Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society

Analysis

Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01716766). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society reported income of £3.4m and spending of £2.9m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £3.4m (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 126%. 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, Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 The Architectural Heritage Fund (£3.3m), The Foundation and Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens,kew (£3.4m) and Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 67%, charitable activities 17% and donations and legacies 15%. Charitable activities took 48% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £683k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 73 people.