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THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 227033 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of Agricultural Education

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

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit from operations of £39,599, resulting in an overall surplus of £37,126 after investment gains. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £801,684, which is below the stated policy target of £900,000 required to fund the Society if the main show were cancelled for a year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: Group 2025 No. In the band £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Income from South of England Event Centre (53% of income)
“Income from South of England Event Centre 942,887”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £802k; policy: £900k)
“This leaves the Charity with unrestricted reserves of £801,684 (2024: £736,748). This level of free reserves is considered by the Trustees to be representative of about 3.9 (2024: 5.9) months running costs of the Society. This amount is below the reserves target of £900k being the amount required to fund the Society should the South of England Show not take place for one year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

SOUTH OF ENGLAND EVENT CENTRE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £875k
  • Profit before tax: £311k
  • Amounts owed by group undertakings: £7,936

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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)

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£135k
Reserves (reported)
£802k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 5.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Hampshire · Kent · Surrey · West Berkshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.5m£2.5m
31/12/2024£2.4m£2.4m
31/12/2023£2.3m£2.2m
31/12/2022£2.3m£2.0m
31/12/2021£1.9m£1.5m

Common questions

Is THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit from operations of £39,599, resulting in an overall surplus of £37,126 after investment gains. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £801,684, which is below the stated policy target of £900,000 required to fund the Society if the main show were cancelled for a year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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 OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£55k
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND1£26k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£20k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION1£20k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£5k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY£2.5m—1below—no doubt
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND FY2024£1.9m£100,001 - £110,0001above—no doubt
THE WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£883k—0above—no doubt
NORTH SOMERSET AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£392k—0unclear—no doubt
PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£221k—0above278156.0%no doubt
NORTH DEVON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£325k—0below—material uncertainty

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