RIPLEY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1167623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ripley and District Agricultural and Horticultural Society Limited operates an annual show and has done for in excess of 160 years. The show is held on the 2nd Sunday in August in Ripley Castle Park by kind permission of Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby. The show covers a broad spectrum of agricultural, horticultural, equestrian and other major attractions and is run on a full charitable basis.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £3,826 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a positive turnaround from previous losses. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £54,881, with a stated policy to ensure sufficient funds are available for the next financial period. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• KATE SMITH
• MARK SMITH
• RICHARD WILLIAM RUSBY · trustee of 3 other charities
• WILLIAM GEOFFREY WALMSLEY

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

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