THE HODDER VALLEY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1108592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and encourgae 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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND RURAL CRAFTS AND SKILLS IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND THE DEMONSTRATION AND SHOWING OF LIVESTOCK, MACHINERY, CRAFTS, PRODUCTS, METHODS AND PROCESSES CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE

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 unrestricted funds total £124,392, while restricted funds stand at £14,303, resulting in total net assets of £138,695. The trustees acknowledge that current funding is adequate for the short term but note that further fundraising is required to support the show's future. The charity reported a small net incoming resource of £1,498 for the year, following the cancellation of its main annual show due to waterlogged fields.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

• Julie Mary Bennettchair
• Dr Caroline Owen
• JULIE ANN HARRISON
• John Paul Marsden
• Karen Sandilands Swindlehurst
• Martin Peter Bristol
• Mary Jean Sandham
• Neville Pearson
• Richard Neil Thornber
• Robert David Haigh
• Sandra Ann Johnson
• Thomas Robinson
• Valerie Sharp

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

Operates in: Lancashire

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