Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -4

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

SUFFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

To promote and encourage the advancement and improvement of agriculture through development of skills,techniques or research,the dissemination of such and research both as to the methods of husbandry and use of science and the use and development of agricultural implements and machinery.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
30/09/22	£2,986	£3,306	£-320	£688	£12,175	£12,175	44.2	31	250
30/09/21	£915	£1,390	£-476	£417	£12,838	£12,838	110.8	19	40
30/09/20	£1,815	£1,981	£-165	£819	£12,672	£12,672	76.8	31	20
30/09/19	£3,398	£3,325	£74	£1,201	£11,916	£11,916	43	34	350
30/09/18	£3,138	£3,128	£10	£1,146	£11,507	£11,507	44.1	32	315
30/09/17	£3,140	£3,002	£137	£1,206	£11,324	£11,324	45.3	35	0
30/09/16	£2,872	£2,916	£-44	£1,172	£10,770	£10,770	44.3	39	0
30/09/15	£2,871	£2,857	£14	£1,192	£10,226	£10,226	43	36	0
30/09/14	£2,808	£3,064	£-256	£1,287	£10,095	£10,095	39.5	36	0
30/09/13	£2,492	£2,872	£-380	£1,198	£10,171	£10,171	42.5	31	0
30/09/12	£2,009	£2,816	£-806	£1,161	£9,992	£9,992	42.6	30	0
30/09/11	£2,560	£2,750	£-190	£1,094	£10,420	£10,420	45.5	29	0
30/09/10	£2,468	£2,694	£-225	£1,121	£10,753	£10,753	47.9	29	0
30/09/09	£2,432	£2,671	£-239	£1,110	£10,669	£10,669	47.9	24	0
30/09/08	£2,401	£2,730	£-329	£1,149	£10,735	£10,735	47.2	23	0
30/09/07	£2,070	£2,343	£-273	£909	£12,118	£12,118	62.1	20	0
30/09/06	£1,690	£1,860	£-170	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£1,407	£1,586	£-179	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£1,336	£1,293	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 37%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 44%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 44.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 40 years

www.suffolkshow.co.uk

enquiries@suffolkshow.co.uk

01473707110

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

31 employees
250 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68

JAMES MAYNARD DINWIDDY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

JOHN TAYLOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Farmer

WILLIAM HARRISON HARGREAVES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Sueveyor

BRUCE WILLIAM KERR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Farmer

ELIZABETH KEMBALL Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Company Director

ERIC C MORTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

KAREN SHARPE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

PETER OVER Appointed: 1996, Occupation: Farmer

ROBERT BAKER (Chair) Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Farmer

SIMON PATRICK TUCKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

TIMOTHY MARK PERRY DONSWORTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeships: THE MILLS CHARITY, THE MILLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION,

SALLY BENDALL BEM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeship: CHADACRE AGRICULTURAL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/03/1984, number: 288595
Registered at Companies House on 06/12/1983, number: 01775897

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Trinity Park
Felixstowe Road
Ipswich
IP3 8UH

Objectives

1. To promote and encourage the advancement and improvement of agriculture (including forestry, horticulture, food-production, and all allied occupations) whether through the development of skills and techniques or research, and the dissemination of knowledge of such skills, techniques and research, both as to methods of husbandry, the use of science, the use and development of agricultural implements and machinery, the application of land-management, marketing, and conservation, and the development of new agricultural products including renewables.2. In pursuance of the purpose set out in sub-paragraph 1 above to hold regular agricultural shows provided that the Association shall not be obliged to hold a show in any year if the trustees of the Association shall resolve otherwise.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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