Stanhope Agricultural Society

Analysis

Stanhope Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06194411). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Stanhope Agricultural Society reported income of £115k and spending of £119k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £128k to £115k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Stanhope Agricultural Society sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seale-Hayne Educational Trust (£114k), Dobermann Rescue U.k & Europe (£115k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Surrey East Branch (£114k).