ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS

Registered charity 1023932 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charitable objective and principal activity of the Association is to foster co-operation and discussion in the pursuit of matters of common interest among Show and Agricultural Organisations for the betterment of Agriculture, its kindred industries and services.

Objects

To work towards the improvement of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry either through Shows and fostering co-operation and sharing best practice among Show and Agricultural organisations, or other charitable means.Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE THE UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,563 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased staff costs during a handover period and higher operational expenses. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £141,177, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of 24-30 months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £141k; policy: 24-30 months)

“Currently the level of reserves as at the year end is below the policy” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Alice Allegra Arnold
Alison Jayne Baylis
Christine Knipe · trustee of 3 other charities
Corrie Anne Ince
David Buchanan Tennant
David Tite
James Nicholas Cox
Lisa Moore
Mared Rand Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Stoddart
RICHARD JOSEPH HEATH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£160k	£158k
31/12/2024	£119k	£91k
31/12/2023	£84k	£79k
31/12/2022	£94k	£92k
31/12/2021	£50k	£54k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,563 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased staff costs during a handover period and higher operational expenses. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £141,177, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of 24-30 months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
CLA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
FUSION21 FOUNDATION	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED.

THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £352k
THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £365k
BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY income £111k
RUTLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £417k
BUCKS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION income £293k
LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £2.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS	£160k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£352k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£365k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY FY2024	£111k	—	within	—	no doubt
RUTLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2023	£417k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUCKS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£293k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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