THE NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY
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Cash
£2.3m
+43.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£2.7m
+21% vs 2023
Employees
72
+10.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£444k
+156.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
THE NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY·Industrials median
THE NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY·Industrials median
THE NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY·Industrials median
THE NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY·Industrials median
THE NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY·Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,589,287 | £6,485,475 | +16% | |
| Operating profit | £172,820 | £443,618 | +156.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £172,820 | £443,618 | +156.7% | |
| Net profit | £116,782 | £476,862 | +308.3% | |
| Cash | £1,574,232 | £2,253,531 | +43.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,512,601 | £2,863,464 | +14% | |
| Net assets | £2,269,935 | £2,746,797 | +21% | |
| Equity | £2,269,935 | £2,746,797 | +21% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 72 | +10.8% | |
| Wages | £1,495,001 | £1,813,595 | +21.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 15.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.63x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | 13.45x | 38.78x |
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
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. No material uncertainties identified casting significant doubt on the Group's or 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
- THE NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY · parent
- New Park Events Limited 100%
- Camping In The New Forest Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The very hot weather at the end of July resulted in lower than budgeted attendance.”
- “Following the Show's financial loss in 2023 a major cost cutting exercise was undertaken.”
- “Camping in the New Forest had a successful year, with a 23% year on year increase in income.”
- “demand for the Little New Park Rangers program has declined in recent years, leading to a planned pause in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOOLEY, Denis John | Secretary | 2010-11-11 | — | British |
| BENCE, David Elliott | Director | 2025-11-17 | Jul 1967 | British |
| COOK, Oliver James | Director | 2024-05-28 | Apr 1991 | British |
| DALTON, Timothy Michael | Director | 1991-09-17 | Jun 1953 | British |
| DOVEY, Samuel Colin | Director | 2022-07-06 | Mar 1977 | English |
| HARRIS, Michael Ross | Director | 2021-10-12 | Sep 1955 | British |
| JENNINGS, Alexandra Margaret | Director | 2013-03-13 | Jun 1953 | British |
| LAWFORD, Aaron James | Director | 2016-02-24 | May 1976 | British |
| LAWSON, Matthew James | Director | 2025-06-16 | Nov 1967 | British |
| LOWTH, John William | Director | 2023-04-17 | Nov 1954 | British |
| MONTAGU-SCOTT, Mary Rachel, The Hon. Mrs. | Director | 2020-07-24 | Nov 1964 | British |
| SLOCOMBE, Kirsty Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2008-02-20 | Sep 1960 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUZENS, Richard John Terry | Secretary | 2001-12-01 | 2010-11-10 |
| LANCE, Justin Peter | Secretary | 2000-09-19 | 2001-09-30 |
| SHANKS, Philip David | Secretary | 1991-09-17 | 2000-09-18 |
| ADAMS, John | Director | 2002-02-06 | 2010-02-24 |
| ATYEO, Paul William | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| BAILEY, Peter | Director | 2008-02-20 | 2018-03-15 |
| BARKER-MILL, Amanda Vaudrey | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1999-02-03 |
| BARRADELL, John Clifford George | Director | 1992-02-05 | 1998-02-04 |
| BERNARD, Alastair George | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2014-02-26 |
| BERRY, Richard | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1994-02-02 |
| BRAIN, Anthony Leonard | Director | 1992-02-05 | 1997-02-05 |
| BURDEN, Derek | Director | 2019-04-17 | 2021-06-01 |
| BURGESS, James Percival | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1995-02-01 |
| BURRY, Robert John | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1997-02-05 |
| DALTON, Michael Edmund Douglas | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2000-02-02 |
| DINNAGE, Joy | Director | 2000-02-02 | 2009-02-17 |
| DIXON-CLEGG, Jennifer Leonarda | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2018-03-15 |
| DOBSON - SPINK, Brian | Director | 1992-02-05 | 2005-07-15 |
| DOLBEAR, John | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1997-02-05 |
| DOVEY, Samuel Colin | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2018-03-15 |
| ELCOATE, Kenneth George | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1992-07-18 |
| FOLEY, Barrie William | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2014-07-03 |
| FORD, Robin Benjamin | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1999-02-03 |
| FORWOOD, Dudley Richard Bowt, Sir | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1993-02-03 |
| FRAMPTON, Richard Leslie | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2016-02-24 |
