Melplash Agricultural Society Limited

Registered charity 1130201 Registered since 2009

Operates: Devon, Dorset, Somerset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.8y median 6y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

19.7y

average years in governance

13 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 15Environment/conservation/heritage 15Animals 14General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Business services 16Arts and leisure 5Construction 4

Boards that share trustees

Beaminster Young Farmers Club 1 shared trustee
Somerset Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs 1 shared trustee

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Somerset Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs 1 shared trustee
Beaminster Young Farmers Club 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.melplashshow.co.uk
Email	office@melplashshow.co.uk
Phone	01308423337
Address	MELPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 23 SOUTH STREET, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NT

Finances

£452,724 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£133,423	£122,363
2022	£362,197	£352,403
2023	£408,122	£383,403
2024	£388,357	£418,835
2025	£452,724	£431,999

What it does

What

Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

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.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 JUNE 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 30 APRIL 2009

Trustees (15)

15trustees

63median age

6aged 70+

Succession outlook: 6 of 15 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Cleeves Palmerage 63 since 2018
Dr William Bowditchage 70 since 2022
George H Streatfeildage 74 since 2013
George Rendellage 77
Helen Wallbridgeage 56 since 2024
Joanna Elizabeth Sageage 59 since 2015
JRB Bowditch
James Bowditch since 2025
James Vickeryage 51 since 2017
Nigel Lawson Jonesage 69
Philip Hardwillage 60
Richard Kingage 71
Richard Gerald Buglerage 55 since 2022
Simon Wakelyage 50 since 2022
Will Frost since 2014

Linked company (Companies House)

Melplash Agricultural Society Limited · 06616384 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 11/06/2008

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

Somerset Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs 1 shared trustee
Beaminster Young Farmers Club 1 shared trustee

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