Registered charity · Kidderminster
The FAR Forest and District Horticultural Society
The FAR Forest and District Horticultural Society is a registered charity (number 205210) based in Kidderminster, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by John Michael Guy since 2022. Latest income £72k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as The FAR Forest Society (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £72k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 2 more
- Where
- Worcestershire
- Website
- www.farforestpavilion.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£72k£62k
- 2024£72k£64k
- 2023£70k£61k
Earlier years
- 2022£58k£58k
- 2021£65k£30k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE AN ANNUAL SHOW 2. TO IMPROVE AND PROVIDE AMENITIES AT THE SHOW GROUND AT WHICH SUCH SHOW IS HELD 3. TO BUILD UP A FUND OF MONEY TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF THE SHOW 4. TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL INTEREST IN THE ANNUAL SHOW AND TO STIMULATE FRIENDLY COMPETITION IN HORTICULTURE, FLOWERS, BEE-KEEPING, POULTRY AND OTHER LIVESTOCK
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.
6 trustees on the board
- John Michael Guy Chair since 2022
- David James Bell
- Dennis Henry Dudley
- Michele Jane Lace since 2022
- Muriel Elizabeth Bell since 2021
- RAY Attwood
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- John Michael Guy Chair since 2022
- David James Bell
- Dennis Henry Dudley
- Michele Jane Lace since 2022
- Muriel Elizabeth Bell since 2021
- RAY Attwood
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 205210
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 7TH MARCH 1962 as amended on 10 Mar 2020
- Contact on the register
- 01299269115 · michelelace@btinternet.com
- 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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