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THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1003898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GARDEN AND LEISURE SHOW, NEWBURY SHOW, THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE SHOW · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£900k
Latest spending
£886k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £59,080 for the year ended 31 December 2022, with total unrestricted funds of £1,507,872. The trustees report that the society is forecasting a small surplus in 2023 and believes it can continue for the foreseeable future. The charity holds significant net assets of £1,516,324, including tangible fixed assets valued at £1,524,251.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 1/4 and 1/2 of the annual expenditure of the ‘Newbury Show’ (held: £1.5m)
“Its policy has been that the unrestricted funds not invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should represent between 1/4 and 1/2 of the annual expenditure of the ‘Newbury Show’.”
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees paid for memberships/social events
“During the year, three Trustees paid the society for memberships/social events which totalled £142 (2021: £455 - six Trustees).” — page 31
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£885k
Total spending
£886k
Cost of raising funds
£126k
Reserves (reported)
£647k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£900k£886k
31/12/2023£1.0m£911k
31/12/2022£308k£249k
31/12/2021£344k£247k
31/12/2020£216k£411k

Common questions

Is THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £59,080 for the year ended 31 December 2022, with total unrestricted funds of £1,507,872. The trustees report that the society is forecasting a small surplus in 2023 and believes it can continue for the foreseeable future. The charity holds significant net assets of £1,516,324, including tangible fixed assets valued at £1,524,251. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.

Who funds THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£2k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£1k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ALAN BOSWELL GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE RED SOCKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£5k

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