SHROPSHIRE AND WEST MIDLANDS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 702372 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST MID SHOW

(1) The holding of an annual agricultural show. (2) Hiring of the showground for events.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND TO SUCH END GENERALLY TO IMPROVE IT IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND TO ENCOURAGE SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN IT AND IN ALL TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS CONNECTED WITH IT.

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: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the year was financially difficult, resulting in a net expenditure of £29,887 and a decrease in unrestricted funds to £122,820. The trustees report that the society is consolidating from the effects of flooding and COVID-19, with electricity costs remaining a significant concern. Despite these challenges, the trustees confirm the society has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR NEALE SADLERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Arthur Hill
• David Parsons
• Dene Edwards
• PHILIP THORNYCROFT

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Herefordshire · Sandwell · Shropshire · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED.

• THE WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £883k
• THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £352k
• KINGTON HORSE SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £135k
• STAFFORDSHIRE& BIRMINGHAM AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £2.1m
• GILLINGHAM AND SHAFTESBURY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £463k
• MONMOUTHSHIRE SHOW SOCIETY LIMITED income £126k

Side by side with its peers

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