WEST GRINSTEAD & DISTRICT PLOUGHING & AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1207164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We hold competitions and an annual show to demonstrate to the public rural activities within Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture.We raise money to help young people through their training in rural industries and help schools with education

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, VITICULTURE AND FORESTRY AND RURAL CRAFTS AND SKILLS RELATED TO THOSE SECTORS BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND THE DEMONSTRATION AND SHOWING OF LIVESTOCK, MACHINERY, CRAFTS, PRODUCTS, METHODS AND PROCESSES CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE, VITICULTURE, FORESTRY AND EDUCATION IN THOSE SECTORS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL SHOW IN WEST SUSSEX, OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE. 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, HORTICULTURE AND VITICULTURE, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH:A) THE AWARD OF GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE OF LIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS TO PURSUE RECOGNISED COURSES OF STUDY; ANDB) COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ASSIST WITH FARM AND SUCH OTHER SITE VISITS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LEARNING IN THESE AREAS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a cash flow surplus of £84,621 and total unrestricted reserves of £84,771 at the year end. The trustees consider the state of the balance sheet healthy and well-positioned to meet demands in the current economic environment. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure, which it states has been maintained throughout the period.

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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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• John Michael Fordchair
• Chatan Arvind Modi
• Diane Elizabeth Verrall
• Felicity Emma Inez May Sarah Elliott
• Frans de Boer · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gareth Charles Evans
• Hugh William Passmore
• Rowan Bramston Allan
• Timothy John Bennett
• Trevor Raymond Kensett

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

Operates in: West Sussex

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Charities like this

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• THE WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £883k
• MELPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £453k
• HECKINGTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £373k
• PENISTONE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LTD income £226k
• WOOLSERY & DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW income £47k
• DUNSTER SHOW SOCIETY income £251k

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