THE GARSTANG AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1056868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GARSTANG & DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, GARSTANG SHOW

The organisation and administration of the Garstang and district annual agricultural and horticultural show "one of the best one day shows in the country".

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE CAUSES AND AIMS OF AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE FORESTRY AND INDUSTRY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THEM IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES AND IN ALL TRADES CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS CONNECTED WITH THEM.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE GARSTANG AND DISTRICT

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £44,972 for the year ended 31 October 2025, increasing total unrestricted reserves to £228,341. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and adequate to support future activities, with no material uncertainties regarding going concern disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Holden
• David Peter Lee
• Elizabeth Ann Billington
• Harry Edward Salisbury
• Helen Hands
• Helen Mason
• James Roger Fowler
• Jayne Gibson
• Kevin Thomas Robert Lee
• LUCY RACHAEL SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lucy Holland
• PHILIP HALHEAD
• Pamela Miller
• Sally Hull

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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