SUFFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
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Cash
£655K
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
50
+31.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£514K
+274.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,133,296 | £3,181,137 | £3,436,158 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£455,285 | £377,821 | +183% | |
| Profit before tax | -£619,001 | -£294,110 | £513,671 | +274.7% | |
| Net profit | -£584,594 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £21,870 | £619,448 | £655,469 | +5.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,070,254 | £12,125,255 | £12,346,002 | +1.8% | |
| Net assets | £11,590,449 | £11,700,793 | £12,043,314 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £11,590,449 | £11,700,793 | £12,043,314 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 38 | 50 | +31.6% | |
| Wages | £686,070 | £960,601 | £1,000,267 | +4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -14.3% | 11.0% | |
| Net margin | -18.7% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -3.8% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 8.8% | 8.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.15x | 1.20x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | -9.27x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BW Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SUFFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION · parent
- Trinity Park Events Limited 100%
Significant events
- “It is with tremendous sadness to report the sudden passing of our friend and Vice Chairman of the Suffolk Agricultural Association Mr Peter Over DL on 4th January 2026, after the year end but before these financial statements were signed.”
- “In the year Trustees took the decision to reduce the overdraft maximum with our bank from £750,000 down to £300,000 (saving £3,200 in annual fees) reflecting the greatly improved situation concerning cash.”
- “Trustees agreed in July to adopt a new policy re Volunteers and Contractual Authority. This policy limits the ability of volunteers to authorise contractual/financial commitments.”
- “In September a second solar panel system was commissioned which aims to save c£30,000 per annum each year over the life cycle of the system.”
- “Trustees made the decision, and supported by the SAA Council, to sell Heath Lodge (one of the two rented residential properties) and hold the funds in Reserves, possibly to invest in forthcoming capital projects. It's planned to market the property for sale in 2026.”
- “The Suffolk Agricultural Association is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 5 May 2021.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENDALL, Sally Ann | Director | 2019-02-25 | Nov 1961 | British |
| DINWIDDY, James Maynard | Director | 2023-02-28 | Aug 1972 | British |
| DONSWORTH, Timothy Mark Perry | Director | 2023-07-25 | Sep 1963 | British |
| FAIRS, Andrew William | Director | 2025-08-28 | Jan 1972 | British |
| HARGREAVES, William Harrison | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jul 1985 | British |
| KEMBALL, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 1999-12-06 | Oct 1968 | British |
| KERR, Bruce William | Director | 2019-05-31 | Jan 1970 | British |
| SHARPE, Karen | Director | 2019-02-25 | Apr 1958 | British |
| TAYLOR, John Marshall | Director | 2021-10-14 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSHBY, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 2003-03-10 | 2014-10-01 |
| BUSHBY, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 1994-07-01 | 2003-03-10 |
| GREENLEES, Loudon Ian | Secretary | 2014-10-01 | 2019-02-25 |
| HARGREAVES, John Arkwright | Secretary | — | 1994-06-30 |
| ADAMS, Alfred Bernard | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2010-01-25 |
| ADAMS, Alfred Bernard | Director | — | 1999-12-06 |
| ALEXANDER, Diana Frances | Director | — | 1995-12-11 |
| ANDERSON, Alastair Rankin | Director | — | 2000-12-04 |
| ARCHER, Peter Bowring | Director | 2003-12-08 | 2008-12-15 |
| ASHBY-HOARE, Angela Mary | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| ASKEW, Roger | Director | — | 1993-12-13 |
| BAKER, Robert James | Director | 1999-12-06 | 2026-02-24 |
| BARCLAY, David William | Director | — | 2008-12-15 |
| BARKER, David Eric | Director | — | 2013-06-01 |
| BARKER, Richard Ernest | Director | 1993-12-13 | 2005-12-05 |
| BARKER, Roy John | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2014-10-01 |
| BARNARD, Jack Oakley | Director | — | 1996-12-18 |
| BELSTEAD, John Julian, Lord | Director | — | 2004-12-06 |
| BENDALL, Sally Ann | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| BIRCH, Henry Michael James | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2014-10-01 |
| BLACK, David | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| BLACK, James Thomas | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| BLYTH, James | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| BLYTH, Roger Murray | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| BROWN, Nicholas Mark Charles | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| BRYCE, William Robert | Director | — | 2000-12-04 |
