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2023-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 02949715 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1045165

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

for Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Hadfields Chartered Certified Accountants Commerce House 658B Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3JZ

Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Report of the Trustees 2
Independent Examiner's Report 3
Statement of Financial Activities 4
Balance Sheet 5 to 6
Notes to the Financial Statements 7 to 12
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 13 to 14

Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Reference and Administrative Details for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

TRUSTEES I T Else - Chairman
G G Crawford (resigned 17.10.2023)
P E Lunn
L J Robbins
A Tipple
P J Clayton
J A Moorcroft
REGISTERED OFFICE Bahs Society Office
Agricultural Business Centre
Agricultural Way
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1AH
REGISTERED COMPANY 02949715 (England and Wales)
NUMBER
REGISTERED CHARITY 1045165
NUMBER
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Hadfields Chartered Certified Accountants
Commerce House
658B Chatsworth Road
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S40 3JZ
SOLICITORS Taylor & Emmet LLP

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and activities

Public benefit

Significant activities

The rental of freehold land

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Financial Instruments

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

Objectives and Policies

The charity's activities expose it to a number of financial risks including credit risk, cash flow risk and liquidity risk. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the charity's policies approved by the board of trustees, which provide written principles on the use of financial derivatives to manage these risks. The charity does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Credit Risk

The charity's principal financial assets are bank balances and cash, trade and other receivables, and investments. The charity's credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful receivables. An allowance for impairment is made where there is an identified loss event which, based on previous experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability of the cash flows.

The credit risk on liquid funds and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies.

The charity has no significant concentration of credit risk, with exposure spread over a large number of counterparties and customers.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 19 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

I T Else - Chairman - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

C Farmer ACCA

Hadfields Chartered Certified Accountants Commerce House 658B Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3JZ

19 April 2024

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Statement of Financial Activities

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
335
Charitable activities
Costs of generating voluntary income
61,468
Other trading activities
2
59,695
Investment income
3
57,888
Total
179,386
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
4
73,579
Charitable activities
Costs of generating voluntary income
97,209
Total
170,788
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
8,598
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
420,594
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
429,192
2022
Total
funds
£
1,560
40,719
58,838
48,722
149,839
70,163
96,574
166,737
(16,898)
437,492
420,594

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Balance Sheet

31 December 2023

2023
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
9
7,258
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
10
5,112
Cash at bank and in hand
442,281
447,393
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
11
(25,459)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
421,934
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
429,192
NET ASSETS
429,192
FUNDS
12
Unrestricted funds
429,192
TOTAL FUNDS
429,192
2022
Total
funds
£
10,658
1,873
436,512
438,385
(28,449)
409,936
420,594
420,594
420,594
420,594

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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continued...

Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural

Society

Balance Sheet - continued 31 December 2023

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 19 April 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

I T Else - Chairman - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the charity's compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including the independent examination, strategic management and trustees' meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Freehold land - in accordance with the property Plant and machinery - 20% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 33% on reducing balance

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

continued...

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural

Society

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Other income
Hire of showground
Dividend income
3.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Rental income
Interest on cash deposits
Curr asset inv income
4.
RAISING FUNDS
Raising donations and legacies
Support costs
Investment management costs
Support costs
Aggregate amounts
5.
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation - owned assets
Sundry show expenses
Other operating leases
Deficit on disposal of fixed assets
2023
£
300
51,436
7,959
59,695
2023
£
47,980
1,470
8,438
57,888
2023
£
70,409
2023
£
-
73,579
2023
£
1,906
67,181
10,125
3,170
2022
£
6,600
51,505
733
58,838
2022
£
47,980
742
-
48,722
2022
£
67,191
2022
£
2,972
70,163
2022
£
1,552
62,100
10,125
-

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2022.

7. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

8.

Management
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Costs of generating voluntary income
Other trading activities
Investment income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Costs of generating voluntary income
Total
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
2023
2022
1
1
Unrestricted
fund
£
1,560
40,719
58,838
48,722
149,839
70,163
96,574
166,737
(16,898)
437,492
420,594

continued...

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Freehold
Plant and
Computer
land
machinery
equipment
£
£
£
COST
At 1 January 2023
7,764
17,255
2,041
Additions
-
1,675
-
Disposals
(7,764)
-
-
At 31 December 2023
-
18,930
2,041
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023
4,595
11,094
713
Charge for year
-
1,467
439
Eliminated on disposal
(4,595)
-
-
At 31 December 2023
-
12,561
1,152
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023
-
6,369
889
At 31 December 2022
3,169
6,161
1,328
10.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023
£
Trade debtors
1,982
Prepayments
3,130
5,112
11.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023
£
Trade creditors
964
Social security and other taxes
1,159
VAT
2,270
Deferred income
14,828
Accrued expenses
6,238
25,459
Totals
£
27,060
1,675
(7,764)
20,971
16,402
1,906
(4,595)
13,713
7,258
10,658
2022
£
1,711
162
1,873
2022
£
4,165
466
1,622
13,828
8,368
28,449

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

At 1/1/23
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
420,594
TOTAL FUNDS
420,594
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
179,386
TOTAL FUNDS
179,386
Comparatives for movement in funds
At 1/1/22
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
437,492
TOTAL FUNDS
437,492
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
149,839
TOTAL FUNDS
149,839
Net
movement
At
in funds
31/12/23
£
£
8,598
429,192
8,598
429,192
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(170,788)
8,598
(170,788)
8,598
Net
movement
At
in funds
31/12/22
£
£
(16,898)
420,594
(16,898)
420,594
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(166,737)
(16,898)
(166,737)
(16,898)

continued...

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural Society

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1/1/22
£
437,492
437,492
Net
movement
in funds
£
(8,300)
(8,300)
At
31/12/23
£
429,192
429,192

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
329,225
329,225
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(337,525)
(8,300)
(337,525)
(8,300)
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(337,525)
(8,300)
(337,525)
(8,300)
(8,300)

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2023.

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural

Society

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Appeals and donations
Members' subscription - Life
Members' subscription - Other
Other trading activities
Other income
Hire of showground
Dividend income
Investment income
Rental income
Interest on cash deposits
Curr asset inv income
Charitable activities
Fundraising income
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Show expenses
Land lease
Rent, rates and water
Insurance
Light, heat and power
Telephone
Subs, affiliation fees and donations
Advertising
Sundry expenses
Printing, postage, stationery
Grants to individuals
Support costs
Management
Wages
Carried forward
2023
£
226
-
109
335
300
51,436
7,959
59,695
47,980
1,470
8,438
57,888
61,468
179,386
50,595
10,125
7,628
3,277
4,038
2,271
934
10,920
2,239
1,223
3,959
97,209
27,060
27,060
2022
£
1,335
134
91
1,560
6,600
51,505
733
58,838
47,980
742
-
48,722
40,719
149,839
47,102
10,125
13,084
3,218
2,134
2,521
453
11,770
1,986
1,374
2,807
96,574
24,600
24,600

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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Bakewell Agricultural & Horticultural

Society

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Management
Brought forward
Pensions
Sub-contractors
Office expenses
Showground repairs & maintenance
Finance
Credit card charges
Information technology
Computer software & maintenance
Other
Revaluation reserve
Depn of plant & machinery
Depn of office equipment
Loss on sale of tangible fixed assets
Governance costs
Book-keeping fees
Professional fees
Independent examiners fees
Total resources expended
Net income/(expenditure)
2023
£
27,060
625
16,586
4,715
5,204
54,190
11
1,697
-
1,467
439
3,170
5,076
3,001
8,814
790
12,605
170,788
8,598
2022
£
24,600
551
14,998
4,715
9,824
54,688
85
1,930
2,972
1,250
302
-
4,524
2,441
5,760
735
8,936
166,737
(16,898)

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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