SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-14 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Cash
£74K
+25.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+1.9% vs 2023
Employees
15
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£10K
-107.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,288,450 | £2,348,002 | |
| Operating profit | £92,901 | -£66,795 | |
| Profit before tax | £137,238 | -£10,164 | |
| Net profit | £137,204 | -£299 | |
| Cash | £59,533 | £74,466 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,110,912 | £3,170,294 | |
| Net assets | £3,110,912 | £3,170,294 | |
| Equity | £3,110,912 | £3,170,294 | |
| Average employees | 15 | 15 | |
| Wages | £520,959 | £550,546 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | -2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.2% | 10.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.53x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | 16.47x | -9.21x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that SEAS has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY(THE) · parent
- South of England Event Centre Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Winter Fair day 2 cancelled due to Storm Bert causing damage at the Showground.”
- “HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh attended the 26th Jim Green Challenge and the South of England Show.”
- “HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh agreed to become the new Royal Patron.”
- “Planning Permission for the Red Car Park was agreed in early 2023.”
- “Completion of the new Blue Block toilets, painting of toilet blocks, and ongoing decoration in Rank Lodge; fitting of fire doors and systems.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, James Joseph | Director | 2020-06-02 | Sep 1965 | British |
| BRIDGES, Julia Anne | Director | 2023-04-13 | Jun 1946 | British |
| ELLIS, Justin David | Director | 2025-04-10 | May 1974 | British |
| GRIBBLE, Thomas Henry | Director | 2016-03-24 | Jun 1980 | British |
| LEE, Gary Michael | Director | 2025-04-10 | Aug 1963 | British |
| MASEFIELD BAKER, Kaye Lorna | Director | 2025-04-10 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MCELHINNEY, Jennifer | Director | 2019-04-04 | Aug 1960 | British |
| SMITH, Alan | Director | 2021-01-14 | Sep 1947 | British |
| THOMAS-ATKIN, Mandy May | Director | 2016-03-24 | Feb 1963 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Deborah Joan | Secretary | 1997-03-20 | 2013-10-01 |
| MARTIN, Michael Richard | Secretary | 2020-06-19 | 2026-04-09 |
| NICOL, Iain Craig | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2020-06-19 |
| RUTHERFORD, Richard George | Secretary | — | 1997-03-20 |
| ALLAM, David Peter | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2013-07-11 |
| ALLAM, David Peter | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2008-04-29 |
| ALLEN, Josephine Nellie | Director | — | 2008-04-29 |
| APPLETON, Jacquelyn Marion | Director | 2017-03-23 | 2020-03-31 |
| BOYLING, Stewart William | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2008-04-29 |
| BRIDGLAND, James Frederick | Director | 1995-03-30 | 2001-06-07 |
| BROWN, Adam John Farley | Director | 2000-03-23 | 2005-03-24 |
| BROWN, John Alfred Charles | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| BROWNING, Denis Walter | Director | — | 1998-03-26 |
| BROWNING, Lydia Ruby | Director | — | 2004-03-23 |
| BURDETT, Jeremy Francis Darcy | Director | 1994-03-24 | 2008-04-29 |
| BURDGE, Geoffrey Dennis | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2001-06-07 |
| BURGOYNE, Charles Peter Bradford | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2025-04-10 |
| BURGOYNE, Charles Peter Bradford | Director | 2002-03-28 | 2008-04-29 |
| BURNS, Rosemary Ann | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2008-04-29 |
| BURNS, Rosemary Ann | Director | 1999-05-26 | 2002-10-31 |
| CALCUTT, Timothy John | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2007-03-22 |
| CALCUTT, Timothy John | Director | — | 1996-03-28 |
| CARR, David Thomas | Director | 2006-03-23 | 2008-04-29 |
| CARR, Michael John | Director | — | 2000-03-23 |
| CARR, William Dennis | Director | — | 1999-03-25 |
| CHATFIELD, Gordon Edwards | Director | 1996-08-08 | 2000-09-28 |
| CHESSELL, Brian Anthony Charles | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2003-03-27 |
| COMBER, Pauline Jean | Director | — | 2003-03-27 |
| COURTNEY-JONES, Peter | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| CRAIG, David James | Director | — | 2004-03-23 |
| CUMBERLEGE, Patrick Francis Howard | Director | — | 1995-03-30 |
