01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 17 December 1990
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02556508
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £2,711,085
- Latest expenditure
- £2,664,798
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: KENT COUNTY SHOW GROUND, DETLING HILL, DETLING, MAIDSTONE, ME14 3JF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.kentshowground.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The holding of an annual show for the exhibition of livestock, farm & horticultural produce, machinery & other things pertaining to agriculture.The encouragement of rural education & the improvement of agriculture generally through the provision of awards and financial help to students.Raising awareness of agriculture to school children via school visits and the Living Land show.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,711,085
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,664,798
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,449,207
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,639,166
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,579,179
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,526,886
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,154,818
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,060,847
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,089,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,083,257
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,711,085
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,664,798
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 120
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,449,207
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,639,166
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 250
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,579,179
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,526,886
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 200
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,154,818
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,060,847
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £6,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 105
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,089,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,083,257
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £20
- Income From Government Grants
- £196,802
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 105
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 33593
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1436897
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1210918
- Income Investments
- 18684
- Income Other
- 10993
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2711085
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £431,206
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,233,592
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2664798
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7626
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57302
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 459724
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 113004
- Gain Loss Investment
- 47459
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £312,417
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4662165
- Assets Own Use
- 3850365
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 811800
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £618,491
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,585,620
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,695,036
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 546072
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1039548
- Assets Cash
- £372,229
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3695036
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3695036
- Count Employees
- 18
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11028
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1302352
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1099097
- Income Investments
- 14659
- Income Other
- 22071
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2449207
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,653,801
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £985,365
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2639166
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 565863
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 124862
- Gain Loss Investment
- -5712
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,601,290
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4702231
- Assets Own Use
- 3947288
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 754943
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £705,485
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,806,426
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,601,290
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 628257
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1178169
- Assets Cash
- £412,450
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3601290
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3601290
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 30082
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1672908
- Income Charitable Activities
- 854206
- Income Investments
- 11620
- Income Other
- 10363
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2579179
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £468,613
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £993,741
- Expenditure Other
- 1064532
- Expenditure Total
- 2526886
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6382
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18760
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 418697
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 120477
- Gain Loss Investment
- 62611
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 62611
- Reserves
- £3,791,249
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4683687
- Assets Own Use
- 3479708
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1203979
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £978,894
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,871,332
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,791,249
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 638586
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1232746
- Assets Cash
- £719,650
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3791249
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3791249
- Count Employees
- 15
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 29214
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 29925
- Income Charitable Activities
- 975560
- Income Investments
- 12871
- Income Other
- 1107248
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2154818
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £472,719
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £788,211
- Expenditure Other
- 799917
- Expenditure Total
- 2060847
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 126139
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 716003
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 422073
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 127479
- Gain Loss Investment
- -46032
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £423,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4729465
- Assets Own Use
- 4073723
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 655742
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £968,302
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,021,422
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,676,345
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 545068
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1476354
- Assets Cash
- £968,302
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3676345
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3676345
- Count Employees
- 13
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 214536
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 652750
- Income Charitable Activities
- 170701
- Income Investments
- 19548
- Income Other
- 31947
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1089482
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £94,203
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £989,054
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1083257
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6389
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 47340
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 204797
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 134268
- Gain Loss Investment
- 50263
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,582,374
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4888283
- Assets Own Use
- 4186710
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 701573
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £574,056
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,883,827
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,578,512
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 262987
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1620840
- Assets Cash
- £126,423
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3578512
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3578512
- Count Employees
- 11
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1990-12-17T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/11/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/08/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/02/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/10/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 SEP 2023
- Charitable Objects
- A) THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, HORTICULTURE, ALLIED INDUSTRIES RURAL CRAFTS AND THE BREEDING OF LIVESTOCK B) THE DEMONSTRATION OF IMPROVED METHODS AND PROCESSES CONNECTED WITH THE ABOVE C) THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL SHOW FOR THE EXHIBITION OF LIVESTOCK, FARM PRODUCE, HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE, MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, APPLIANCES, UTENSILS, ANIMAL FEEDING STUFFS, FERTILIZERS, SEEDS AND OTHER THINGS CONNECTED WITH OR APPERTAINING TO AGRICULTURE D) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL WORK BY PUBLICATIONS GRANTS OR OTHER MEANS E) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries