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The New Forest Agricultural Show Society

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The New Forest Agricultural Show Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport.

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What are the key facts about The New Forest Agricultural Show Society?

Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31
£7,345,003
Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31
£6,470,347
Registered charity number
1004255
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Society
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

The New Forest Agricultural Show Society (number 1004255) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The New Forest Agricultural Show Society do?

Operates the New Forest & Hampshire County Show. Manages New Park, Brockenhurst. Provides youth camping facilities. Supports agricultural & forest based activities and charities. Broad based education throughout the annual show.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The New Forest Agricultural Show Society

Answers The New Forest Agricultural Show Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's highest-paid staff paid?

The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (3 employees).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,0003

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's money come from?

The New Forest Agricultural Show Society reported £7.3m total income for the year ending 31 October 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £5.3m (73%), charitable activities £1.9m (26%), investments £91k (1%).

  • Trading and fundraising events£5.3m · 73%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.9m · 26%
  • Investments£91k · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£4,153 · 0%

Does The New Forest Agricultural Show Society receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The New Forest Agricultural Show Society. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The New Forest Agricultural Show Society reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record The New Forest Agricultural Show Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02646090 (Companies House)
Also known as
New Forest Show
Where it says it operates
Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The New Forest Agricultural Show Society registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur Sport

Why is there no Clarity Score for The New Forest Agricultural Show Society yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The New Forest Agricultural Show Society. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The New Forest Agricultural Show Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The New Forest Agricultural Show Society as a registered charity (number 1004255) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's charity number?
The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's charity number is 1004255. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1004255?
Search 1004255 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The New Forest Agricultural Show Society do?
Operates the New Forest & Hampshire County Show. Manages New Park, Brockenhurst. Provides youth camping facilities. Supports agricultural & forest based activities and charities. Broad based education throughout the annual show.
Does The New Forest Agricultural Show Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The New Forest Agricultural Show Society. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The New Forest Agricultural Show Society?
The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.newforestshow.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (3 employees). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's money come from?
The New Forest Agricultural Show Society reported £7.3m total income for the year ending 31 October 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £5.3m (73%), charitable activities £1.9m (26%), investments £91k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The New Forest Agricultural Show Society?
The register does not record The New Forest Agricultural Show Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's trustees paid?
The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The New Forest Agricultural Show Society registered as a charity?
The New Forest Agricultural Show Society was entered on the register on 9 January 1992. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02646090).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.