Three Counties Agricultural Society

Analysis

Three Counties Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malvern. It was registered in September 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01568571). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Three Counties Agricultural Society reported income of £8.0m and spending of £7.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £8.0m (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Three Counties Agricultural Society 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Born Free Foundation (£7.8m), Bransby Horses (£8.3m) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) Foundation (£7.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, trading 23% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £6.3m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.