ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1033756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELLINGHAM SHOW, ERAS

To hold an annual agricultural show and to promote agriculture by encouraging skill and industry in all its trades, crafts and professions connected with it, using the income generated from the activities to help support charitable causes.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND TO SUCH END GENERALLY TO IMPROVE IT IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND TO ENCOURAGE SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN IT AND IN ALL TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS CONNECTED WITH IT. 2) TO HOLD IN PURSUANCE OF ITS MAIN OBJECT AN ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW PROVIDED THAT THE SOCIETY SHALL NOT BE OBLIGED TO HOLD A SHOW IN ANY YEAR IN RELATION TO WHICH THE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY SHALL RESOLVE THAT THE HOLDING OF SUCH SHOW IS IMPRACTICABLE OR NOT IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIETY. 3) TO APPLY THE INCOME FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS OR INSTITUTIONS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£181k

Latest spending

£159k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £180,369, an increase from the previous year's £172,160. The trustees report that the charity plans to continue activities subject to satisfactory funding arrangements, noting risks related to weather and disease that could impact show income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the costs arising from cancellation of a show due to unforeseen circumstances, the additional costs required to fund the launch of the subsequent years show and, if necessary, the costs of relocating the show ground (reserves figure: £180k)

“Consequently the reserves policy has been set at a level that is sufficient to meet the costs arising from cancellation of a show due to unforeseen circumstances, the additional costs required to fund the launch of the subsequent years show and, if necessary, the costs of relocating the show ground.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Charity plans to continue the activities as outlined above in the forthcoming years subject to satisfactory funding arrangements.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

Transferred assets to another charity (23/10/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£181k	£159k
31/10/2024	£173k	£164k
31/10/2023	£183k	£170k
31/10/2022	£141k	£161k
31/10/2021	£7k	£3k

Common questions

Is ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £180,369, an increase from the previous year's £172,160. The trustees report that the charity plans to continue activities subject to satisfactory funding arrangements, noting risks related to weather and disease that could impact show income. 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
CYMDEITHAS ELUSENNOL YNYS MON	1	£8k

Charities like this

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

HECKINGTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £373k
THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £365k
GILLINGHAM AND SHAFTESBURY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £463k
THE ANGLESEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £636k
NORTH LONSDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £42k
CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY CIO income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY	£181k	—	above	—	noted
HECKINGTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025	£373k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£365k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GILLINGHAM AND SHAFTESBURY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025	£463k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANGLESEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025	£636k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH LONSDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2024	£42k	—	above	—	no doubt

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