SUFFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£619K
+2,732.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+1% vs 2023
Employees
38
+22.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£294K
+52.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,133,296 | £3,531,625 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£619,001 | -£294,110 | |
| Net profit | -£584,594 | £110,344 | |
| Cash | £21,870 | £619,448 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,070,254 | £12,125,255 | |
| Net assets | £11,590,449 | £11,700,793 | |
| Equity | £11,590,449 | £11,700,793 | |
| Average employees | 31 | 38 | |
| Wages | £686,070 | £783,936 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -18.7% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.15x | 1.20x |
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
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees believe the going concern nature of preparation of these financial statements is appropriate as no material uncertainties exist. This is the result of the existence of sufficient investments which are readily realisable and will enable the group to meet its liabilities as they fall due, for a period of at least twelve months from the date of the signing of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- SUFFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION · parent
- Trinity Park Events Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In November 2023 the Association was informed that it had been awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS), the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK and equivalent to an MBE.”
- “In February the Association hosted a Farming Conference welcoming 104 delegates, plus many online delegates. The conference (run every two years) theme was 'How To Thrive, Not Just Survive'.”
- “In March the biennial gardening conference was held (postponed from November 2023 because of major traffic disruption caused by high winds closing the Orwell Bridge) and attended by 230 delegates and exhibitors.”
- “In April the Association held its annual School Farm and Country Fair (SFCF) welcoming 3,917 children.”
- “In June a farm visit was organised welcoming over two hundred primary school children.”
- “With planning permission granted for the AFC Kesgrave football club the aim is to see them established from August 2025.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENDALL, Sally Ann | Director | 2019-02-25 | Nov 1961 | British |
| DINWIDDY, James Maynard | Director | 2023-02-28 | Aug 1972 | British |
| DONSWORTH, Timothy Mark Perry | Director | 2023-07-25 | Sep 1963 | British |
| FAIRS, Andrew William | Director | 2025-08-28 | Jan 1972 | British |
| HARGREAVES, William Harrison | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jul 1985 | British |
| KEMBALL, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 1999-12-06 | Oct 1968 | British |
| KERR, Bruce William | Director | 2019-05-31 | Jan 1970 | British |
| SHARPE, Karen | Director | 2019-02-25 | Apr 1958 | British |
| TAYLOR, John Marshall | Director | 2021-10-14 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSHBY, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 2003-03-10 | 2014-10-01 |
| BUSHBY, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 1994-07-01 | 2003-03-10 |
| GREENLEES, Loudon Ian | Secretary | 2014-10-01 | 2019-02-25 |
| HARGREAVES, John Arkwright | Secretary | — | 1994-06-30 |
| ADAMS, Alfred Bernard | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2010-01-25 |
| ADAMS, Alfred Bernard | Director | — | 1999-12-06 |
| ALEXANDER, Diana Frances | Director | — | 1995-12-11 |
| ANDERSON, Alastair Rankin | Director | — | 2000-12-04 |
| ARCHER, Peter Bowring | Director | 2003-12-08 | 2008-12-15 |
| ASHBY-HOARE, Angela Mary | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| ASKEW, Roger | Director | — | 1993-12-13 |
| BAKER, Robert James | Director | 1999-12-06 | 2026-02-24 |
| BARCLAY, David William | Director | — | 2008-12-15 |
| BARKER, David Eric | Director | — | 2013-06-01 |
| BARKER, Richard Ernest | Director | 1993-12-13 | 2005-12-05 |
| BARKER, Roy John | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2014-10-01 |
| BARNARD, Jack Oakley | Director | — | 1996-12-18 |
| BELSTEAD, John Julian, Lord | Director | — | 2004-12-06 |
| BENDALL, Sally Ann | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| BIRCH, Henry Michael James | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2014-10-01 |
| BLACK, David | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| BLACK, James Thomas | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| BLYTH, James | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| BLYTH, Roger Murray | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| BROWN, Nicholas Mark Charles | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| BRYCE, William Robert | Director | — | 2000-12-04 |
| BUCKLE, James Kennedy | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2014-02-24 |
