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EAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 283564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing grants for agricultural related causesManaging the Marshal Papworth Overseas Scholarship SchemeOperating events to promote agriculture and rural life Other educational and promotional activities to promote agriculture

Objects

(1) To promote agriculture and to such end generally to improve it in all its branches and to encourage skill and industry in it and in all trades, crafts and professions connected with it.(2) To promote education and further the understanding of agriculture, horticulture and food production amongst the general population.(3) To promote rural life and all aspects of the countryside

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.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£533k
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is undergoing a strategic transition from an events-based model to a grant-making foundation, a process materially delayed by the refusal of planning permission for its showground development. Despite incurring an operational cash loss of £912k and reduced income from generated funds, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £5.38m, which exceed its stated reserves policy target of £3m to £4m. The trustees and auditors confirm the financial statements are 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

Reserves policy: £3m to £4m (held: £5.4m)
“The level of reserves required is estimated as (3m to £4m.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Adam White is a director of Roythornes LLP, a corporate member.
“Adam White who is a Trustee of the Society is also a director of Roythornes LLP who are a corporate member of the Society.” — page 34
“During the year the trustees and senior management team received £2,064 (2024: £1,710) for expenses incurred in their roles within the charitable company.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and senior management received £2,064 for expenses.
“Adam White who is a Trustee of the Society is also a director of Roythornes LLP who are a corporate member of the Society.” — page 34
“During the year the trustees and senior management team received £2,064 (2024: £1,710) for expenses incurred in their roles within the charitable company.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 6 Trustees paid £150 in membership subscriptions.
“Adam White who is a Trustee of the Society is also a director of Roythornes LLP who are a corporate member of the Society.” — page 34
“During the year the trustees and senior management team received £2,064 (2024: £1,710) for expenses incurred in their roles within the charitable company.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets. 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)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£533k
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£72k
Reserves (reported)
£5.4m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~35.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (57% 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: 13.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£533k£1.8m
31/12/2024£621k£1.2m
31/12/2023£792k£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.6m
31/12/2021£4.0m£2.2m

Common questions

Is EAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is undergoing a strategic transition from an events-based model to a grant-making foundation, a process materially delayed by the refusal of planning permission for its showground development. Despite incurring an operational cash loss of £912k and reduced income from generated funds, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £5.38m, which exceed its stated reserves policy target of £3m to £4m. The trustees and auditors confirm the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets.

Who funds EAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k