Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

STITHIANS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

Funds are raised primarily from the holding of the annual Stithians Show (established 1834).Secondary income is raised by letting the land owned by the Association to various person/organisationsfor their own events. Members also pay a subscription.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 42 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
Established: 13 years

www.stithians.show

information@stithians.show

01209 861073

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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
30/09/22£320£260£59n/an/an/an/an/a195
30/09/21£105£63£42n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/09/20£26£44£-18n/an/an/an/an/a1
30/09/19£252£206£46n/an/an/an/an/a250
30/09/18£215£194£22£0£0£0n/a0230
30/09/17£218£189£29£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£199£177£22£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£195£174£21£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£222£186£36£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£200£188£13£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£186£186£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 195 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (42)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 39/42 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-87
  • ANDREW BURLEY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Contracts & Operations Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/05/2011, number: 1141715
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2011, number: 07585178
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Showground
Tubbin Hill
Stithians
Truro
CORNWALL
TR3 7DP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, CONSERVATION AND INDUSTRY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL) AND TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THEM IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES AND IN ALL TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS WITH THEM IN AN EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MANNER; ANDTO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, CONSERVATION AND RURAL AND TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIIN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW, NORMALLY ON THE TRADITIONAL DATE IN JULY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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