Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations

Analysis

Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02758883). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations reported income of £160k and spending of £158k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50k to £160k (+219%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the Strays of Greece (£159k), The Beryl Evetts and Robert Luff Animal Welfare Trust Limited (£160k) and UK Boston Terrier Rescue (£158k).