THE MARDEN FRUIT SHOW SOCIETY CIO (MFSS)

Registered charity 1168291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims of the Society will be to promote the sciences of agriculture, arboriculture, horticulture, and the storage, packaging and marketing of fruit. Hold an Annual Fruit Show. To hold and promote public shows, to hold and run and promote open and other competitions in any of the subjects, and to award prizes for merit and excellence. To promote and educate school children and others.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £23,435 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds increasing to £106,444. The trustees confirm that the charity is in a strong position as a going concern, with sufficient reserves and budgeted income to continue operations. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• NP Seymour — “A long-standing supporter of the National Fruit Show, NP Seymour is proud to be a major sponsor of the event.” (source page)
• Staxson — “This year's prize, kindly sponsored and provided by Staxson will be the supply and installation of an air to air heat pump system worth £125…” (source page)
• Produce Packaging — “Thank you to all the class prize sponsors, and Produce Packaging as our Packaging Sponsor.” (source page)
• British Apples & Pears — “We'd also like to thank British Apples & Pears for sponsoring the opening of the Show” (source page)
• Worldwide Fruit — “and Worldwide Fruit for sponsoring the Trophy Reception.” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Elizabeth Seymourchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Annette Bardsley
• Christopher Arthur Morris
• Jonathan Blackman
• Kathleen Kelliher
• Robert Henry McClure Mitchell

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• THREE COUNTIES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £8.0m
• FROME AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £353k
• THE ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £7.8m
• THE NORTH OF ENGLAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY income £1.4m
• THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £352k
• MONMOUTHSHIRE SHOW SOCIETY LIMITED income £126k

Side by side with its peers

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