Ceiriog Valley Sheep Dog Society
What it does
The sheepdog trials is an open competition and attracts many international competitors. Held at at Tal y Garth Fields, Glyn Ceiriog on the last Friday & Saturday in August. The best 12 sheepdogs compete in the final at 4pm on the Saturday.There are also showing classes for sheep, all breeds of dogs, sheep shearing competitions and horse & pony classes. .An annual dinner is held in Nov/Dec.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE BREEDING, TRAINING AND IMPROVEMENT OF SHEEP DOGS, IN ORDER TO SECURE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP FLOCKS IN APRTICULAR (A) BY THE HOLDING OF SHEEP DOG TRIALS ANNUALLY OR AT SUCH INTERVALS AS THE SOCIETY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, WITHIN THE CEIRIOG VALLEY BEING PART OF THE COUNTY OF CLWYD CONSISTING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCILS OF GLYN TRAIAN, LLANSANTFFRAID GLYN CEIRIOG, LLANGADWALADR, LLANSILIN, LLANARMON DYFFRYN CEIRIOG AND CHIRK IN THE COUNTY OF CLWYD AND WESTON RHYN AND SELATTYN IN THE COUNTY OF SALOP, THE AREA BEING THE BENEFICIAL AREA OF THE SOCIETY, (B) BY THE HOLDING OF OTHER EVENTS, SUCH AS EXHIBITIONS, SHOWS AND FUNCTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE TRIALS OR OTHERWISE IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS (C) BY OTHERWISE FURTHERING THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIETY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: Ceiriog Valley
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 October 2025, it had income of £9,242 and spent £12,629.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £9,242 | £12,629 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | £10,961 | £9,995 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 October 2023 | £9,668 | £8,352 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2022 | £9,102 | £8,270 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2021 | £1,295 | £97 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 614%, from £1,295 in the year to 31 October 2021 to £9,242 in the year to 31 October 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 137% of its income in the year to 31 October 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 October 2024: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Michael Scott Gilchrist
- Trevor Bates
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 31 August 2026 | Received 15 January 2026, 228 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 16 February 2025, 196 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 15 July 2024, 47 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | Received 14 March 2023, 170 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 August 2022 | Received 1 March 2022, 183 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 506535
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 July 1977
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 MAY 1977
- Website
- www.ceiriogvalleyshow.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.