THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 518459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BURWARTON SHOW

ORGANISATION OF ANNUAL EVENT FOR EXHIBITION OF LIVESTOCK, FARM AND HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE AND FOR THE DEMONSTRATION / EXHIBITION OF AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL AND FORESTRY METHODS AND PROCESSES, MACHINERY AND OTHER ITEMS CONSIDERED TO BE APPROPRIATE TO AN AGRICULTURAL SHOW. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ENCOURAGEMENT OF YOUNG FARMERS AND OF INDUSTRIES OF INTEREST TO THE FARMING COMMUNITY.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£352k

Latest spending

£407k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £4,667 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £282,346. The trustees note that accumulated reserves are retained to meet any shortfall in future shows and to guarantee committed expenditure. The independent examiners confirmed the accounts agree with the accounting records and that the company is eligible for exemption from audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02088026

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.

WILLIAMS, Brian — director, appointed 02/02/2024not on trustee list
CLACK, Martin John — director, appointed 23/01/2020on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Mary — secretary, appointed 30/09/2024

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Martin John Clack

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£352k	£407k
30/09/2024	£311k	£321k
30/09/2023	£312k	£313k
30/09/2022	£319k	£306k
30/09/2021	£49k	£52k

Common questions

Is THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £4,667 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £282,346. The trustees note that accumulated reserves are retained to meet any shortfall in future shows and to guarantee committed expenditure. The independent examiners confirmed the accounts agree with the accounting records and that the company is eligible for exemption from audit. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k

Charities like this

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

RUTLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £417k
BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY income £111k
ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS income £160k
FROME AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £353k
THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £365k
KINGTON HORSE SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED	£352k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RUTLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2023	£417k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY FY2024	£111k	—	within	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS FY2025	£160k	—	below	—	no doubt
FROME AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£353k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE AYLSHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£365k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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