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HADLEIGH FARMERS' AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 293326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion and advancement of agriculture

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE (INCLUDING FORESTRY HORTICULTURE AND ALL ALLIED OCCUPATIONS) WHETHER THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS THE TECHNIQUES OR RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH SKILLS TECNIQUES AND RESEARCH BOTH AS TO METHODS OF HUSBANDRY AND THE USE OF SCIENCE AND THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY.

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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Registered contact address: South Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£323k
Latest spending
£331k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £518,039, which the trustees maintain in excess of their policy target of one year's charitable expenditure excluding donations. The charity reported a net surplus for the year driven by investment gains, despite charitable activities incurring a net expenditure. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern 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: one year's charitable expenditure excluding donations (reserves figure: £518k)
“In addition it is the Association's policy to maintain freely available reserves equivalent to one year's charitable expenditure excluding donations.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Bookkeeping fees paid to Heathpatch Limited, a company where trustees J K Buckle, C P Course and G D Westwood are directors.
“Bookkeeping fees of £1,800 (2024: £1,500) were paid to Heathpatch Limited. Trustees, J K Buckle, C P Course and G D Westwood are directors of Heathpatch Limited.” — page 19
“Donations of £2,000 (2024: £2,240) were paid to Inspire Suffolk Ltd, J K Buckle is a director of Inspire Suffolk Ltd.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations paid to Inspire Suffolk Ltd, where trustee J K Buckle is a director.
“Bookkeeping fees of £1,800 (2024: £1,500) were paid to Heathpatch Limited. Trustees, J K Buckle, C P Course and G D Westwood are directors of Heathpatch Limited.” — page 19
“Donations of £2,000 (2024: £2,240) were paid to Inspire Suffolk Ltd, J K Buckle is a director of Inspire Suffolk Ltd.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments made to P R Gillies, a trustee, trading as Gillies Fencing.
“Bookkeeping fees of £1,800 (2024: £1,500) were paid to Heathpatch Limited. Trustees, J K Buckle, C P Course and G D Westwood are directors of Heathpatch Limited.” — page 19
“Donations of £2,000 (2024: £2,240) were paid to Inspire Suffolk Ltd, J K Buckle is a director of Inspire Suffolk Ltd.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments made to Nedging Hall Estate Limited, where trustees C P Course and G D Westwood are directors.
“Bookkeeping fees of £1,800 (2024: £1,500) were paid to Heathpatch Limited. Trustees, J K Buckle, C P Course and G D Westwood are directors of Heathpatch Limited.” — page 19
“Donations of £2,000 (2024: £2,240) were paid to Inspire Suffolk Ltd, J K Buckle is a director of Inspire Suffolk Ltd.” — page 19
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 600
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 600

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 220
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£323k£331k
31/07/2024£299k£272k
30/09/2023£278k£258k
30/09/2022£248k£206k
30/09/2021£22k£43k

Common questions

Is HADLEIGH FARMERS' AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £518,039, which the trustees maintain in excess of their policy target of one year's charitable expenditure excluding donations. The charity reported a net surplus for the year driven by investment gains, despite charitable activities incurring a net expenditure. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£19k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£10k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION1£4k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION1£3k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£2k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION1£1k
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NIDDERDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HADLEIGH FARMERS' AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION£323k—0above—no doubt
THE NIDDERDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£235k—0unclear—no doubt
HAWKSHEAD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£78k—0unclear—no doubt
FarmAbility FY2025£541k—0above—no doubt
BAKEWELL AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£206k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COUNCIL FOR AWARDS OF ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES FY2025£96k—0unclear—no doubt

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