Ashover Agricultural and Horticultural Society

Analysis

Ashover Agricultural and Horticultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and animals, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03588484). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ashover Agricultural and Horticultural Society reported income of £164k and spending of £132k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £164k (+576%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 582%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ashover Agricultural and Horticultural Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Berkshire County Sports Club (£164k), Lion Farm Action Centre (Sandwell) Ltd (£165k) and City of Newcastle District Scout Council (£164k).