Driffield Agricultural Society

Analysis

Driffield Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Driffield. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03243762). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Driffield Agricultural Society reported income of £124k and spending of £174k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £196k to £124k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Driffield Agricultural Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carlton Playgroup Limited (£124k), Trull Saplings Preschool (£124k) and Huntington Under Fives (£124k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.