MELPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 June 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06616384
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £452,724
Latest expenditure: £431,999
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MELPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 23 SOUTH STREET, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.melplashshow.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To improve standard of agriculture & horticulture in West Dorset and surrounding area by promoting improvement in breeding of livestock, promotion and organisation of agricultural show, ploughing matches and other competitions associated with agriculture, promotion of West Dorset agriculture to the public. To provide education in agriculturally related issues. To award bursaries to local students.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £452,724
Total Gross Expenditure: £431,999

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £388,357
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,835

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £408,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £383,403

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £362,197
Total Gross Expenditure: £352,403

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £133,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,363

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £452,724
Total Gross Expenditure: £431,999
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £388,357
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,835
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £408,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £383,403
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £362,197
Total Gross Expenditure: £352,403
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £133,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,363
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £17,513
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dorset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MELPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-06-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 JUNE 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 30 APRIL 2009
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE AGRICULTUREAND HORTICULTURE IN WEST DORSET AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITBY, IN PARTICULAR, PROMOTING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BREEDING OF LIVESTOCK, THEPROMOTION AND ORGANISATION OF AGRICULTURAL SHOWS, PLOUGHING MATCHES AND OTHERCOMPETITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AGRICULTURE, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION INAGRICULTURALLY RELATED ISSUES.
Area Of Benefit: WEST DORSET

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries