Finance Score: -11
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

PEMBROKESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED 

To promote for public benefit, agriculture, horticulture, rural crafts & skills by the improvement, and showing of livestock, agricultural machinery, crafts, products, methods, processes and agricultural education in particular by holding an annual show. To provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation of individuals who have special needs to benefit their conditions of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,117,450 available, equivalent to 121 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/10/22*£623£408£215£172£4,117£4,117121.23180
31/10/21£352£223£130n/an/an/an/an/a180
31/10/20*£301£351£-51n/an/an/an/an/a180
31/10/19*£1,070£1,117£-47£0£3,823£3,82341.18180
31/10/18£1,099£1,165£-66£281£3,855£3,85539.79180
31/10/17£1,040£1,151£-111£305£3,921£3,92140.980
31/10/16*£1,110£1,113£-4£262£4,032£4,03243.580
31/10/15£932£942£-10£149£4,036£4,03651.470

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 53.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 42.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 40%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 121.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 9 years

www.pembsshow.org

info@pembsshow.org

01437764331

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Pembrokeshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 3 employees
  • 180 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 55-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2015, number: 1160533
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/07/2014, number: 09124313
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR20: 52 days late, AR19: 65 days late, AR16: 110 days late,
Main office

Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society
County Showground
Withybush Road
Haverfordwest
SA62 4BW

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND RURAL CRAFTS AND SKILLS IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND THE DEMONSTRATION AND SHOWING OF LIVESTOCK, MACHINERY, CRAFTS, PRODUCTS, METHODS AND PROCESSES CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL SHOW.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

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