| DANIEL, Patrick David | Director | — | 1993-01-21 |
| DENT, Neville John | Director | 1993-01-21 | 1998-02-01 |
| DIXON, William | Director | 1993-01-21 | 1995-11-30 |
| DRAPER, Alan Henry | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2006-03-23 |
| DUNCANSON, Virginia | Director | 1993-01-21 | 2008-04-29 |
| ELLIOTT, Graeme Bernard | Director | 1998-03-26 | 1999-07-23 |
| ELLIOTT, Graeme Bernard | Director | 1996-03-28 | 1997-03-20 |
| ELTON, Eric Grahame | Director | 1994-03-24 | 1999-08-27 |
| EMMETT, Brian Robert Alan | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2008-04-29 |
| EVAN COOK, George Tilbury | Director | — | 1993-01-21 |
| FIELD, Christine Mary | Director | 2016-03-24 | 2017-03-23 |
| FLAKE, Jennifer Mary | Director | — | 1995-03-30 |
| FOSTER, James William | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| FUGGLE, James William | Director | — | 2008-04-29 |
| GODMAN LAW, Carola | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2005-03-24 |
| GOOCH, Dawn Marie, The Hon Mrs | Director | 2005-03-24 | 2015-03-26 |
| GOODWIN, William Daniel | Director | 2002-03-28 | 2013-03-21 |
| GOSNEY, Jeremy Stephen | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-07-09 |
| GOTTLIEB, Andrew Charles | Director | — | 2003-03-27 |
| GRANT, Ian Gwynn | Director | 1996-03-28 | 2002-03-28 |
| GREEN, James Reginald | Director | — | 1998-04-10 |
| GREEN, Roger | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2008-04-29 |
| GREEN, Roger | Director | — | 1998-03-26 |
| GREENER, Susan Linda, Dr | Director | 2017-03-23 | 2023-04-13 |
| GRIBBLE, Edward John | Director | 1993-01-21 | 2002-03-28 |
| GRINYER, Christopher Robin | Director | 1993-01-21 | 1998-07-01 |
| GRISSELL, Henry Cubitt | Director | — | 1995-06-12 |
| HALL, Christopher Sandford | Director | — | 2004-03-23 |
| HALL, Philip Geoffrey | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2007-03-22 |
| HALLINGS POTT, Clarissa Dorothy Jeannette | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2008-04-29 |
| HARDING, Peter David | Director | 2005-03-24 | 2008-04-29 |
| HARRISON, James Esdaile | Director | — | 2004-03-23 |
| HASTINGS, Clare Ruth | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2008-04-29 |
| HAYWARD, Eileen Carole | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2019-04-04 |
| HAYWARD, Robert Anthony | Director | — | 1993-09-15 |
| HENTSCH, Roger Philip | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2020-04-30 |
| HICKMAN, Michael George Spencer | Director | 1994-04-11 | 2000-03-23 |
| HILLMAN SMITH, Jeremy | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2008-04-29 |
| HOOK, Philip George Thomas | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2008-04-29 |
| HUGHES, Elved John | Director | — | 2005-06-04 |
| HUSBAND, John Charles Radcliffe | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2007-03-22 |
| HUTCHINSON, Ian | Director | 1996-03-28 | 2001-06-07 |
| INGWERSEN, Michael Paul | Director | — | 2008-04-29 |
| JACKSON, Douglas Piotr | Director | 2016-03-24 | 2020-05-28 |
| JEFFRIES, Brian Victor | Director | — | 2008-04-29 |
| JENNINGS, John David | Director | — | 1999-03-25 |
| JONES, Alan Tom | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2008-04-29 |
| KENNERLEY, John Edward Tordiff | Director | — | 1996-06-23 |
| LAMBERT, Michael Uvedale | Director | 2006-03-23 | 2018-03-23 |
| LAMBERT, Michael Uvedale | Director | — | 1998-03-26 |
| LAMBOURNE, John Charles | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2016-03-24 |
| LARGE, Albert Roy | Director | — | 2002-03-28 |
| LEWIS, John Christopher | Director | — | 2002-03-28 |
| LONG, Alexandra Brenda | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2008-04-29 |
| LYTTON, John Peter Michael Scawen, Earl Of Lytton | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2016-03-24 |
| MACKELDEN, Janice Mary | Director | 1993-01-21 | 1998-03-26 |
| MACKELDEN, John | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2008-04-29 |
| MARTIN FCCA, Michael | Director | 2016-04-14 | 2026-04-09 |
| MASSOW, Ivan Julian | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2025-10-30 |
| MASTERS, Frances Mary | Director | — | 2008-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 376 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.6%
£2,288,450 £2,348,002
-
Cash
+25.1%
£59,533 £74,466
-
Net assets
+1.9%
£3,110,912 £3,170,294
-
Employees
0%
15 15
-
Operating profit
-171.9%
£92,901 -£66,795
-
Profit before tax
-107.4%
£137,238 -£10,164
-
Wages
+5.7%
£520,959 £550,546
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers