Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society Limited
What it does
To promote for public benefit, agriculture, horticulture, rural crafts & skills by the improvement, and showing of livestock, agricultural machinery, crafts, products, methods, processes and agricultural education in particular by holding an annual show. To provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation of individuals who have special needs to benefit their conditions of life.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND RURAL CRAFTS AND SKILLS IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND THE DEMONSTRATION AND SHOWING OF LIVESTOCK, MACHINERY, CRAFTS, PRODUCTS, METHODS AND PROCESSES CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL SHOW.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Pembrokeshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 October 2025, it had income of £664,419 and spent £701,196.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £664,419 | £701,196 | 6 | 180 |
| 31 October 2024 | £587,266 | £622,430 | 5 | 180 |
| 31 October 2023 | £619,455 | £587,317 | 4 | 180 |
| 31 October 2022 | £622,813 | £407,717 | 3 | 180 |
| 31 October 2021 | £352,339 | £222,504 | Not reported | 180 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 89%, from £352,339 in the year to 31 October 2021 to £664,419 in the year to 31 October 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 106% of its income in the year to 31 October 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 October 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2021 | £67,116 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 October 2025
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£447,968
- Trading and fundraising£131,609
- Investments£84,842
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £18,500, awarded in 2026.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £18,500 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £34,116, on 1 February 2021.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £34,116 | 1 | 2020/21 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
24 February 2026, Pembrokeshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Partnerships Panel
Public Services Board (PSB) Updates
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
20 May 2026
Named in a registered interest of Paul Davies, Member of the Senedd
Category: Voluntary record of Members’ other interests.
Information relevant to entry: Member and wife- members of Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society
28 August 2024
Named in a written question from Paul Davies
Addressed to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
…g agricultural shows in 2024: Royal Welsh Show (Royal Welsh Agricultural Society) £125,000 Anglesey Show £15,000 Pembrokeshire Show (Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society) £20,000
17 July 2024
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
…agriculture and the rural economy in Wales. I very much look forward to attending the show next week. The funding agreement with the Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society and the Welsh Government also demonstrates our commitment to one of the largest county shows in Wales, as well as the role that it p…
15 November 2022
Named by Samuel Kurtz in the Senedd
Thanks to the generosity of the Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society, over an acre of land has been gifted to the local community to grow their own fruit and vegetables, enabling some 40 Pembrokeshire residents from across all generations to tend to their own piece of land. The project has been spearh…
8 June 2021
Named by Samuel Kurtz in the Senedd
…ts are facing a second summer of disruption, and some have already made the difficult decision, once again, to cancel this year. The Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society, who run the second largest agricultural show in Wales, have taken the tough decision last year to make their staff redundant to saf…
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Michael Stanley DaviesChair
- Adam Robert Thorne BSC [Hons] Rural Land MNGMT
- Delme Harries
- John Lewis
- Mansel John Raymond
- Nicola Elizabeth Owen Fcca
- Richard Cole
- Roger James Mathias
- Sian Bushell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 31 August 2026 | Received 31 August 2026 | Received 31 August 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 31 August 2025 | Received 31 August 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 30 August 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 August 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | Received 6 September 2023, 6 days late | Received 6 September 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 August 2022 | Received 31 August 2022 | Received 31 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1160533
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 February 2015
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10 JUL 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/02/2015
- Company number
- 09124313This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.pembsshow.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.