STANHOPE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1120744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion and improvement of agriculture, breeding of livestock and country pursuits and industries allied to agriculture; and to encourage and support activities organised by the local community groups operating in Stanhope and surrounding area.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE AGRICULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND THE DEMONSTRATION, EXHIBITION AND SHOWING OF LIVESTOCK MACHINERY CRAFTS PRODUCTS METHODS AND PROCESSES CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE DURHAM

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 small deficit of £705 for the year ended 30 November 2025, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £238,326. The trustees consider that reserves of at least the cost of holding the show, currently estimated at £80,000, should be held, which is below the actual reserves. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• 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
• 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAROLYN MARGARET AKRIGG
• Ian Ross
• JOHN MICHAEL ROBSON
• RICHARD MEWS

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

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