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Armagh County Agricultural Show Society Trustees report for the year ended 31 December 2025
The Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, present their report along with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 10.
Constitution
Armagh County Agricultural Show Society is an incorporated body and is a recognised charity by HM Revenue and Customs. Armagh County Agricultural Show Society was registered as a charity by the Charity Commission Northern Ireland on 14 June 2003 under number 104972.
Organisation
The Trustees who have served during the year are detailed out on page 3.
Who are Armagh County Agricultural Show Society
The Show Committee has the power to have and exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the Society. The property, funds and securities of the Society are vested in Committee to be utilised in the purpose of fulfilling the charitable objectives of the Society.
The Society's charitable objectives are:
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¢ The promotion of agriculture in Northern Ireland by holding an annual agricultural show, and by delivering agricultural instruction through exhibitions, lectures, and other such means as may from time to time be found expedient.
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The promotion of industries, art, sciences, and literature. These have always been treated as minor in relation to the main objective of promoting agriculture.
The Society seeks to achieve its objectives through:
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e The delivery of the annual agricultural show which seeks to:© Contribute to the enhancement of public awareness and understanding of the Province's agri-food sector.
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© Promote good farming practices and development of the skills and crafts needed to enhance the sector.
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o Encourage the advancement of breeding and rearing of livestock (including horses and poultry).
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e Presentation of awards to those engaged in agriculture. ¢ Working in partnership with other bodies to assist in the promotion of the sector. e — The promotion of the arts through maintaining facilities and services to enable the venue to cost a range of cultural events.
Furthermore, the Society is engaged in:
- e Making its facilities and resources available for utilisation by other charitable bodies.
The Strategy of the Society is as follows:
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e Ensure the objective as detailed are delivered.
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Ensure that the assets, investments, and funds of the Society are prudently managed.
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e Utilise the assets, investments, and funds of the Society to put in place sustainable enabling finance streams.
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Statement of Public Benefit
The Trustees believe that both our purposes and the activities undertaken in this last financial year clearly satisfy elements of the public benefit requirement.
The committee considers that these objectives, activities, and goals have a clear public benefit in enhancing the social, economic, and cultural well-bring of rural communities,
The public benefits include:
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¢ Improving standards of livestock and agricultural practices within the agricultural sector in Northern Ireland in particular, and beyond.
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¢ — Preservingand beyond. and maintaining high standards and skill levels within the agricultural sector in Northern Ireland, e theDevelopingProvince, and preserving rural crafts and craftsmanship necessary to enhance the agricultural sector in ¢ — Ensuring that rural traditions and skills are passed down through successive generations of the agricultural community.
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¢ — Improving the welfare of agricultural animals through the recognition of high standards of agricultural e husbandry throughout the Province and beyond, Enhancing the general public's knowledge and understanding of the Province’s agri-food sector,
Achievements and Performance
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The agriculture, local food, and rural life elements of our Show continue to be the driving force behind our organisation. However, we make sure every effort is made to cater for all tastes and interests of the thousands of interests.visitors that attend the event each year and the programme is constantly updated to reflect and respond to those
Financial Review
During the year ended 31 December 2025, the charity received total income of £151 002 and had total expenditure of £144,519, yielding a surplus of £6,483,
Movements in tangible assets during the year are shown in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Risk Management
The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps can be taken to reduce these risks.
By order of the Trustees
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