The South of England Agricultural Society

Analysis

The South of England Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in February 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00527571). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The South of England Agricultural Society reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.5m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The South of England 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Matchbox Day Nursery Limited (£2.5m), London Business School Student Association (£2.5m) and Spring Grove School 2003 (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, trading 43% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Reserves of £802k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.