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ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1015875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Essex Agricultural Society aims to raise the profile of the food and farming industry to the general public and to act as a route for communication between the Society, its members, the farming and non-farming communities and schools.

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Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£115k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £323,185, which exceeds the Council's calculated requirement of £30,000 for one year of operational costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £7,383 for the year, driven by increased expenditure on events and administration. The trustees confirmed adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (54% of income)
“Income from the Charity's events and memberships for the year was £91,718 (2024: £90,669).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year of operational costs (held: £323k)
“The Council has calculated that reserves of £30,000 would be needed to continue the operational costs for a period of one year.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Directors paid memberships and purchased event tickets
“During the year, directors paid memberships and purchased event tickets totalling £1,667 (2024: £857). Also during the year, £870 (2024: £568) was paid to directors, reimbursing them for purchases made on behalf of the Charity.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£100k£115k
31/08/2024£99k£83k
31/08/2023£86k£68k
31/08/2022£52k£45k
31/08/2021£38k£33k

Common questions

Is ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £323,185, which exceeds the Council's calculated requirement of £30,000 for one year of operational costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £7,383 for the year, driven by increased expenditure on events and administration. The trustees confirmed adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include CLA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY£100k—0unclear—no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
RUTLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2023£417k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS FY2025£160k—0below—no doubt
THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£352k—0unclear—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE& BIRMINGHAM AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£2.1m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.