Finance Score: -12

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -6

HERTFORDSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

To promote industry in general and in particular to promote rural industry and agriculture, and to such end generally to improve it in all its branches, to encourage skill and industry in it and in all trades, crafts, and professions connected with it. The most important financial commitment, at the present time, is the organisation hosting and delivery of the Hertfordshire County Show.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/12/22?		£623	£622	£0	£304	£974	£974	18.8	4	150
31/08/21	*	£130	£297	£-168	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/08/20	*	£130	£297	£-168	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/19		£592	£619	£-26	£302	£848	£848	16.4	5	140
31/08/18		£523	£583	£-60	£290	£874	£874	18	5	134
31/08/17		£588	£571	£17	£279	£934	£934	19.6	5	0
31/08/16		£554	£537	£18	£248	£505	£505	11.3	5	0
31/08/15		£487	£501	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£455	£496	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£495	£477	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£570	£486	£84	£241	£526	£526	13	5	0
31/08/11		£533	£493	£39	£239	£442	£442	10.7	5	0
31/08/10		£438	£460	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£498	£443	£54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08	*	£427	£422	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07	*	£438	£402	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06?		£370	£370	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£340	£287	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 68.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 48.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 18.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 39 years

www.hertsshow.com

info@hertsshow.com

01582792626

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

4 employees
150 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	13/03/2020	The Hertfordshire Schools Food & Farming Day

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-72

FRAZER CRAWLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: International Distribution Manager

DR STEPHEN RIDLEY DOWBIGGIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

PAUL CHERRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Farmer

STUART MERSER Appointed: 2021

KEVIN SAMUEL WHITE, Occupation: Design & Sales Director

LUCY JANE DEBORAH STONE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Project Manager

WILLIAM JOHN DICKINSON Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Farmer

WILLIAM JAMES BARR Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Farmer

CHARLES RICHARD PERCY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: LAWES AGRICULTURAL TRUST,

JAMES ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Occupation: General Manager, Other trusteeship: THE HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/02/1985, number: 291037
Registered at Companies House on 18/12/1984, number: 01872574

Gift Aid

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

18 returns made; AR21: 11 days late, AR20: 90 days late, AR08: 14 days late, AR07: 78 days late,

Main office

THE SHOWGROUND
DUNSTABLE ROAD
REDBOURN
ST. ALBANS
HERTFORDSHIRE
AL3 7PT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL; - TO PROMOTE RURAL INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE IN PARTICULAR AND TO SUCH END GENERALLY TO IMPROVE IT IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND TO ENCOURAGE SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN IT AND IN ALL TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS CONNECTED WITH IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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