--- title: "Lincolnshire Agricultural Society rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 59/100. Accounts 2025: income £2.9m · 73% on charitable activities. Reg 515652." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lincolnshire-agricultural-society retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:56:24.083Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society a good charity? Lincolnshire Agricultural Society scores 59/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.9m total income, 73% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Lincoln · LN2 2NA | Reg [515652](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lincolnshire-agricultural-society) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/515652) Donate ## How can you give to LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=515652) ## What does Lincolnshire Agricultural Society do? Lincolnshire Agricultural Society is a registered charity (no. 515652) working in animals in Lincoln · LN2 2NA. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 73% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 42 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈13% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Lincolnshire Agricultural Society hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=lincolnshire-agricultural-society) **In short:** LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY scores 59 out of 100 (2 stars). 73% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society? Lincolnshire Agricultural Society has a Clarity Score of 59 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 515652. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Animals. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.9m, with 73% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 42 months of operating costs. 3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 59/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 73% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 75/100 Finance beacon Income £2.9m Latest year 2025 Reserves 42 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £3.8 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 28% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)9thpercentile **Scores higher than 9% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 59/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Animals charities11thpercentile **Scores higher than 11% of 370 charities in this cause** · 59/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 11 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 30/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 27% | 42 months · 4/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 3% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 60% | 73% · 6/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 40% | 27p per £1 income · 4/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 250 volunteers / 18 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's Clarity Score? 59/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 75/100 Accountability & Transparency 30/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight11 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 30/100 Reserves (months of cash)42 months · 4/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets3% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratio73% · 6/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency27p per £1 income · 4/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio250 volunteers / 18 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Lincolnshire Agricultural Society raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £2.9m | — | | Total expenditure | £3.3m | — | | Charitable activities | £2.5m | 75% | | Fundraising | £807k | 25% | | Governance & admin | £23k | 1% | 75%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £3.3m spent - Charitable activities75% · £2.5m - Fundraising25% · £807k - Governance1% · £23k ## What trust indicators does Lincolnshire Agricultural Society have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 11 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 18 employees · 250 volunteers (14:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 515652 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/515652) ### Trustees & officers - Andrew Lawrence Buckley Chair · since 2016 - David John Wallis since 2018 - Graeme Beattie since 2018 - Katherine Phillips since 2023 - James Charles Matthews since 2023 - Robert Nelstrop since 2023 - Stuart John Mckenzie since 2023 - Benjamin John Atkinson since 2024 - Benjamin James Duckworth since 2024 - Peter David Harrison since 2025 - Mark Andrew Poucher since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Lincolnshire Agricultural Society? Overall score 59/100 (2★) Income £2.9m Cause spend 73% of expenditure Reg number 515652 Scope Local (lincoln) Reserves 42 months Trustees 11 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society a legitimate charity? + Yes — Lincolnshire Agricultural Society is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 515652). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/515652. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's charity number? + Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's charity number is 515652. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's charity rating? + Lincolnshire Agricultural Society scores 59 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Lincolnshire Agricultural Society have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Lincolnshire Agricultural Society. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Lincolnshire Agricultural Society? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 73% of Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 27% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 28% of total expenditure at Lincolnshire Agricultural Society. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Lincolnshire Agricultural Society receive? + Lincolnshire Agricultural Society reported £2.9m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Lincolnshire Agricultural Society based? + Lincolnshire Agricultural Society is listed at Lincoln · LN2 2NA, focused on animals. How does CharityCompare score Lincolnshire Agricultural Society? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.