Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show

Analysis

Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04682208). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show reported income of £934k and spending of £941k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £723k to £934k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avon Navigation Trust (£922k), City United Ltd (£938k) and Wallsend Boys Club (£920k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 9.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £261k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.