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|Summary<br>of the purposes<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing<br>document|of|Para 1.17|To promote, advance and improve for the<br>benefit ofthe public<br>in Coquetdale<br>and the<br>surrounding<br>area, agriculture,<br>horticulture<br>and rural crafts and skills in all their|
||||branches<br>in particular<br>by the holding<br>of an|
||||annual<br>show<br>in the village of Harbottle,|
||||Northumberland.|
|Summary<br>of the main<br>activities<br>in relation to those<br>purposes<br>for the public<br>benefit,<br>in particular,<br>the||Para 1.17and<br>1.19|The traditional<br>annual<br>Show was held on<br>September 2"' and had over 600visitors and<br>itwas generally<br>agreed to have been a good<br>day and well supported<br>by the community.|
|activities, projects or services||||
|identified<br>in the accounts.||||
|Statement<br>confirming<br>whether the trustees have||Para 1.18|The trustees are mindful<br>of the guidance<br>on<br>public benefit and confirm that the resources|
|had regard to the guidance<br>issued<br>by the Charity<br>Commission<br>on public|||of Harbottle<br>Show Association<br>are being<br>used to the benefit ofthe public<br>in<br>Coquetdale<br>and the surrounding<br>area.|
|benefit||||
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|Summary<br>ofthe main<br>achievements<br>ofthe charity,<br>identifying<br>the difference the<br>charity's work has made to<br>the circumstances<br>of its<br>beneficiaries<br>and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.||Para 1.20|The 2023 Show had a good range ofentries<br>in all classes —sheep, horticulture,<br>crafts<br>and baking although<br>there was less<br>needlework<br>than usual. There were the<br>usual range of traditional<br>sports and a<br>falconry demonstration<br>along with local<br>musicians<br>performing.<br>This helps ensure the<br>continuation<br>of local traditional<br>crafts and|
||||skills such as spinning,<br>quilting,<br>fiddle|
||||playing,<br>poultry keeping and horticulture<br>as|
||||well as supporting<br>creativity<br>in newer fields|
||||such as photography.<br>It also ensures the|
||||survival<br>oftraditional<br>local sports such as|
||||Cumberland<br>wrestling.<br>It brings together<br>all|
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|Review ofthe charity's||Para 1.21|The association has a healthy bank balance||
|financial<br>position at the end|||for its purposes<br>and made a small profit||
|ofthe period|||(E1606)this year. There were a number|of|
||||well-supported<br>fund-raising<br>events and the||
||||Show also covered its costs on the da .||
|Statement<br>explaining<br>the||Para 1.22|The charity aims to hold sufficient cash||
|policy for holding reserves|||reserves to put on two Shows so that its||
|stating why they are held|||work can continue<br>ifthere is a disastrous||
||||ear with no revenue.||
|Amount of reserves<br>held||Para 1.22|E10627||
|Additional<br>information|o tional||||
||||In this reporting<br>period the main sources|of|
|The charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds (including||Para 1.47|fund were the entrance fees on Show day<br>arid fundraising.<br>Fundraising<br>on Show day<br>includes the raffle, tombola and auction of||
|any fundraising)|||produce as well as donation<br>boxes and||
||||sponsorship<br>ofShow classes. Through<br>the||
||||year there was a bingo session and two|pub|
||||uizzes.||
|Structure,<br>Governance||and Management|||
|Descri<br>tion ofchari<br>'s trusts:|||||
|Type Of gOVerning<br>dOCument||Para 1.2|Constitution<br>ofa CIO (Association<br>Model)||
|How is the charity||Para 1.25|CIO||
|constituted?|||||
|Trustee selection methods||Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed<br>by decision ofthe||
|including<br>details ofany|||members<br>at the Annual<br>General<br>Meeting||
|constitutional<br>provisions e.g.|||||
|election to post or name of|||||
|any person or body entitled to|||||
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|Receipts||||||||
|Donations||||686|||385|
|Fund Raising||||2,454|||1,049|
|Advertising||||890|||675|
|Trade Stands||||315|||150|
|Competition||entries||409|||256|
|Gate||||3,415|||2,915|
|Field Trade||||435|||335|
|||Total receipts||8,604||8,604|5,766|
|Payments||||||||
|Set up||||4,047|||4,254|
|Attractions||||1,780|||1,159|
|Publicity||||573|||253|
|Catering||||384|||416|
|Other||||214|||66|
|||Total payments||6,998||6,998|6,147|
|Net receiptsl(payments)||||1,606||1,606|(381)|
|Cash funds||last year end||9,021||9,021|9,402|
|Cash funds||this year end||10,627||10,627|9,021|
|Statement ofassets and||||liabilities at|the end ofthe period|||
|||||Unrestricted<br>funds|Restricted<br>funds|Total funds||
|Assets||||||||
|Reserves|in bank|||10,627||10,627|9,021|
|Liabilities||||||||
|Field rental||||250||||
|Signed by one or two trustees|||on behalf of all the trustees:|||||
|Signatur|||||Print Name||Date of approval|



