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The Newbury and District Agricultural Society

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The Newbury and District Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about The Newbury and District Agricultural Society?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£900,202
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£886,220
Registered charity number
1003898
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Newbury Showground
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.newburyshowground.co.uk

Quick answer

The Newbury and District Agricultural Society (number 1003898) 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 Newbury and District Agricultural Society do?

To promote advance and improve for the public benefit agriculture, horticulture, forestry and rural crafts and skills in all their branches and forms and to encourage interest, skill and industry in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, rural crafts and skills and all trades, crafts, businesses, and professions connected therewith.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Newbury and District Agricultural Society

Answers The Newbury and District Agricultural Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's highest-paid staff paid?

The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

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

Where does The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's money come from?

The Newbury and District Agricultural Society reported £885k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £577k (65%), charitable activities £293k (33%), investments £11k (1%).

  • Trading and fundraising events£577k · 65%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£293k · 33%
  • Investments£11k · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£4,215 · 0%

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

The register records The Newbury and District Agricultural Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02630481 (Companies House)
Also known as
Newbury Show
Previous names on the register
Garden and Leisure Show; The Royal County of Berkshire Show
Where it says it operates
West Berkshire · Reading · Slough · Hampshire · Oxfordshire

Who it supports and how it works

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

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Other Charitable Activities.

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 Newbury and District Agricultural Society registered for?

Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Newbury and District Agricultural Society yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Newbury and District Agricultural 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 Newbury and District Agricultural Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Newbury and District Agricultural Society as a registered charity (number 1003898) 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 Newbury and District Agricultural Society's charity number?
The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's charity number is 1003898. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1003898?
Search 1003898 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 Newbury and District Agricultural Society do?
To promote advance and improve for the public benefit agriculture, horticulture, forestry and rural crafts and skills in all their branches and forms and to encourage interest, skill and industry in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, rural crafts and skills and all trades, crafts, businesses, and professions connected therewith.
Does The Newbury and District Agricultural Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Newbury and District Agricultural 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 Newbury and District Agricultural Society?
The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.newburyshowground.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 Newbury and District Agricultural Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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 Newbury and District Agricultural Society's money come from?
The Newbury and District Agricultural Society reported £885k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £577k (65%), charitable activities £293k (33%), investments £11k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Newbury and District Agricultural Society?
The register records The Newbury and District Agricultural Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's trustees paid?
The Newbury and District Agricultural Society's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Newbury and District Agricultural Society previously called?
The register lists these previous names for The Newbury and District Agricultural Society: Garden and Leisure Show; The Royal County of Berkshire Show.
When was The Newbury and District Agricultural Society registered as a charity?
The Newbury and District Agricultural Society was entered on the register on 21 August 1991. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02630481).

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.