Lincolnshire Agricultural Society

Analysis

Lincolnshire Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in October 1984, 42 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 01845726). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Lincolnshire Agricultural Society reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.3m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.9m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lincolnshire 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 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bath and District Branch (£2.9m), The Wildlife Hospital Foundation (£2.9m) and Windmill Hill City Farm Limited (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46%, trading 40%, donations and legacies 8.2% and investments 5.3%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 25%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,626. Reserves of £10.9m would cover about 40 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.