THE TENBURY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1052480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity stages annually an agricultural and livestock show for the benefit of the local community.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO HOLD IN PURSUANCE OF ITS MAIN OBJECTS AN ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE IN THE TOWN OF TENBURY WELLS AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE COUNTIES OF HEREFORD AND WORCESTER, AND SHROPSHIRE

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

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

Registered contact address: Malvern Hills, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£257k
Latest spending
£195k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £61,731 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £619,306. The trustees report that free reserves are at a sufficient level, significantly exceeding the policy target of one year's expenditure (£195,107). The filing confirms that no matters have come to the examiner's attention that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts or the charity's operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (71% of income)
“Charitable activities Agricultural events 183,195”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year's expenditure (reserves figure: £619k)
“the trustees have created a reserves policy of maintaining free reserves equivalent to one year's expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: R Ayres, a trustee, received an honorarium of £5,000 for work as show secretary.
“R Ayres, a trustee of the charity, received honorarium of £5,000 for their work provided as show secretary.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: R Ayres, a trustee of the charity, received honorarium of £5,000 for their work provided as show secretary.
“R Ayres, a trustee of the charity, received honorarium of £5,000 for their work provided as show secretary.” — page 11
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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 22
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 18
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £128k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Herefordshire · Shropshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£257k£195k
31/12/2024£294k£185k
31/12/2023£148k£159k
31/12/2022£362k£155k
31/12/2021£25k£30k

Common questions

Is THE TENBURY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £61,731 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £619,306. The trustees report that free reserves are at a sufficient level, significantly exceeding the policy target of one year's expenditure (£195,107). The filing confirms that no matters have come to the examiner's attention that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts or the charity's operations. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY1£12k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEVERN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TENBURY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED£257k—0above—no doubt
NEVERN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DANBY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£43k——unclear—no doubt
EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW FY2025£934k—0unclear—no doubt
HOLSWORTHY AND STRATTON AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£120k—0above—no doubt
THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£937k—0within—no doubt

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