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three counties agricultural society

The charity supports other defined groups and the general public. Three Counties Agricultural Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Malvern and operates in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Three Counties Agricultural Society's charitable objectives are to promote agriculture, horticulture, arboriculture, apiculture, rural skills and crafts, and conservation for the public benefit. We fulfil our objectives through staging annual shows with a programme of educative content at our showground in Malvern, administering educational bursary schemes, and other educational activities.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,269,690
Latest Expenditure
£7,018,165

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 81.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £31,617
Charitable Activities £5,353,734
Other Trading £177,965
Investments £34,386
Other Income £1,671,988

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,728,949
Raising Funds £161,956
Governance £97,604
Grants to Institutions £49,300
Other Expenditure £1,127,260

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,269,690£7,018,165£5,728,949£6,559,017£1,090,831118 / 400
2023£7,863,050£6,377,974£5,249,812£6,119,840£536,862119 / 400
2022£6,460,830£6,304,082£4,941,078£4,612,056£3,502,326123 / 300
2021£3,377,424£3,861,091£2,103,418£4,508,599£3,400,72277 / 150
2020£1,523,480£2,667,927£2,058,958£4,862,753£3,760,61842 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers