# MELPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1130201
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 17, 2009
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1130201


## Contact

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



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** To improve standard of agriculture & horticulture in West Dorset and surrounding area by promoting improvement in breeding of livestock, promotion and organisation of agricultural show, ploughing matches and other competitions associated with agriculture, promotion of West Dorset agriculture to the public. To provide education in agriculturally related issues. To award bursaries to local students.

**Area of benefit:** WEST DORSET




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon
- Dorset
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2025 | £452724 | £431999 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £388357 | £418835 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £408122 | £383403 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £362197 | £352403 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £133423 | £122363 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Cleeves Palmer — appointed Jan. 8, 2018
- Dr William Bowditch — appointed Jan. 24, 2022
- GEORGE H STREATFEILD — appointed Feb. 5, 2013
- GEORGE RENDELL
- HELEN WALLBRIDGE — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- JOANNA ELIZABETH SAGE — appointed Jan. 14, 2015
- JRB BOWDITCH
- James Bowditch — appointed Jan. 27, 2025
- James Vickery — appointed Jan. 12, 2017
- NIGEL LAWSON JONES
- PHILIP HARDWILL
- RICHARD KING
- Richard Gerald Bugler — appointed Jan. 24, 2022
- SIMON WAKELY — appointed Jan. 24, 2022
- Will Frost — appointed Jan. 15, 2014