Bakewell Agricultural and Horticultural Society

Analysis

Bakewell Agricultural and Horticultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02949715). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bakewell Agricultural and Horticultural Society reported income of £206k and spending of £204k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £84k to £206k (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Bakewell Agricultural and Horticultural Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knoxwood Wildlife Rescue Centre (£206k), Rocky Road Rescue UK Ltd (£207k) and Pug Life Rescue (£206k).