Staffordshire& Birmingham Agricultural Society

Analysis

Staffordshire& Birmingham Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03682748). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Staffordshire& Birmingham Agricultural Society reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £579k to £2.1m (+261%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 291%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Staffordshire& Birmingham Agricultural Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Federation Limited (£2.1m), The Heritage Trust for the North West (£2.1m) and Wyre River Trust (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 71% and charitable activities 27%. Charitable activities took 24% of spending and raising funds 69%. Reserves of £747k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.