Registered charity · Nottinghamshire
Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society
- 30 trustees
- Income £3.4m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Angela Mary HardstaffTrustee
- Benjamin KnowlesTrustee · since 2017
- BOB SheldonTrustee
- Clare ANN LeggottTrustee · since 2024
- Clive IAN ApplewhiteTrustee
- Colonel Roger Merryweather TD DLTrustee · since 2014
- David Angus HarbottleTrustee · since 2023
- David John RhodesTrustee · since 2010
- David M LambertTrustee
- David PickTrustee · since 2016
- Ian Maurice SheldonTrustee · since 2024
- Jenny SaintTrustee · since 2010
- Julia DaviesTrustee · since 2020
- Kate ThomasTrustee · since 2012
- Lady Helen NallTrustee · since 2013
- Liz LambertTrustee · since 2013
- Mary BrownTrustee · since 2020
- MR Charlie WhiteTrustee
- MR DES AllenTrustee
- MR Robin Hall Frics FaavTrustee
- MRS Rachel Gascoine FricsTrustee
- Neil ClarkeTrustee · since 2013
- Patrick William WhiteTrustee · since 2024
- Richard Alvey SheldonTrustee
- Roger Edward PykettTrustee
- Susan Ruth HallamTrustee · since 2018
- Timothy Hordern FarrTrustee · since 2019
- Timothy Stewart RichmondTrustee · since 2026
- Tony AspburyTrustee · since 2014
- Tony StrawsonTrustee · since 2012
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, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- Where
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- www.newarkshowground.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.4m£2.9m
- 2024£2.9m£2.9m
- 2023£2.8m£2.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.4m£2.3m
- 2021£1.1m£1.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND TO SUCH END GENERALLY TO IMPROVE IT IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND TO ENCOURAGE SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN IT AND IN ALL TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS CONNECTED WITH IT. (2) TO PROMOTE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL. (3) TO HOLD IN PURSUANCE OF ITS MAIN OBJECT AN ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW PROVIDED THAT THE SOCIETY SHALL NOT BE OBLIGED TO HOLD A SHOW IN ANY YEAR IN RELATION TO WHICH THE COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETYSHALL RESOLVE THAT THE HOLDING OF SUCH SHOW IS IMPRACTICABLE OR NOT IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIETY.
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.
30 trustees on the board
- Angela Mary Hardstaff
- BOB Sheldon
- Benjamin Knowles since 2017
- Clare ANN Leggott since 2024
- Clive IAN Applewhite
- Colonel Roger Merryweather TD DL since 2014
- David M Lambert
- David Pick since 2016
- David Angus Harbottle since 2023
- David John Rhodes since 2010
- Ian Maurice Sheldon since 2024
- Julia Davies since 2020
- Jenny Saint since 2010
- Kate Thomas since 2012
- Lady Helen Nall since 2013
- Liz Lambert since 2013
- MR Charlie White
- MR DES Allen
- MR Robin Hall Frics Faav
- MRS Rachel Gascoine Frics
- Mary Brown since 2020
- Neil Clarke since 2013
- Patrick William White since 2024
- Richard Alvey Sheldon
- Roger Edward Pykett
- Susan Ruth Hallam since 2018
- Timothy Hordern Farr since 2019
- Timothy Stewart Richmond since 2026
- Tony Aspbury since 2014
- Tony Strawson since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Benjamin Knowles since 2017
- Colonel Roger Merryweather TD DL since 2014
- David Pick since 2016
- David John Rhodes since 2010
- Julia Davies since 2020
- Jenny Saint since 2010
- Kate Thomas since 2012
- Lady Helen Nall since 2013
- Liz Lambert since 2013
- Mary Brown since 2020
- Neil Clarke since 2013
- Susan Ruth Hallam since 2018
- Timothy Hordern Farr since 2019
- Tony Aspbury since 2014
- Tony Strawson since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (24)
- Angela Mary Hardstaff
- Benjamin Knowles since 2017
- Clive IAN Applewhite
- David M Lambert
- David Pick since 2016
- David Angus Harbottle since 2023
- David John Rhodes since 2010
- Ian Maurice Sheldon since 2024
- Julia Davies since 2020
- Jenny Saint since 2010
- Kate Thomas since 2012
- Lady Helen Nall since 2013
- Liz Lambert since 2013
- MR Charlie White
- MR DES Allen
- MR Robin Hall Frics Faav
- MRS Rachel Gascoine Frics
- Mary Brown since 2020
- Patrick William White since 2024
- Richard Alvey Sheldon
- Roger Edward Pykett
- Susan Ruth Hallam since 2018
- Tony Aspbury since 2014
- Tony Strawson since 2012
Portfolio (6)
- BOB Sheldon
- Clare ANN Leggott since 2024
- Colonel Roger Merryweather TD DL since 2014
- Neil Clarke since 2013
- Timothy Hordern Farr since 2019
- Timothy Stewart Richmond since 2026
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
2.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 514080
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 APRIL 1983
- Companies House
- Company number 01716766 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01636705796 · info@newarkshowground.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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