ASHOVER AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1070655 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote improvement in the breeding and range of livestock.Invention and improvement of agricultural and horticultural implements.Encouragement of skill and industry in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.Advancement of agriculture for the benefit of the public by holding an annual agricultural and horticultural show at Ashover.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT IN THE BREEDING AND REARING OF LIVESTOCK (B) THE INVENTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS(C) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY(D THE ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY HOLDING AN ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SHOW AT ASHOVER

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.

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Latest income

£165k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £32,510 for the year ended 31 December 2025, increasing its total unrestricted funds to £632,216. The trustees state that cash reserves of £139,752 are deemed necessary as cover in the event that an annual show may fail due to circumstances outside the control of the Society. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cover in the event that an annual show may fail due to circumstances outside the control of the Society (held: £140k)

“At the end of the period, there were cash reserves of £139,752. These are deemed to be necessary as cover in the event that an annual show may fail due to circumstances outside the control of the Society.” — page 4

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
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Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03588484

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.

DRONFIELD, Stephen Charles — director, appointed 22/04/2025not on trustee list
KING, John Henry Francis — director, appointed 06/03/2019on trustee list
BRAILSFORD, David Geoffrey — director, appointed 11/03/2009on trustee list
TWILLEY, Jacqueline Lesley — secretary, appointed 15/03/2006

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID G BRAILSFORD
John King
Steve Dronfield

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£165k	£132k
31/12/2024	£165k	£123k
31/12/2023	£131k	£101k
31/12/2022	£166k	£113k
31/12/2021	£24k	£20k

Common questions

Is ASHOVER AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £32,510 for the year ended 31 December 2025, increasing its total unrestricted funds to £632,216. The trustees state that cash reserves of £139,752 are deemed necessary as cover in the event that an annual show may fail due to circumstances outside the control of the Society. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit. 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
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY CIO income £1.2m
EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW income £934k
UNITED COUNTIES AGRICULTURAL AND HUNTERS SOCIETY income £187k
THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £900k
CRANLEIGH AND SOUTH EASTERN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £378k
THREE COUNTIES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £8.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ASHOVER AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY	£165k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY CIO FY2024	£1.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW FY2025	£934k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED COUNTIES AGRICULTURAL AND HUNTERS SOCIETY FY2025	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2024	£900k	—	below	—	no doubt
CRANLEIGH AND SOUTH EASTERN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025	£378k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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