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EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Registered charity 1102127 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The encouragement of agriculture generally.The improvement in the breeding and rearing of livestock.The encouragement of inventing and improvement of agricultural implements and machinery.

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Latest income
£934k
Latest spending
£941k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £302 for the year ended 30 November 2025, following a surplus in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £273,173, which the trustees consider adequate given the policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The trustees acknowledge that adverse weather and economic uncertainty remain significant risks to future income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months' expenditure (held: £273k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use or invested in tangible fixed assets should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee H. Apps' company (Excell Electrical Event Solutions Ltd) provided electrical resources and trailer hire.
“H. Apps, a charity trustee, is also the director of Excell Electrical Event Solutions Ltd who provided the Show with its electrical resources as well as trailer hire in the year.” — page 27
“A. Bradford, a charity trustee provided labour on the showground and maintenance of machinery.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee A. Bradford provided labour and machinery maintenance.
“H. Apps, a charity trustee, is also the director of Excell Electrical Event Solutions Ltd who provided the Show with its electrical resources as well as trailer hire in the year.” — page 27
“A. Bradford, a charity trustee provided labour on the showground and maintenance of machinery.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee B. Riches' trustee role in East Grinstead District Scouts resulted in a donation received by the Scouts.
“H. Apps, a charity trustee, is also the director of Excell Electrical Event Solutions Ltd who provided the Show with its electrical resources as well as trailer hire in the year.” — page 27
“A. Bradford, a charity trustee provided labour on the showground and maintenance of machinery.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee John Downing's partnership (The Downing Partnership) rented office space to the charity.
“H. Apps, a charity trustee, is also the director of Excell Electrical Event Solutions Ltd who provided the Show with its electrical resources as well as trailer hire in the year.” — page 27
“A. Bradford, a charity trustee provided labour on the showground and maintenance of machinery.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment made to 'Rosie's Recipes' (owned by daughter of trustee John Downing) for catering.
“H. Apps, a charity trustee, is also the director of Excell Electrical Event Solutions Ltd who provided the Show with its electrical resources as well as trailer hire in the year.” — page 27
“A. Bradford, a charity trustee provided labour on the showground and maintenance of machinery.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 30 November 2025)
  • Average employees: 0.03

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.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£934k
Total spending
£941k
Reserves (reported)
£261k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£934k£941k
30/11/2024£895k£880k
30/11/2023£910k£866k
30/11/2022£789k£781k
30/11/2021£723k£708k

Common questions

Is EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £302 for the year ended 30 November 2025, following a surplus in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £273,173, which the trustees consider adequate given the policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The trustees acknowledge that adverse weather and economic uncertainty remain significant risks to future income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW£934k—0unclear—no doubt
CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY CIO FY2024£1.2m—0above—no doubt
RUTLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2023£417k—0unclear—no doubt
BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY FY2024£111k—0within—no doubt
THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£352k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST GRINSTEAD & DISTRICT PLOUGHING & AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2024£104k—0unclear—no doubt

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