01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 November 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03473496
- Financial period
- 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
- Latest income
- £907,883
- Latest expenditure
- £919,321
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Dorchester Agricultural Society, Acland Road, DORCHESTER, DT1 1EF
Website recorded by the regulator: dorsetcountyshow.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Run the annual Dorset County Show incorporating classes for livestock, horticulture, homecraft and horses. Use the Show to promote agriculture in all its forms.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £907,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £919,321
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £765,770
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £922,586
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £784,794
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £799,372
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £606,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £711,726
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £138,095
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £141,864
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 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £907,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £919,321
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £765,770
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £922,586
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £784,794
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £799,372
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 300
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £606,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £711,726
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 300
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £138,095
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £141,864
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 300
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 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 215
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 851874
- Income Investments
- 7589
- Income Other
- 48205
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 907883
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,368
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £914,953
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 919321
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4368
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 725
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 84716
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 818
- Gain Loss Investment
- 21424
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £437,274
- Assets Total Fixed
- 376874
- Assets Own Use
- 4665
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 372209
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £124,543
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,687
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £483,730
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 17687
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £119,460
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 441939
- Funds Restricted
- 41791
- Funds Total
- 483730
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18432
- Income Charitable Activities
- 682766
- Income Investments
- 14427
- Income Other
- 50145
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 765770
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,399
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £918,187
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 922586
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4399
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4282
- Expenditure Governance
- 74655
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 74655
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1903
- Gain Loss Investment
- 23099
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 16373
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £428,533
- Assets Total Fixed
- 361343
- Assets Own Use
- 6191
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 355152
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £161,379
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £48,978
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £473,744
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 48978
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £138,465
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 428533
- Funds Restricted
- 45211
- Funds Total
- 473744
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 886
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 730989
- Income Investments
- 10922
- Income Other
- 41997
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 784794
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,297
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £795,075
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 799372
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4297
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 500
- Expenditure Governance
- 82015
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 82015
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2466
- Gain Loss Investment
- -4969
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £591,088
- Assets Total Fixed
- 327862
- Assets Own Use
- 8093
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 319769
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £314,175
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £50,949
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £591,088
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 50949
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £296,117
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 541595
- Funds Restricted
- 49493
- Funds Total
- 591088
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 30608
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 568649
- Income Investments
- 7709
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 606966
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,676
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £707,050
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 711726
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4676
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4429
- Expenditure Governance
- 69836
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 69836
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5175
- Gain Loss Investment
- -12862
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -26492
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £552,969
- Assets Total Fixed
- 336565
- Assets Own Use
- 7650
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 328915
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £309,607
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £35,537
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £610,635
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 35537
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £303,981
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 560619
- Funds Restricted
- 50016
- Funds Total
- 610635
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DORCHESTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-11-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/11/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/04/2013 as amended on 24 Apr 2019
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES IN PARTICULAR BY HOLDING SHOWS AND THE SUPPORT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 375247
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- DORCHESTER AGRICULTRAL SOCIETY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures