Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -3

LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Hold an annual Agricultural Show. Raise awareness and activate and respond to climate change amongst the whole community through the Epic project. Develop and maintain links with the educational sector to encourage participation and increased knowledge within the community, develop and maintain links with regional food producers, develop and maintain links within the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £10,388,930 available, equivalent to 53 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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		£2,613	£2,346	£268	£603	£14,545	£10,389	53.1	18	150
30/09/21		£1,812	£1,123	£689	£167	£14,292	£10,135	108.3	17	200
30/09/20		£1,698	£1,596	£102	£543	£13,603	£9,425	70.9	23	200
30/09/19		£2,482	£2,861	£-379	£1,046	£13,473	£8,979	37.7	21	200
30/09/18	*	£3,016	£2,702	£314	£1,159	£13,852	£9,341	41.5	21	200
30/09/17		£2,824	£2,361	£464	£871	£13,502	£9,336	47.5	22	0
30/09/16		£2,752	£2,690	£63	£976	£11,392	£8,863	39.5	23	0
30/09/15		£3,129	£2,408	£721	£883	£8,839	£7,544	37.6	23	0
30/09/14		£3,844	£5,171	£-1,327	£778	£8,118	£6,820	15.8	19	0
30/09/13		£1,963	£1,956	£7	£871	£5,327	£999	6.1	19	0
30/09/12		£1,931	£2,136	£-205	£891	£5,319	£958	5.4	19	0
30/09/11		£2,529	£2,237	£292	£1,029	£5,524	£1,113	6	25	0
30/09/10		£2,323	£2,624	£-301	£1,205	£5,234	£767	3.5	22	0
30/09/09		£1,943	£2,316	£-374	£871	£5,538	£987	5.1	19	0
30/09/08		£4,670	£1,697	£2,973	£474	£5,929	£1,392	9.8	19	0
30/09/07		£2,132	£930	£1,203	£218	£2,955	£1,649	21.3	14	0
30/09/06		£837	£932	£-95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£801	£1,064	£-263	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	*	£781	£918	£-137	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 53.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 53.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 40 years

www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk

tsleight@lincolnshireshowground.co.uk

01522585527

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

18 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
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	13/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Lincolnshire Agricultural Society Covid Project
£10,000	07/07/2020	Activities for children and young people
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Lincolnshire Agricultural Society Covid Project
£10,000	07/07/2020	Activities for children and young people
DCMS - Culture Recovery Grant Application
£332,311	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

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: 49-78

GREAME BEATTIE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

ANDREW WILLIAM WARD MBE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Farmer

ANDREW HARDING PRICE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Farmer

ANDREW LAWRENCE BUCKLEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Farmer

CHRISTOPHER CHARLES ROTHERY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

DAVID JOHN WALLIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Farmer

NIGEL R BOTTOM Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Managing Director

STEVE WARD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Farmer

ANDREW CHARLES READ Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Farmer, Other trusteeship: ROUGHTON PARISH HALL,

JANE HILES (Chair), Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: LINCOLNSHIRE RURAL & AGRICULTURAL CHAPLAINCY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/10/1984, number: 515652
Registered at Companies House on 04/09/1984, number: 01845726

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

19 returns made; AR18: 51 days late, AR04: 15 days late,

Main office

Lincolnshire Agricultural Society
Lincolnshire Show Ground
Grange-de-Lings
Lincoln
LN2 2NA

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRIES AND ASSOCIATED TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS;2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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