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THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 298673 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION, THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION

1) - To promote all aspects of agriculture, by education, other activities, and in particular by holding an annual agricultural show.2) - To promote the usage and improvements to Aylsham Recreation Ground.3) - Surplus proceeds to be distributed as agreed by the Council, to mainly local charitable causes, and other charitable institutions.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£365k
Latest spending
£359k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a trading surplus of £35,261 and an overall net income of £5,868 for the year ended 31 October 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £165,768, which meets the stated policy target of maintaining a minimum bank balance of £130,000. The charity is not dependent on external funding for its ongoing viability, as the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum Unrestricted Reserves bank balances of £130,000 (held: £166k)
“The aim is to maintain minimum Unrestricted Reserves bank balances of £130,000” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr D A Hitcham received £12,000 for administration services.
“During the year the charity paid £12,000 (2024: £12,000) to Mr D A Hitcham, a trustee, for administration services.” — 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.

Corporate structure

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£365k£359k
31/10/2024£350k£329k
31/10/2023£340k£327k
31/10/2022£309k£296k
31/10/2021£23k£16k

Common questions

Is THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a trading surplus of £35,261 and an overall net income of £5,868 for the year ended 31 October 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £165,768, which meets the stated policy target of maintaining a minimum bank balance of £130,000. The charity is not dependent on external funding for its ongoing viability, as the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern. 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
ALAN BOSWELL GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£15k
THE RED SOCKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
Norwich Freemen's Charity1£8k
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST1£5k
THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED£365k—0unclear—no doubt
BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY FY2024£111k—0within—no doubt
ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£181k—0above—noted
THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£352k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS FY2025£160k—0below—no doubt
TOTNES AND DISTRICT SHOW SOCIETY FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt

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