Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The promotion of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and conservation, primarily through the society's Summer show, Winter fair and Spring festival.

Latest income

£8.1m

Expenditure

£7.4m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £2.1m £2.6m
2021-12-31 £2.9m £2.8m
2022-12-31 £6.4m £6.7m
2023-12-31 £7.0m £6.9m
2024-12-31 £8.1m £7.4m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £277k
Charitable activities £6.9m
Trading £444k
Investment income £124k
Total income £8.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £7.2m
Raising funds £33k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £32k
Total expenditure £7.4m

Balance sheet

Reserves £2.8m
Total funds £14.2m
— restricted £1.5m
— unrestricted £12.5m
— endowment £235k
Total assets £14.2m
Cash £2.4m

People

Employees 47

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.