| BUNBURY, Michael William, Sir | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2014-10-01 |
| BUSHBY, Christopher Paul | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2004-12-06 |
| CHRYSTAL, Harold James | Director | — | 2003-12-08 |
| CLARK, Roger James | Director | — | 2005-12-05 |
| CLARKE, Christopher Edwin | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2019-02-25 |
| CLARKE, Christopher Edwin | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2002-12-09 |
| CLARKE, Christopher Edwin | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| COBBALD, Stephen William | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| CORNELL, Laurance Arthur | Director | — | 2003-12-08 |
| COUSINS, John | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| COUSINS, John | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2004-12-06 |
| CRANBROOK, Caroline, Countess | Director | 2003-12-11 | 2011-01-24 |
| CRASKE, John Edward | Director | — | 2005-12-05 |
| CRASKE, Michael John | Director | — | 1998-12-07 |
| CRISP, John Robert Giles | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2014-02-24 |
| CURRIE, Nicola Frances | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| DARBY, Timothy Hugh | Director | — | 2004-12-06 |
| DODSWORTH, Robert Leslie | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1997-12-08 |
| DONSWORTH, Timothy Mark Perry | Director | 1995-12-11 | 2014-10-01 |
| DYBALL, Dennis James Stuart | Director | — | 2004-12-06 |
| DYTER, John Alliston | Director | — | 2010-01-25 |
| ELEY, Rupert Lyle Charles | Director | 2005-12-05 | 2014-10-01 |
| EUSTON, Clare Annabel, Margaret, Countess | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| FAIRS, Andrew William | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| FAIRS, Sam | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| FANE, Andrew William Mildmay | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1998-12-07 |
| FAULDS, George Russell | Director | — | 2004-10-10 |
| FELTWELL, Robert Leslie | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| FLETCHER, John Stephen | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| FLICK, Michael Tony | Director | — | 2007-12-03 |
| FORREST, John Richard | Director | — | 2002-12-09 |
| GOODERHAM, John Creasy | Director | — | 2006-12-04 |
| GOODWIN, Roy Alfred | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2014-10-01 |
| GOWING, Richard Charles | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2010-01-25 |
| GREENLEES, Loudon Ian | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2019-02-25 |
| GREENWELL, Edward Bernard, Sir | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2011-01-24 |
| GREENWELL, Edward Bernard, Sir | Director | — | 1998-12-07 |
| GRIMSEY, Steven John | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2004-12-06 |
| GURNEY, Carol James Hay | Director | — | 2011-01-24 |
| HAIG, Jean Henrietta Rose | Director | — | 1993-12-13 |
| HARRIS, Michael | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-10-01 |
| HARRIS, Michael George | Director | — | 2014-10-01 |
| HARVEY, John Anthony | Director | — | 2002-12-09 |
| HAYDON, Duncan Michael Eric | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2014-10-01 |
| HIND, Christopher John | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2006-12-04 |
| HOLLAND, Dudley Horace | Director | — | 2004-12-06 |
| HOLLAND, Jacqueline Frances | Director | 1994-12-12 | 2006-12-04 |
| HOLLAND, Nigel Frank | Director | — | 2014-02-24 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Michael John | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Michael John | Director | — | 2007-12-03 |
| HOLLOWAY, Oliver Lloyd | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-10-01 |
| HOWES, David Albert | Director | — | 2011-01-24 |
| HUBBARD, Trevor Arthur | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| IVEAGH, Arthur Edward Rory, Lord | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| JEWERS, Daniel Gordon | Director | — | 2000-12-04 |
| JOHNSTON, William Douglas Charles | Director | — | 1996-09-17 |
| KELLEWAY, Martin Joseph | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2011-08-01 |
| KEMBALL, Jack | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| KEMBALL, William John | Director | — | 2014-02-24 |
| KENDALL, William Bruce | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| KERR, Alastair John | Director | 1999-12-06 | 2014-10-01 |
| KERR, Bruce William | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2016-02-22 |
| KERR, John | Director | 2003-12-08 | 2007-12-03 |
| KERR, John | Director | — | 2002-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 356 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+12.7%
£3,133,296 £3,531,625
-
Cash
+2,732.4%
£21,870 £619,448
-
Net assets
+1%
£11,590,449 £11,700,793
-
Employees
+22.6%
31 38
-
Profit before tax
+52.5%
-£619,001 -£294,110
-
Wages
+14.3%
£686,070 £783,936
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