| BUCKLE, James Kennedy | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2014-02-24 |
| BUNBURY, Michael William, Sir | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2014-10-01 |
| BUSHBY, Christopher Paul | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2004-12-06 |
| CHRYSTAL, Harold James | Director | — | 2003-12-08 |
| CLARK, Roger James | Director | — | 2005-12-05 |
| CLARKE, Christopher Edwin | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2019-02-25 |
| CLARKE, Christopher Edwin | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2002-12-09 |
| CLARKE, Christopher Edwin | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| COBBALD, Stephen William | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| CORNELL, Laurance Arthur | Director | — | 2003-12-08 |
| COUSINS, John | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| COUSINS, John | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2004-12-06 |
| CRANBROOK, Caroline, Countess | Director | 2003-12-11 | 2011-01-24 |
| CRASKE, John Edward | Director | — | 2005-12-05 |
| CRASKE, Michael John | Director | — | 1998-12-07 |
| CRISP, John Robert Giles | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2014-02-24 |
| CURRIE, Nicola Frances | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| DARBY, Timothy Hugh | Director | — | 2004-12-06 |
| DODSWORTH, Robert Leslie | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1997-12-08 |
| DONSWORTH, Timothy Mark Perry | Director | 1995-12-11 | 2014-10-01 |
| DYBALL, Dennis James Stuart | Director | — | 2004-12-06 |
| DYTER, John Alliston | Director | — | 2010-01-25 |
| ELEY, Rupert Lyle Charles | Director | 2005-12-05 | 2014-10-01 |
| EUSTON, Clare Annabel, Margaret, Countess | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| FAIRS, Andrew William | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| FAIRS, Sam | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| FANE, Andrew William Mildmay | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1998-12-07 |
| FAULDS, George Russell | Director | — | 2004-10-10 |
| FELTWELL, Robert Leslie | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| FLETCHER, John Stephen | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| FLICK, Michael Tony | Director | — | 2007-12-03 |
| FORREST, John Richard | Director | — | 2002-12-09 |
| GOODERHAM, John Creasy | Director | — | 2006-12-04 |
| GOODWIN, Roy Alfred | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2014-10-01 |
| GOWING, Richard Charles | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2010-01-25 |
| GREENLEES, Loudon Ian | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2019-02-25 |
| GREENWELL, Edward Bernard, Sir | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2011-01-24 |
| GREENWELL, Edward Bernard, Sir | Director | — | 1998-12-07 |
| GRIMSEY, Steven John | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2004-12-06 |
| GURNEY, Carol James Hay | Director | — | 2011-01-24 |
| HAIG, Jean Henrietta Rose | Director | — | 1993-12-13 |
| HARRIS, Michael | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-10-01 |
| HARRIS, Michael George | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| HARVEY, John Anthony | Director | — | 2002-12-09 |
| HAYDON, Duncan Michael Eric | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2014-10-01 |
| HIND, Christopher John | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2006-12-04 |
| HOLLAND, Dudley Horace | Director | — | 2004-12-06 |
| HOLLAND, Jacqueline Frances | Director | 1994-12-12 | 2006-12-04 |
| HOLLAND, Nigel Frank | Director | — | 2014-02-24 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Michael John | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Michael John | Director | — | 2007-12-03 |
| HOLLOWAY, Oliver Lloyd | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| HOWES, David Albert | Director | — | 2011-01-24 |
| HUBBARD, Trevor Arthur | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| IVEAGH, Arthur Edward Rory, Lord | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| JEWERS, Daniel Gordon | Director | — | 2000-12-04 |
| JOHNSTON, William Douglas Charles | Director | — | 1996-09-17 |
| KELLEWAY, Martin Joseph | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2011-08-01 |
| KEMBALL, Jack | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| KEMBALL, William John | Director | — | 2014-02-24 |
| KENDALL, William Bruce | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| KERR, Alastair John | Director | 1999-12-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| KERR, Bruce William | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2016-02-22 |
| KERR, John | Director | 2003-12-08 | 2007-12-03 |
| KERR, John | Director | — | 2002-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 357 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.