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Melplash Agricultural Society Limited

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Melplash Agricultural Society Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Melplash Agricultural Society Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31
£452,724
Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31
£431,999
Registered charity number
1130201
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
23 South Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Melplash Agricultural Society Limited (number 1130201) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Melplash Agricultural Society Limited do?

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.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Melplash Agricultural Society Limited

Answers Melplash Agricultural Society Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Melplash Agricultural Society Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06616384 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Melplash Agricultural Society Limited registered for?

Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Melplash Agricultural Society Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Melplash Agricultural Society Limited. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Melplash Agricultural Society Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Melplash Agricultural Society Limited as a registered charity (number 1130201) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's charity number?
Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's charity number is 1130201. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1130201?
Search 1130201 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Melplash Agricultural Society Limited do?
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.
Does Melplash Agricultural Society Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Melplash Agricultural Society Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Melplash Agricultural Society Limited?
Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.melplashshow.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Melplash Agricultural Society Limited?
The register records Melplash Agricultural Society Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's trustees paid?
Melplash Agricultural Society Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Melplash Agricultural Society Limited registered as a charity?
Melplash Agricultural Society Limited was entered on the register on 17 June 2009. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06616384).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.