2,937,418

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Donations and legacies £164.19k
Charitable activities £1.29m
Other trading activities £1.28m
Investments £190.86k
Other £18.52k

Total expenditure:
£3,101,902

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Raising funds £902.59k
Charitable activities £2.20m
Other £0

£30,384 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 £902.59k
Charitable expenditure £2.20m

People

18 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

200 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Lincolnshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 October 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
01845726 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Lawrence Buckley Chair 11 January 2016
None on record
Peter David Harrison Trustee 18 February 2025
THE WRIGHT VIGAR CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Benjamin John Atkinson Trustee 01 February 2024
None on record
Benjamin James Duckworth Trustee 01 February 2024
None on record
Stuart John Mckenzie Trustee 02 February 2023
None on record
Robert Nelstrop Trustee 02 February 2023
None on record
Katherine Phillips Trustee 02 February 2023
None on record
James Charles Matthews Trustee 02 February 2023
None on record
David John Wallis Trustee 15 January 2018
None on record
Graeme Beattie Trustee 15 January 2018
None on record
ANDREW CHARLES READ Trustee 19 January 2015
ROUGHTON PARISH HALL
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £1.70m £1.81m £2.61m £3.83m £2.94m
Total expenditure £1.60m £1.12m £2.35m £2.92m £3.10m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £135.35k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £613.94k £543.15k £132.81k £128.21k £164.19k
Income - Other trading activities £704.96k £263.55k £980.69k £1.14m £1.28m
Income - Charitable activities £104.25k £86.67k £988.19k £1.09m £1.29m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £130.05k £623.25k £500.97k £157.42k £190.86k
Income - Other £144.38k £295.72k £10.81k £1.32m £18.52k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £10.09k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.05m £956.33k £1.74m £2.10m £2.20m
Expenditure - Raising funds £543.44k £166.87k £602.68k £817.70k £902.59k
Expenditure - Governance £11.50k £11.50k £12.00k £12.75k £21.08k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £700
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
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 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Own use assets £9.65m £9.56m £9.46m £9.55m £10.07m
Long-term investments £4.10m £4.01m £4.25m £4.29m £4.41m
Other assets £585.58k £1.21m £1.46m £2.58m £1.54m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £730.58k £492.23k £630.19k £952.79k £677.06k

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 2024 04 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 04 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 19 August 2024 20 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 23 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 28 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 30 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 28 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 30 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 28 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 28 July 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 SEPTEMBER 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 9 MAY 2002, 13 JANUARY 2005, 10 MAY 2007 AND 7 JANUARY 2010.

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRIES AND ASSOCIATED TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS; 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Lincolnshire Agricultural Society
Lincolnshire Show Ground
Grange-de-Lings
Lincoln
LN2 2NA
Phone:
01522585527
Email:
cpowell@lincolnshireshowground.co.uk
Website:

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