ORSETT HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1014078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ORSETT SHOW

Staging of annual agricultural show

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TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF HUSBANDARY AND CRAFTMANSHIP IN HORTICULTURAL AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL INDUSTRIES AND PURSUITS AND TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE INDUSTRY IN IT AND IN ALL TRADES CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS CONNECTED WITH IT

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE ORSETT, ESSEX

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held an annual agricultural show which produced a surplus of £896 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Total unrestricted funds increased to £82,350, supported by £66,530 in cash at bank and £13,000 in investments. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02729027

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Port of Tilbury — “We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our Sponsors, with special thanks to our Headline Sponsor, The Port of Tilbury, for their incredibl…” (source page)
• Forth Ports — “Proudly Sponsored by Forth Ports” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• FROOD, Ian James Macaulay, Dr — director, appointed 24/11/2014not on trustee list
• CLARK, Georgina Anne — director, appointed 13/10/2014not on trustee list
• HEMMINGS, Paul — director, appointed 13/10/2014not on trustee list
• RAVEN, Carole Jean — director, appointed 13/10/2014not on trustee list
• WEST, Aileen — director, appointed 25/11/2009not on trustee list
• CLARK, Georgina — secretary, appointed 13/10/2014

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• MARK RAYMOND OSBORNE · trustee of 1 other charity
• RICHARD TIMOTHY ASPLIN DIRECTOR

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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