Dunster Show Society

Analysis

Dunster Show Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Minehead. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Dunster Show Society reported income of £251k and spending of £235k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £34k to £251k (+645%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 356%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dunster Show Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Heritage Aircraft Trust (£251k), The Ethical Property Foundation (£251k) and Grange Pavilion (£250k).