Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

MELPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

To improve standard of agriculture & horticulture in West Dorset and surrounding area by promoting improvement in breeding of livestock, promotion and organisation of agricultural show, ploughing matches and other competitions associated with agriculture, promotion of West Dorset agriculture to the public. To provide education in agriculturally related issues. To award bursaries to local students.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/10/23	£408	£383	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/10/22	£362	£352	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/10/21	£133	£122	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/10/20	£73	£127	£-53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/19	£357	£326	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/10/18	£349	£331	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17	£329	£292	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16	£312	£290	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15	£265	£246	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14	£263	£247	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/13	£254	£224	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/12	£228	£198	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/11?	£354	£331	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/10	£180	£178	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.melplashshow.co.uk

office@melplashshow.co.uk

01308423337

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Devon, Dorset, Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
150 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-75

CLEEVES PALMER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Brewer

JRB BOWDITCH

DR WILLIAM BOWDITCH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JOANNA ELIZABETH SAGE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Osteomyologist

RICHARD GERALD BUGLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

SIMON WAKELY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Funeral Director

DAN NEWMAN Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Farmer

GEORGE H STREATFEILD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director

GEORGE RENDELL Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Schoolmaster

HELEN WALLBRIDGE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Farmer, Other trusteeship: BEAMINSTER YOUNG FARMERS CLUB,

JAMES VICKERY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Agricultural Contractor

NIGEL LAWSON JONES Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

PHILIP HARDWILL (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS,

RICHARD KING Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Solicitor

WILL FROST Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Farmer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2009, number: 1130201
Registered at Companies House on 11/06/2008, number: 06616384

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

MELPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
23 SOUTH STREET
BRIDPORT
DT6 3NT

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE AGRICULTUREAND HORTICULTURE IN WEST DORSET AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITBY, IN PARTICULAR, PROMOTING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BREEDING OF LIVESTOCK, THEPROMOTION AND ORGANISATION OF AGRICULTURAL SHOWS, PLOUGHING MATCHES AND OTHERCOMPETITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AGRICULTURE, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION INAGRICULTURALLY RELATED ISSUES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST DORSET

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