# YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 513238
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 21, 1982
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=513238


## Contact

- **Address:** YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL CENTRE, GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOWGROUND, RAILWAY ROAD, HARROGATE
- **Postcode:** HG2 8NZ
- **Phone:** 01423541000
- **Email:** info@yas.co.uk
- **Website:** www.yas.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE AGRICULTURE, RURAL AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTH OF ENGLAND INCLUDING CHAMPIONING THE ROLE OF FARMERS AS PROVIDERS OF HIGH QUALITY PRODUCE AND ENCOURAGING CONSUMERS TO CHOOSE HEALTHY AND LOCAL PRODUCE;  TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY WITH FARMING AND THE COUNTRYSIDE AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY CHILDREN;  TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT;  TO HOLD IN PURSUANCE OF ITS MAIN OBJECTIVES AN ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW;  FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

**Activities:** YAS supports and promotes Farming and the Countryside. Best known for organising the Great Yorkshire Show. This is a showcase for the best of agriculture and the countryside.The YAS also undertakes many other charitable activities:-Over 40 education events are held each year.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £13543439 | £13356774 | £35179704 | 106 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £13377377 | £13046931 | £34454050 | 101 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £11754366 | £11155225 | £33482226 | 89 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £10356332 | £8956574 | £34566485 | 81 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £5501342 | £6932833 | £31556517 | 96 |



## Trustees

- **Timothy Paul Russell** (Chair) — appointed May 15, 2024
- JAMES MAWER COOPER — appointed May 12, 2022
- John Lawrence North — appointed May 12, 2022
- Michael Robert Smith — appointed May 11, 2023
- Peter Charles Molyneux — appointed May 13, 2021
- RICHARD WILLIAM RUSBY — appointed May 13, 2021
- Rachel Coates — appointed July 19, 2024