| GIMMLER, Helmut Robert | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1995-06-04 |
| GORTON, John Leonard | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2016-02-24 |
| GOSSLING, Philip Reginald | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1999-02-03 |
| GOULDIE, Robert | Director | 1993-02-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| GREEN, Ronald Claude | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2000-02-02 |
| GWYN EVANS, Christopher | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2018-07-06 |
| HARPER, Dorothy Joan | Director | 1998-02-04 | 1999-09-30 |
| HARVEY-RICHARDS, Pamela Ann | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1997-02-05 |
| HAYTER, Anthony Colin | Director | 1996-02-07 | 2007-02-21 |
| HEATHCOTE, George Benjamin | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1999-02-03 |
| HEATHCOTE, Michael Perryman, Sir | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1993-02-03 |
| HOLLAND, William Lewis | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2000-02-02 |
| HORSFALL, Thomas James Middlebrook, Dr | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2008-10-27 |
| HUMBERT, Andrew David | Director | 1992-02-05 | 2018-03-15 |
| JAMES, Susanna Mary | Director | 2009-03-04 | 2013-03-13 |
| KEEN, James Thomas | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2014-02-26 |
| KEEN, Robert Victor | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2006-02-22 |
| KEENE, Albert Peter John | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2001-02-07 |
| KORBEY, Andrew John | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2003-05-15 |
| LAKEY, Ronald | Director | 1997-02-05 | 2018-03-15 |
| LANG, Lucinda | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| LONG, Hazel | Director | 2006-02-22 | 2024-05-28 |
| LORD-HATTON, Joanne Clare | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2018-03-15 |
| LOWTH, John William | Director | 1999-02-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| LUCAS ROWE, Russell | Director | 1999-02-03 | 2008-02-20 |
| MALCOM, Gilbert | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1993-10-10 |
| MANLEY, Richard Ashton | Director | 2003-02-05 | 2008-05-29 |
| MEADEN, Gwendoline Edith | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2018-03-15 |
| MILLAR, Anne Rosamund | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2004-03-03 |
| MITCHELL, Stephen John | Director | 1997-02-05 | 2012-02-22 |
| MONTAGU-SCOTT, Mary Rachel, The Hon. Mrs. | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2018-03-15 |
| MOORE, Terence Arthur James | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1999-11-29 |
| MORGAN, Geoffrey William | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2018-03-15 |
| MORGAN, Ivor Croxton | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1992-02-05 |
| MORGAN, Judy Ann | Director | 1994-02-02 | 2008-02-20 |
| MORGAN, Raymond James | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2018-03-15 |
| MORGAN, Stuart James | Director | 1994-02-02 | 2018-03-15 |
| MORRIS, Edward Charles | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1996-02-07 |
| MORRISH, Robert William | Director | 2009-02-04 | 2014-07-03 |
| NEWLAND, Roger Leslie | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1995-08-31 |
| NEYLON, Eddie Francis | Director | 2003-02-05 | 2016-02-24 |
| NORRIS, Frederick Charles | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1993-02-03 |
| ORCHARD, Clive Philip | Director | 1998-02-04 | 2006-05-15 |
| PADDEN, Margaret Catherine | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1996-02-07 |
| PENNEY, William John | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| PITMAN, Nora Catherine | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2001-02-07 |
| POWELL, Jeremy Henry Martin | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2005-02-23 |
| REES, John Northcott | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1992-02-05 |
| RICHARDS, Michael Roy | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2008-10-01 |
| RICHARDS, Peter Warne | Director | 1991-09-17 | 2001-02-07 |
| RICKMAN, Arthur | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1992-12-10 |
| RICKMAN, Barry, Councillor | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2018-03-15 |
| ROOK, Malcolm John | Director | 2000-02-02 | 2013-03-13 |
| SEAMAN, Derek Owen | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1996-06-05 |
| SEXTON, James Michael Henry | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2006-09-30 |
| SEXTON, Sylvia Hazel | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| SKIVINGTON, Gordon Arthur | Director | 1997-02-05 | 2004-03-03 |
| SLOCOMBE, Kirsty Elizabeth Mary | Director | 1999-02-03 | 2002-02-06 |
| SMALES, Michael David | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2023-04-17 |
| SMITH, Kenneth William | Director | 1996-02-07 | 2005-02-23 |
| SMITH, Samantha Tina | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2017-09-14 |
| STEWART, David Martin | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2025-04-29 |
| THE EARL OF MALMESBURY, James Carleton | Director | 2006-02-22 | 2020-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.