Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

PENISTONE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LTD

Fullfilling the Charity's objective to promote and advance agriculture and horticulture for the benefit of the public in Penistone & surrounding areas the Society holds a one-day agricultural show and supports and works with a number of local charitable organisations to enable it to bring the show to the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£235£215£20n/a
31/12/22£219£179£39n/a
31/12/21£236£138£98n/a
31/12/20*£30£12£17n/a
31/12/19£165£134£32n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.penistoneshow.com

show.secretary@penistoneshow.com

07507712463

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Barnsley,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Penistone Agricultural Society Ltd
£24,680 01/12/2022
Celebrating the 150th Penistone Agricultural Show

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71
  • BRUCE MEEK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager
  • JACQUELINE HELEN CLEGG Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • MARTIN ROWARTH OLIVER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant
  • NICHOLAS SCOTT HOYLAND Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
  • NATHAN WOODHAMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Operations
  • PATRICIA MARY ALSOP Appointed: 2019, Occupation: School Assistant
  • PATRICIA HELEN BASHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/04/2019, number: 1182836
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/05/2017, number: 10781470
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 8 days late,
Main office

C/O PENISTONE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
BRIDGE STREET
PENISTONE
SHEFFIELD
S36 6AJ

Objectives

(1) to promote and advance agriculture and horticulture for the benefit of the public in Penistone and surrounding areas by holding exhibitions and classes of breeding and other stock, agricultural implements and such other classes, displays and exhibitions connected with agriculture, horticulture and the show as may be determined by the directors; thereby encouraging skill and industry in agriculture and in allied trades, craft and professions connected with the rural economy.(2) to make such grants and donations to such registered charities and voluntary organisations that benefit the public in Penistone and surrounding areas, as the directors/trustee’s shall from time to time determine.(3) to make such grants that assist residents in Penistone and the surrounding areas to further their education in trades, vocations, and professions linked to agriculture, horticulture or other trades connected to the rural economy, through recognised training by individuals or educational establishments.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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