Yorkshire Agricultural Society

Analysis

Yorkshire Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01666751). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Yorkshire Agricultural Society reported income of £12.8m and spending of £13.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.4m to £12.8m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Yorkshire Agricultural Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Traffic International (£12.0m), Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (£13.3m) and Synchronicity Earth (£12.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 52%, charitable activities 43% and investments 3.7%. Charitable activities took 4.9% of spending and raising funds 95%. Grants to other organisations totalled £32k. Reserves of £14.0m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 109 people.