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Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations

Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations is a registered charity (number 1023932) based in Somerset, governed by 11 trustees. Latest income £160k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

To work towards the improvement of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry either through Shows and fostering co-operation and sharing best practice among Show and Agricultural organisations, or other charitable means.Nothing in the articles shall...

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £160k (2025)

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
asao.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations
Registered
1993

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£160k£158k
  • 2024£119k£91k
  • 2023£84k£79k
Earlier years
  • 2022£94k£92k
  • 2021£50k£54k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

To work towards the improvement of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry either through Shows and fostering co-operation and sharing best practice among Show and Agricultural organisations, or other charitable means.Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11 trustees on the board

3.4y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

13.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

11
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 11Environment/conservation/heritage 11Animals 10General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 14Other services 3Arts and leisure 2

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£160k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1023932
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH OCTOBER 1992 AMENDED ON 12 NOVEMBER 2006 AND 8 NOVEMBER 2009 as amended on 28 Feb 2026
Companies House
Company number 02758883 · Active
Contact on the register
07711205833 · info@asao.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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