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STITHIANS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1141715 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STITHIANS SHOW

Funds are raised primarily from the holding of the annual Stithians Show (established 1834).Secondary income is raised by letting the land owned by the Association to various person/organisationsfor their own events. Members also pay a subscription.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, CONSERVATION AND INDUSTRY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL) AND TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THEM IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES AND IN ALL TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS WITH THEM IN AN EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MANNER; ANDTO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, CONSERVATION AND RURAL AND TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIIN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW, NORMALLY ON THE TRADITIONAL DATE IN JULY

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
£290k
Latest spending
£288k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,204 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £818,332. The trustees maintain a reserve policy of holding funds roughly equivalent to the previous year's operating costs as a contingency against poor performance. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£290k£288k
30/09/2024£209k£286k
30/09/2023£274k£289k
30/09/2022£320k£260k
30/09/2021£105k£63k

Common questions

Is STITHIANS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,204 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £818,332. The trustees maintain a reserve policy of holding funds roughly equivalent to the previous year's operating costs as a contingency against poor performance. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.