CCEW Charity Commission profile

LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 515652 · organisation 515652

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
23 October 1984
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01845726
Financial period
1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income
£2,925,278
Latest expenditure
£3,263,254
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, Lincolnshire Show Ground, Grange-de-Lings, Lincoln, LN2 2NA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received
14 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,925,278
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,263,254
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received
4 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
4 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,937,418
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,101,902
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received
19 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,833,155
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,921,866
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,613,462
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,345,857
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 July 2022
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,812,335
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,123,204

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Due Date
30 July 2026
Ar Received Date
14 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,925,278
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,263,254
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£50,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
250
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Due Date
30 July 2025
Ar Received Date
4 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,937,418
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,101,902
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Due Date
30 July 2024
Ar Received Date
19 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,833,155
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,921,866
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Due Date
30 July 2023
Ar Received Date
28 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,613,462
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,345,857
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Due Date
30 July 2022
Ar Received Date
28 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,812,335
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,123,204
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
200

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Due Date
30 July 2026
Ar Received Date
14 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
239666
Income Other Trading Activities
1168553
Income Charitable Activities
1333033
Income Investments
153759
Income Other
30267
Income Total Income And Endowments
2925278
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£806,697
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,456,557
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3263254
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
6626
Expenditure Governance
23250
Expenditure Support Costs
9155
Expenditure Depreciation
168958
Gain Loss Investment
11468
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-15508
Gain Loss Other
17398
Reserves
£10,855,881
Assets Total Fixed
14522005
Assets Own Use
10083504
Assets Long Term Investment
4438501
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£890,816
Assets Total Liabilities
£403,050
Assets Current Investment
464300
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,009,771
Creditors One Year Total Current
383050
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
20000
Assets Cash
£100,931
Funds Endowment
4146481
Funds Unrestricted
10855881
Funds Restricted
7409
Funds Total
15009771
Count Employees
18
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Due Date
30 July 2025
Ar Received Date
4 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
164186
Income Other Trading Activities
1277522
Income Charitable Activities
1286331
Income Investments
190859
Income Other
18520
Income Total Income And Endowments
2937418
Income Legacies
10092
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£902,590
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,199,312
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3101902
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
700
Expenditure Governance
21078
Expenditure Support Costs
12204
Expenditure Depreciation
129450
Gain Loss Investment
30384
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
34450
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£11,189,798
Assets Total Fixed
14473418
Assets Own Use
10065425
Assets Long Term Investment
4407993
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,539,920
Assets Total Liabilities
£677,059
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,336,279
Creditors One Year Total Current
677059
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£42,773
Funds Endowment
4146481
Funds Unrestricted
11189798
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
15336279
Count Employees
18
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Due Date
30 July 2024
Ar Received Date
19 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
128213
Income Other Trading Activities
1142626
Income Charitable Activities
1086319
Income Investments
157420
Income Other
1318577
Income Total Income And Endowments
3833155
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£817,701
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,104,165
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2921866
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12750
Expenditure Support Costs
12204
Expenditure Depreciation
83680
Gain Loss Investment
13689
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£11,323,898
Assets Total Fixed
13838417
Assets Own Use
9546874
Assets Long Term Investment
4291543
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,584,751
Assets Total Liabilities
£952,789
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,470,379
Creditors One Year Total Current
951900
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
889
Assets Cash
£1,700,386
Funds Endowment
4146481
Funds Unrestricted
11323898
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
15470379
Count Employees
18
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Due Date
30 July 2023
Ar Received Date
28 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
132807
Income Other Trading Activities
980688
Income Charitable Activities
988189
Income Investments
500972
Income Other
10806
Income Total Income And Endowments
2613462
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£602,685
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,743,172
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2345857
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12000
Expenditure Support Costs
24879
Expenditure Depreciation
107648
Gain Loss Investment
-14146
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,388,930
Assets Total Fixed
13711433
Assets Own Use
9463579
Assets Long Term Investment
4247854
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,464,161
Assets Total Liabilities
£630,193
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,545,401
Creditors One Year Total Current
623969
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
6224
Assets Cash
£526,350
Funds Endowment
4148881
Funds Unrestricted
10388930
Funds Restricted
7590
Funds Total
14545401
Count Employees
18
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Due Date
30 July 2022
Ar Received Date
28 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
543151
Income Other Trading Activities
263546
Income Charitable Activities
86667
Income Investments
623251
Income Other
295720
Income Total Income And Endowments
1812335
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£166,873
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£956,331
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1123204
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11500
Expenditure Support Costs
11500
Expenditure Depreciation
122480
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£627,476
Assets Total Fixed
13570562
Assets Own Use
9558562
Assets Long Term Investment
4012000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,213,610
Assets Total Liabilities
£492,230
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,291,942
Creditors One Year Total Current
480671
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
11559
Assets Cash
£340,958
Funds Endowment
4148881
Funds Unrestricted
10135471
Funds Restricted
7590
Funds Total
14291942
Count Employees
17
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
111
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Animals
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1984-10-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 SEPTEMBER 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 9 MAY 2002, 13 JANUARY 2005, 10 MAY 2007 AND 7 JANUARY 2010.
Charitable Objects
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.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures