HONITON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 299352 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HONITON SHOW

The principle activity of the Charity is the holding of an annual agricultural show in Honiton, to promote agriculture, and other trades, crafts and professions associated with it. There are farm competitions during the year.

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Latest income
£323k
Latest spending
£313k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £39,697 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted reserves to £815,519. The trustees consider these reserves adequate for the charity's objectives and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves are maintained to meet day-to-day operational costs and to enable it to develop... compensate in the event of a cancelled show (held: £816k)
“The charity's policy on reserves is reviewed annually to ensure that sufficient reserves are maintained to meet day-to-day operational costs and to enable it to develop. Reserves are also maintained in order to compensate in the event of a cancelled show.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent of showground
“Mr and Mrs E R Underdown (Trustees) £1,200 (2023 : £1,100) Rent of showground”
“J Larcombe-Ford Esq (Trustee) £8,575 (2023 : £4,660) Showday labour/traffic cones/vehicle hire.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Showday labour/traffic cones/vehicle hire
“Mr and Mrs E R Underdown (Trustees) £1,200 (2023 : £1,100) Rent of showground”
“J Larcombe-Ford Esq (Trustee) £8,575 (2023 : £4,660) Showday labour/traffic cones/vehicle hire.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£323k£313k
31/10/2024£334k£301k
31/10/2023£300k£269k
31/10/2022£279k£255k
31/10/2021£267k£252k

Common questions

Is HONITON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £39,697 for the year, increasing its total unrestricted reserves to £815,519. The trustees consider these reserves adequate for the charity's objectives and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.