MID DEVON TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOW SOCIETY LIMITED
To promote and advance agriculture for the benefit of the public and to seek and generally improve and publicise it in all its branches and to encourage skill and industry in it and in all trades, crafts and connections with it.For the primary purpose of raising money for the pursuance of its Principal Objects to hold an annual agricultural show.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £53,783 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £368,950. The trustees state an investment policy to hold sufficient reserves to support the charity for a minimum of three years should the annual event be cancelled. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than a full audit.
What the accounts disclose
“The society aims to hold sufficient reserves to be able support the work of the charity for a minimum of three years should the annual event be cancelled due to unforseen circumstanes.” — page 4
“Mr P Lewis-Bending is a director at Withers Steele Chartered Accountants. Mr W Withers is also a director at Withers Steele Chartered Accountants, and a trustee of the charity. The examination has been carried out in accordance with the code of ethics set by the ICAEW and the guidance (CC32) set by the Charity Commission for England and Wales and steps have been taken to ensure the examination has been carried out in a wholly independent manner.” — page 16
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- ANGUS NEIL COTTEYchair
- ANTHONY MICHAEL OVERHILL
- Adam Short
- Barry Dennis Mildon
- COLIN EDWARD ROWLAND
- Claire Louise Heaven-Roberts
- IAN LUTLEY PUGSLEY
- Leslie John Heywood
- Malcom William Huxtable
- Marilyn Ellen Daw
- Michael John Pring
- Norman Leslie Thomas
- ROSEMARY HELEN MARGARET CHANIN
- Rachael Elizabeth Joyce Hamlin
- Richard John Stagg
- Robert Clive Hopper
- Sara Margaret Bellworthy
- Sarah Margaret Norman
- TERENCE HAMLIN
- William Jonathan Withers
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £408k | £354k |
| 30/09/2024 | £397k | £324k |
| 30/09/2023 | £309k | £330k |
| 30/09/2022 | £345k | £285k |
| 30/09/2021 | £232k | £244k |
Common questions
Is MID DEVON TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOW SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £53,783 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £368,950. The trustees state an investment policy to hold sufficient reserves to support the charity for a minimum of three years should the annual event be cancelled. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/06/2006 | £2k | Educational Initiative |