Registered charity · Devon
Devon County Agricultural Association
Devon County Agricultural Association is a registered charity (number 292897) based in Devon, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £3.0m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Devon County Show (Charity Commission)
2.1 The Objects of the Association are:(a) to promote agriculture (in all its forms including but not limited to animal husbandry, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, food production, sustainable land management, rural crafts, environmental...
- 8 trustees
- Income £3.0m (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Animals and 2 more
- Where
- Devon
- Website
- www.devoncountyshow.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Devon County Agricultural Association
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.0m£2.7m
- 2024£2.9m£2.7m
- 2023£2.8m£2.6m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.3m£2.0m
- 2021£2.0m£1.8m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
2.1 The Objects of the Association are:(a) to promote agriculture (in all its forms including but not limited to animal husbandry, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, food production, sustainable land management, rural crafts, environmental conservation, and all allied industries) for the benefit of the public and in particular (but not exclusively) in the County of Devon;(b) to advance education and promote research in connection with agriculture and allied industries, the rural economy and rural life, and to publish the results of such research for the public benefit; and(c) in pursuance of the above purposes, to hold and promote shows, exhibitions, conferences and competitions connected with agriculture, the rural economy and rural life including (but not exclusively) from time to time the Devon County Show.
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Andrew Gray since 2011
- Claire Louise Heaven-Roberts since 2018
- Mark Joseph Weekes since 2011
- Melanie Squires since 2026
- Michael Townsend since 2025
- Peter Morris since 2026
- STR Stevens
- Sir Henry Studholme BT DL since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Gray since 2011
- Claire Louise Heaven-Roberts since 2018
- Mark Joseph Weekes since 2011
- Sir Henry Studholme BT DL since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Andrew Gray since 2011
- Melanie Squires since 2026
- Michael Townsend since 2025
- STR Stevens
- Sir Henry Studholme BT DL since 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Claire Louise Heaven-Roberts since 2018
- Mark Joseph Weekes since 2011
- Peter Morris since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
17.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 20.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 292897
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH JUNE 1985 as amended on 24 Jan 2008 as amended on 02 Feb 2024 as amended on 02 Feb 2024 as amended on 20 Apr 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 01927330 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01392446000 · info@dcshow.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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