Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE BRECKNOCKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Hold an annual county show to promote agriculture, horticulture, forestry & conservationBring the "countryside to town" to give the wider public an opportunity to integrate with the rural community to gain a better understanding of the countryside and to discuss issues & share best practiceSupport local Shows with Showground infrastucture and organise competitions for competitors young & old
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£117£117£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£132£113£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£14£18£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£14£31£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19*£115£102£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18*£106£97£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£119£103£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£108£88£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£96£104£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£87£82£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13*£87£82£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12?*£62£80£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£78£83£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£70£78£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£17£44£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£82£80£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£73£76£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£83£73£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£368£99£268n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.breconcountyshow.co.uk

breconshow@gmail.com

01874611881

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Powys,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Gender Split
Based on 17/18 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 49-78
  • ANDREW MATTHEWS Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Farmer
  • ALAN STEPHEN ROBERTS (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self Employed
  • CHARLES BERESFORD PARRY DE WINTON
  • CHRIS JONES, Occupation: Land Agent
  • CLIVE EDWARD THOMAS Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Farmer
  • DAVID GARETH DAVIES Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Farmer
  • DAVID STEPHEN THOMAS, Occupation: Farmer
  • GARETH PRICE Appointed: 2006, Occupation: None
  • JULIA WILSON PHILLIPS Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Agri Environmental Officer Far
  • MR BRIAN DAVIES, Occupation: Farmer
  • MR H GWYN DAVIES, Occupation: Farmer
  • MR PHILIP WILLIAMS, Occupation: Farmer
  • MRS LIBBY RODERICK, Occupation: Finance Manager
  • PENNY MORGAN Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Teaching Assistant
  • RICHARD JAMES RODERICK Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Finance Manager
  • ROBERT DAVIES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Farmer
  • WAYNE GITTOES, Occupation: Farmer
  • WILLIAM THOMAS STEPHENS Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Farmer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2005, number: 1107710
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2004, number: 05177105
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 22 days late, AR18: 68 days late, AR13: 132 days late, AR12: 124 days late, AR11: 12 days late, AR07: 167 days late, AR06: 120 days late,
Main office

The Show Office
c/o HBF Depot
Ffrwdgrech Industrial Estate
Brecon
Powys
LD3 8LA

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURE AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL GOOD OF THE SAME, PARTICULARLY IN THE SHIRE OF BRECKNOCK, INSOFAR AS SUCH OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARTICULARLY IN THE SHIRE OF BRECKNOCK.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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