Devon County Agricultural Association (aka Devon County Show)
Overview
Devon County Agricultural Association's network
9 people6 organisationsi8 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Devon County Agricultural Association. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
8 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gray | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Claire Louise Heaven-Roberts | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Joseph Weekes | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Melanie Squires | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Michael Townsend | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Peter Morris | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Sir Henry Studholme BT DL | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| STR Stevens | Trustee | ||
| Nicholas Andrew Rockey | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Westpoint Centre (Devon) Ltd 02371174 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 01927330, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Devon County Agricultural Association as a corporate owner of this company, notified 1 October 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Devon County Agricultural Association as a corporate owner of this company, notified 1 October 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: appoints directors (notified 1 October 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
8 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gray | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Claire Louise Heaven-Roberts | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Joseph Weekes | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Melanie Squires | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Michael Townsend | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Peter Morris | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Sir Henry Studholme BT DL | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| STR Stevens | Trustee | ||
| Nicholas Andrew Rockey | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Jacqueline Cosgrove (2024), Christopher John Skelton (2022-2024), Richard Lloyd Maunder (2012-2022), Mervyn Kenneth Hosking (2000-2004), Wilfrid John Sandford (1995-2000), Christopher Lawrence Cullen (1995). Full officer list
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Westpoint Centre (Devon) Ltd 02371174 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 01927330, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Devon County Agricultural Association as a corporate owner of this company, notified 1 October 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Devon County Agricultural Association as a corporate owner of this company, notified 1 October 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: appoints directors (notified 1 October 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
6.7y
median 8y
Longest tenure
15y
since 2011
Years in governance
12.9y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
6
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 7 on the board
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 coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 8Amateur Sport 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 6Agriculture 4Professional services 2
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Devon County Agricultural Association. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 30 September.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 30 SeptemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £1.05m | £2.05m | £2.28m | £2.82m | £2.89m | £2.98m |
| Total expenditure | £1.23m | £1.76m | £2.01m | £2.59m | £2.73m | £2.68m |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | £106.51k | Not reported | Not reported | £4.95k | Not reported |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | Not reported | £2.37k | £3.70k | £17.88k | £17.75k | £13.00k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £1.14m | £1.27m | £1.37m | £1.37m | £1.62m |
| Other trading activities | Not reported | £709.23k | £886.43k | £1.27m | £1.28m | £1.12m |
| Investments | Not reported | £91.01k | £116.01k | £162.52k | £224.53k | £225.37k |
| Endowments | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | Not reported | £106.50k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £1.48m | £1.70m | £2.13m | £2.39m | £2.38m |
| Raising funds | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £453.80k | £341.15k | £304.56k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | Not reported | £7.11k | £6.67k | £13.43k | £13.81k | £15.60k |
| Investment management | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | Not reported | £280.98k | £316.62k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £3.25m | £3.14m | £3.02m | £3.01m | £3.04m |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2 |
| Other assets | £1.06m | £1.24m | £1.38m | £1.26m | £1.53m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £1.25m | £1.07m | £840.31k | £545.30k | £555.52k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £3.06m | £3.32m | £3.55m | £3.72m | £4.01m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £3.04m | £3.31m | £3.53m | £3.69m | £25.49k |
| Restricted funds | £11.61k | £12.18k | £20.11k | £23.11k | £3.99m |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £3.06m | £3.32m | £3.55m | £3.72m | £4.01m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £3.04m | £3.31m | £3.53m | £3.69m | £3.99m |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £1.06m | £1.24m | £1.38m | £1.26m | £1.53m |
The declared reserves for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 are larger than everything the charity owns apart from its buildings, so they include its buildings and are not spare money. Assets besides buildings, and what the charity owes, give a truer picture.
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | 8 July 2026 | 8 July 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | 7 July 2025 | 7 July 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | 24 June 2024 | 24 June 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | 13 February 2023 | 13 February 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | 26 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 01927330 has made 40 accounts filings since 1987. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 4 July 2026 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 30 September 2024 | 4 July 2025 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages |
| 30 September 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages |
| 30 September 2022 | 26 January 2023 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 30 September 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 30 September 2020 | 13 July 2021 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 30 September 2019 | 24 June 2020 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 30 September 2018 | 28 January 2019 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 30 September 2017 | 2 February 2018 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 30 September 2016 | 6 April 2017 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 September 2015 | 17 February 2016 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 2014 | 29 December 2014 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 2013 | 13 March 2014 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 2012 | 7 February 2013 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 30 September 2011 | 8 June 2012 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 2010 | 20 July 2011 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 September 2009 | 25 May 2010 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 September 2008 | 18 February 2009 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 30 September 2007 | 12 February 2008 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 30 September 2006 | 22 January 2007 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 30 September 2005 | 11 January 2006 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 30 September 2004 | 4 February 2005 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 30 September 2003 | 18 February 2004 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 30 September 2002 | 24 March 2003 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 30 September 2001 | 10 December 2001 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 30 September 2000 | 12 December 2000 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 30 September 1999 | 15 December 1999 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 30 September 1998 | 8 December 1998 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 30 September 1997 | 9 December 1997 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 30 September 1996 | 11 December 1996 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 30 September 1995 | 22 February 1996 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 30 September 1994 | 8 January 1995 | Small accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1993 | 4 February 1994 | Small group accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1992 | 16 February 1993 | Accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1991 | 10 August 1992 | Accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1990 | 7 July 1991 | Accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1989 | 22 February 1990 | Accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1988 | 27 April 1989 | Accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1987 | 3 March 1988 | Accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1986 | 7 September 1987 | Accounts | Not online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
2.1
- (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.
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Devon
- Area of benefit
- DEVON as filed
- 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 as filed - Register history
- 25 October 1985Registered
- Working name
- Devon County Show
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 17 February 2024Memorandum and articles
- 17 February 2024Resolution
- 13 February 2024Statement of the company's objects
- 17 May 2021Memorandum and articles
- 17 May 2021Memorandum and articles
- 17 April 2018Resolution
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.devoncountyshow.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Devon County Agricultural Association
- Registered
- 1985