YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
YAS supports and promotes Farming and the Countryside. Best known for organising the Great Yorkshire Show. This is a showcase for the best of agriculture and the countryside.The YAS also undertakes many other charitable activities:-Over 40 education events are held each year.
Latest income
£12.8m
Expenditure
£13.1m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £10.4m | £9.0m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £11.8m | £11.2m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £13.4m | £13.0m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £13.5m | £13.4m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £12.8m | £13.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £23k |
| Charitable activities | £5.5m |
| Trading | £6.6m |
| Investment income | £474k |
| Total income | £12.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £644k |
| Raising funds | £12.4m |
| Grants to institutions | £32k |
| Governance | £24k |
| Total expenditure | £13.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £14.0m |
| Total funds | £35.9m |
| — restricted | £312k |
| — unrestricted | £35.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £35.9m |
| Cash | £1.5m |
People
| Employees | 109 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- 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.