Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 3

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -6

FROME AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

The Charity's objectives are to promote the general advancement of agricultural forestry and horticulture through providing exhibitions, technical education and scientific investigations and other such means. This is achieved mainly through the annual one day show, this provides education and training in all aspects of farming, cultivation and management of land and allied trades.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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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
31/12/21		£286	£255	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/20		£46	£80	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/12/19		£314	£303	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/12/18	*	£296	£259	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/12/17		£293	£265	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	200
31/12/16		£281	£298	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£301	£322	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£313	£321	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£300	£310	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£285	£276	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£255	£297	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.fromecheeseshow.co.uk

admin@fromecheeseshow.co.uk

01373463600

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-81

JEREMY STUART PADFIELD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: None

ROBIN PAUL CARY (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Farmer

RICHARD WILLIAM ARNEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Farmer

ROY EDWIN FLOWER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Mechanic

BRYAN CONNOR WILSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: ROTARY CLUB OF FROME CHARITABLE TRUST,

CHRISTOPHER RICHARD STILTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

JAMES ALBERT SALMON Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Farmer

JAMES RICHARD DOWLING Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Farmer, Other trusteeships: FROME LIONS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BLUE HOUSE,

JOHN YOUNG SCOTT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired Farmer

KRISTEN HILDE GRAHAM PENNY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

MARTYN KENNETH BRAKE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Farmer

MAUREEN ANN HINTON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Housewife

PHILIP JAMES CARY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Farmer

SUSAN CAROLE HEAD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired Farmer

SUSAN FRANCES FEAR Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Teaching Assistant

STEPHEN HENRY WELCH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hgv Driver

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/10/2010, number: 1138613
Registered at Companies House on 12/08/2010, number: 07344699

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR18: 70 days late,

Main office

THE SHOW OFFICE
RODDEN ROAD
FROME
SOMERSET
BA11 2AH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY AND HORTICULTURE THROUGH PROVIDING EXHIBITIONS TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE SOMERSET.

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