THE ALREWAS AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1178661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ALREWAS SHOW

The encouragement of skill & industry in agriculture by holding an annual show.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT IN THE BREEDING AND REARING OF LIVESTOCK, THE INVENTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE IN ALREWAS, STAFFORDSHIRE AND IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES BY HOLDING AN ANNUAL SHOW, OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

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 achieved a financial surplus of £23,634.82 for the year, with total cash funds reaching £133,635.05. The Trustees report that the Society remains strongly capitalised with good levels of liquidity and no funds materially in deficit. The surplus is largely attributed to strong show field rental income, which represents more than one third of the Society’s income.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD KIRKLANDchair
• CLAIRE PAUL
• COLIN COX
• Claire Bell
• Donna Green
• Gareth John Holland
• Kevin Michael Wilkinson
• MANDY BRASSINGTON
• MARK CHILTON PAUL
• MARY STANBROOK
• MATTHEW CLIVE
• Neale McLaughlin
• Nicholas John Kilford
• PAT GREEN
• PETER RALLEY
• ROBERT JOHN PAUL
• SHIRLEY ELIZABETH PAUL
• Samantha Johns
• Stuart John David Nokes
• TESSA LOUISE MARY ALLIN
• TINA STARTIN
• WALTER IAN KIRKLAND

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

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