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Staffordshire& Birmingham Agricultural Society

Registered charity 1073166 Registered since 1999

Operates: Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City

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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.

6 trustees on the board

2.3y median 2y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
6.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Environment/conservation/heritage 6Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 6Education 2Arts and leisure 1

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  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£2.1m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

4.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 9.1 in 2021

11 from 8 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

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Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.staffscountyshowground.co.uk
Emailenquiries@staffscountyshowground.co.uk
Phone01785258060
AddressCOUNTY SHOWGROUND, WESTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST18 0BD

Finances

£2,088,036 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£578,976£678,864
2022£2,261,012£1,762,531
2023£1,927,398£1,892,157
2024£2,130,828£2,148,512
2025£2,088,036£1,997,979

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

2.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:(I) ENCOURAGE THE PROGRESS AND FURTHERANCE OF THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY, RURAL ENTERPRISE AND ALL PROFESSIONS, TRADES AND INDUSTRIES CONNECTED THEREWITH;(II) ENCOURAGE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT BETWEEN THE RURAL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR DEBATE AND DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS;(III) ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE AND THE PROMOTION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BREEDING, REARING, AND HEALTH OF LIVESTOCK;(IV) ENCOURAGE THE IMPROVEMENT AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND THE INVENTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, MACHINERY INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY;(V) ENCOURAGE SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN HUSBANDRY BY THE HOLDING OF AGRICULTURAL SHOWS AND LOCAL COMPETITIONS WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS OF COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE INCLUDING THE ENGLISH WINTER FAIR (INCORPORATING THE NATIONAL PEDIGREE CALF SHOW) AND THE STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SHOW AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS AND EVENTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO ASSIST IN THESE AIMS;(VI) PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY WITH FARMING AND THE COUNTRYSIDE AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC;(VII) PROMOTE THE ROLE OF FARMERS AS PROVIDERS OF HIGH QUALITY PRODUCE, EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS TO THEIR FOOD SOURCE WITH A VIEW TO ENCOURAGING CONSUMERS TO CHOOSE HEALTHY LOCAL PRODUCE;(VIII) ADVANCE AND DEVELOP THE PROGRESSION OF YOUNG FARMERS BY ASSISTING LOCAL GROUPS HOWSOEVER POSSIBLE INCLUDING FREE USE OF LAND, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES OWNED BY THE CHARITY, PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASSIST IN EDUCATION AND HOLDING EDUCATIONAL COURSES;(IX) ASSIST THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING MEETING FACILITIES FREE OF CHARGE TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS;(X) TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;2.2 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD "CHARITABLE" OR THE WORDS "CHARITABLE PURPOSES" IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 DEC 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 DEC 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 NOV 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06 DEC 2022

Trustees (6)

6trustees
69median age
3aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Staffordshire & Birmingham Agricultural Society · 03682748 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 08/12/1998

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

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