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Society of Ploughmen LTD
4. The charity's objects ('Objects`) are specifically restricted to the following:(1) The advancement of agriculture by promoting and encouraging the art, skill and science of ploughing the land; (2) In furtherance of the Object at 4(1) above but...
- 9 trustees
- Income £161k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Charles William HallidayTrustee
- David John ThomlinsonTrustee · since 2015
- Graham Charles SuttonTrustee · since 2022
- John David ChappellTrustee · since 2019
- John Patrick HillTrustee
- Martin Daniel KerswellTrustee · since 2026
- Nigel Stuart VickersTrustee · since 2026
- Robert William Firth LaybournTrustee · since 2019
- Stephen James CheesemanTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.ploughmen.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Society of Ploughmen Limited
- Registered
- 1997
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£161k£158k
- 2024£93k£97k
- 2023£109k£99k
Earlier years
- 2022£93k£87k
- 2021£102k£72k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
4. The charity's objects ('Objects`) are specifically restricted to the following:(1) The advancement of agriculture by promoting and encouraging the art, skill and science of ploughing the land; (2) In furtherance of the Object at 4(1) above but not otherwise:(a) To promote an Annual British National Ploughing Championship to be held each year in Great Britain;(b) To organise and administer training sessions to those wishing to learn more about the art, skill and science of ploughing the land;(c) To co-operate with similar organisations in other countries in organising World, European and other international ploughing championships, and to provide official representatives for England on the Board of the World Ploughing Organisation, European ploughing organisations or other body or bodies organising International Championship Matches;(d) To provide facilities whereby the premier winners at local ploughing matches residing in Great Britain can, by virtue of their success, compete for the British National Ploughing Championship and by such means foster and maintain a high standard of ploughing skills;(e) To provide facilities for the England Champions, by virtue of their success, to compete for the World, European and other International Championship Matches and by such means foster and maintain a high standard of ploughing skills; and (f) To provide facilities for demonstration works and trade displays at the British National Ploughing Championships where possible.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Charles William Halliday
- David John Thomlinson since 2015
- Graham Charles Sutton since 2022
- John Patrick Hill
- John David Chappell since 2019
- Martin Daniel Kerswell since 2026
- Nigel Stuart Vickers since 2026
- Robert William Firth Laybourn since 2019
- Stephen James Cheeseman since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- David John Thomlinson since 2015
- John David Chappell since 2019
- Robert William Firth Laybourn since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Charles William Halliday
- David John Thomlinson since 2015
- Graham Charles Sutton since 2022
- John Patrick Hill
- John David Chappell since 2019
- Martin Daniel Kerswell since 2026
- Nigel Stuart Vickers since 2026
- Robert William Firth Laybourn since 2019
- Stephen James Cheeseman since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1062780
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/11/1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/06/1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/02/1979 as amended on 04 Mar 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 01083310 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01302 852469 · info@ploughmen.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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