## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/24 Period start date To 31/12/24 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Manifold Valley Agricultural Society.** ## **Charity registration number: 1041032** ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
**General charitable purposes including**
**Education, Training and Community**
**development**||| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
**Sponsorship of educational Bursary.**
**Establishment of ecological education**
**in local primary schools.**
**Involvement with local youth groups.**||| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Annual discussion in Committee**
**confirming guidance issued on public**
**benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |SORP reference|SORP reference|SORP reference| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
**Bursary judged by sub-committee and**
**ratified by full body of Trustees.**
**Grants to Schools on a match funding**
**basis. Max 50%**||| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
**Involvement of local organisations in**
**show event and support of local schools**
**and groups.**||| |Contribution made by
volunteers
Para 1.38
**All work voluntary with support from**
**Scouts, Air Cadets and village**
**committee.**||| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Grants to three schools for ecological**
**projects.**
**Support to two village hall committees.**
**Grant to Warslow School for**
**establishment of wild garden.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**All met with expansion of activity with**
**local schools.**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**A year off from Bursary grants to**
**individuals.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Better returns from Savings account.**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Very good bearing in mind bad weather**
**on Show day this year.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Sufficient reserves held for two years**
**expenses, replacement of show**
**equipment and site maintenance.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£50,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |||| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Annual Agricultural Show.**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Investment in TSB Treasurers account.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**More than two years bad weather**
**leading to loss on show receipts.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Association.**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Election from membership of Society.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |||| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Explanation of Duties of trustees and**
**inclusion in policy reviews.**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Seven Trustees including President,**
**Chairman, and Treasurer of the Society.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**Members of and responsible to Society**
**committee.**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Manifold Valley Agricultural Society.
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1041032
Charity’s principal address 109, Ladderedge,
Leek,
Staffs
ST13 7AG
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Caroline Gill
2 Nik Searston Chairman
3 David Gill
4 Ellen Bury
Margaret Elizabeth Treasurer
5
Andrews
Mark Andrew
6
Simcock
Andrew Heaton
7
Carr
Gordon Bruce
8
Daniel
9 Martin Gill President
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||Gordon Bruce Daniel
Margaret Elizabeth Andrews| ||
Trustee
Treasurer| ||05/02/2025| ||05/02/2025| |**Income.**|**2024**|**2023**|**2022**|**2021**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Sponsorship|500|40|260|100| |Donations|300||200|| |Membership|1748|1260|1 105|1000| |Entry Fees|1441|1258|661|1141| |Gate|22957|19915|13051|18316| |Trade Stands|3505|3975|4980|2557| |Food & Bar|950|855|1180|
760| |Bank Interest|666|20|149|439| |Miscellaneous||||| |Total|31856|27403|21586|
24313| |**Expenditure**
**2024**
Website
939
Insurance
1712
Rosettes/Badges
1157
Printing/ Stamps
. 400
Signs
255
Prize Money
1187
Field Rent
2500
First Aid
1350
Parking
120
Jumps
Public Address
948
Skip Hire
450
Toilets
2988
Marquees
5808
Catering
.
1101
Displays
600
Site Expenses
650
Licences/Subscriptions 227
Judges
150
Miscellaneous.
39
Sub-Total
22581
Bursary/Donations
1200
Total
23781|
**2023**

3000

1760

1047

442

1211

2500

1183

300
120
790
450

2988

5822

894

575

400

240

20
80|
**2022 2021**


1760 1760

907 993

842 550

1146 1195

2500 2000

1257 945

450 300

324

773 719

432 414

2988 1680

5410 4905

1197 756

775 600

676

160 110

590
80
21,597 17,815
2450 300
24,047 18,115| |---|---|---| ||21504


24504|| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Soctlon A Indgpgndent Examlner's Report Report to tho trustoes Mantfold V8lley Agricultur81 Soclely On a¢counts forthe yoar endod 31•1 December 2024 Chartty no (If any) 1041032 Set out on pag¢8 I report to the trustoes on my tsx8mlnalion of tho g¢counts of th& atove charity ('th8 Trust") for the year ende(13111212024. Responsibllltlos and basis of r•port As the charity's trustees. you are r•sponsibl8 for th8 preparation of the accounts in aGcordance with the requirements of tha Charilieg Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Tru$t'$ accounts catrièd out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) ol the Acl. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no m8terlal matterg hgve gxaminer's gtatsment come to my attention In connection with the examination which giv8¥ me cause to bglleve that In, ony material resp6¢t: the accounting records were not kepl in 8￿rdance wilh sedion 130 of the Chanties A¢t; or the accounts did nol 8¢tOrd wlth the 8¢counling record$; or the accounts did nol comply with the appll¢able requirements ¢oncerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Chan'ties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than 9ny requirement that the accouhts give a 'true 8nd fairf view which (s not a m8tt8r Gonsidered as part of an Independenl examination. I have no concems and have come across no olher matters in conneetio With the examination to whi¢h attention should be drawn in this rgport in order lo enable a proper understanding of the 8co)unts to be r6aehed. Dats; 0210412025 Name: Angela Woodw8rd Relevant profes8lonal quallfl¢atlon{8) or btsdy Ilf any): Ch8rtored Accountant Address: Greentree Farm Leek Slaff¢rdshire, ST13 8PN IER Oct 2018