Bridgwater Agricultural Society Limited
Analysis
Bridgwater Agricultural Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in May 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01355085). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Bridgwater Agricultural Society Limited reported income of £65k and spending of £72k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £43k to £65k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Bridgwater Agricultural Society Limited sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saving Macedonian Strays (£65k), Heartbeat Home for Horses Limited (£65k) and Wild Things Res-Q (Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital) (£65k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
USE OF INVESTMENT INCOME FOR ADVANCEMENT OF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOCIETY'S OBJECTIVES; IE TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THOSE AREAS.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Saving Macedonian Strays | Edwalton | £65k |
| Heartbeat Home for Horses Limited | Suffolk | £65k |
| Wild Things Res-Q (Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital) | Wiltshire | £65k |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Stourbridge and District Branch | West Midlands | £65k |