NANTWICH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 507131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity is to hold the Nantwich and South Cheshire Show which takes place annually in July.

Objects

I TO PROMOTE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL AND AGRICULTURE IN PARTICULAR. II TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND PARTICULARLY EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES AND IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £47,389 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £262,786. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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.

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01219330

Funders the charity credits

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

• HJ Lea Oakes — “Main Sponsors HJ Lea Oakes Independent feed manufacturer for over 350 years and Nantwich Show Patron” (source page)
• The Great British Cheese Company — “The Great British Cheese Compa... South Cheshire’s Great British Cheese Co. crafts award-winning artisan cheeses...” (source page)
• Mornflake — “Mornflake The creamiest porridge oats, crispiest muesli and crunchiest granola for over 350...” (source page)
• Westry Roberts & Co — “Westry Roberts & Co Cheese wholesalers sponsoring Nantwich Cheese Awards” (source page)
• SugaRich — “SugaRich SugaRich transforms food manufacturing surplus into sustainable UK livestock feed,...” (source page)
• Bright Wealth Management — “Bright Wealth Management Bright Wealth Management offers tailored financial planning, specialising in asset...” (source page)
• The Calf Company — “The Calf Company The complete package for all dairy farmers and calf rearers.” (source page)
• Cheshire Life Magazine — “Cheshire Life Magazine Cheshire Life celebrates the county's people, heritage, and countryside, showcasing...” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• JOHNSON, Colin Melvin — director, appointed 21/02/2024on trustee list
• RUTTER, Stacey — director, appointed 21/02/2024on trustee list
• LEWIS, Oliver — director, appointed 21/02/2024on trustee list
• LARGE, Sophie Isobel — director, appointed 21/02/2024on trustee list
• SADLER, Richard James — director, appointed 07/03/2019on trustee list
• HOCKENHULL, David Stanley — director, appointed 13/02/2017on trustee list
• MORGAN-WYNNE, Richard John — director, appointed 13/02/2017on trustee list
• GRATTON, Judith Anne — director, appointed 23/03/2016on trustee list
• SHAW, David William — director, appointed 17/12/2009on trustee list
• BONELL, Beatrix Anna Ida — director, appointed 05/12/2000not on trustee list
• CALLWOOD, Geoffrey Allen — director, appointed 26/11/1998on trustee list
• BONELL, Norman Seymour — director, appointed 29/11/1995on trustee list
• BURROWS, Arthur Nigel — directoron trustee list
• PARKIN, Michael-John Lea — directornot on trustee list
• WOOD, Melanie — secretary, appointed 20/10/2025

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL JOHN PARKINchair
• ARTHUR NIGEL BURROWS · trustee of 1 other charity
• BEATRIX ANNA IDA BONNELL
• Colin Melvin Johnson
• DAVID WILLIAM SHAW
• David Stanley Hockenhull
• GEOFFREY ALLEN CALLWOOD
• Judith Gratton · trustee of 1 other charity
• NORMAN SEYMOUR BONELL
• Oliver Lewis
• Richard James Sadler
• Richard John Morgan-Wynne
• Sophie Large
• Stacey Rutter

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

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