NORTH LONSDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1080233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

The promotion of steps to improve the breed of stock and encourage home inudustries, improvement to tillage, the management of grasslands and other rural affairs, to organise, promote, manage and conduct for charitable purposes only Agrucultural Shows and exhibitions of all kinds.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE AND THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BREEDING, REARING AND HEALTH OF LIVESTOCK, THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SKILLS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GRASSLANDS AND OTHER RURAL AFFAIRS BY THE HOLDING OF AGRICULTURAL SHOWS, LOCAL COMPETITIONS AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WILL FURTHER THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves were £98,906, which meets the trustees' policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £6,306 for the year, having raised £41,313 in income against £35,007 in expenditure on raising funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months expenditure (held: £99k)
“The Trustees consider that the most appropriate level of free unrestricted reserves should be equivalent to twelve months expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs L Case, Company Secretary, received £2,200 (2023 £1,906) for administrative services.
“Mrs L Case, Company Secretary, received £2,200 (2023 £1,906) for administrative services.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.10.25)

    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.

    Official officers record.

    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.

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Cumbria

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/10/2025——
    31/10/2024£41k£35k
    31/10/2023£38k£33k
    31/10/2022£37k£35k
    31/10/2021£157£4k

    Common questions

    Is NORTH LONSDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

    Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves were £98,906, which meets the trustees' policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £6,306 for the year, having raised £41,313 in income against £35,007 in expenditure on raising funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

    Funders of similar charities

    Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£19k
    CYMDEITHAS ELUSENNOL YNYS MON1£8k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ANGLESEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    NORTH LONSDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY£41k—0above—no doubt
    THE ANGLESEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£636k—0unclear—no doubt
    BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY FY2024£111k—0within—no doubt
    ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£181k—0above—noted
    NORTH SOMERSET AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£392k—0unclear—no doubt
    ROYAL LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2024£400k—0unclear—no doubt

    Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.