Three Counties Agricultural Society

Registered charity 511868 · since 1981threecounties.co.uk/agricultural-society·Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£49,300

Annual giving, year to 30 November 2024

From the Charity Commission register

year to 30 November 2025 grants not yet published.

Key takeaways

Three Counties Agricultural Society works on agriculture, horticulture, arboriculture, forestry, rural crafts and skills, and conservation, so a project in those areas is the clearest fit, particularly one in its stated geographic focus of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
It publishes no application process, so start by getting in touch through the contact it shows.
Its grant range is not stated, and the register records £49,300 in grants to institutions for the year before its newest entry, which shows £0, so keep any request modest and confirm that it is still making grants before you invest time in an application.
Its bursaries go to individuals studying land-based subjects, and the Joe Henson MBE bursary closes each year on 30 September.
The charity says awards are paid only when achievements and performance targets are met, so set out clear, measurable outcomes.

Overview

Three Counties Agricultural Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 511868).

Three Counties Agricultural Society is a charity that exists to promote agriculture, apiculture, arboriculture, forestry, rural crafts and skills, and conservation for the public benefit. Its roots reach back to the formation of the Herefordshire Agricultural Society, after a book observed that Herefordshire had no agricultural society. Its work combines public shows, educational activities and bursary support, and the register shows £49,300 in grants to institutions for the year before its latest entry, which records none.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Society promotes agriculture, horticulture, arboriculture, apiculture, forestry, rural crafts and skills, and conservation for the public benefit. Its educational work supports land-based industries through programmes of educational activities. Its grant-related awards include grants to show-garden designers for gardens at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival, alongside educational bursaries. These bursaries support individuals studying agriculture, horticulture or related land-based subjects, with named bursary schemes serving people connected with the Three Counties. The Society also delivers its objectives through fundraising shows and educational events, including careers and school activities. Its work combines public shows, education and targeted bursary support.

Themes

Agriculture
Horticulture
Arboriculture
Apiculture
Forestry
Rural crafts and skills
Conservation

Geographic Focus

Herefordshire; Gloucestershire; Worcestershire.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application windows:

Joe Henson MBE Bursary: Applications close each year on the 30 September.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Awards are paid only when achievements and performance targets are met.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Three Counties Agricultural Society.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 November 2021	£3,377,424	£3,861,091	£38,500	Accounts for year to 30 November 2021
year to 30 November 2022	£6,460,830	£6,304,082	£13,000	Accounts for year to 30 November 2022
year to 30 November 2023	£7,863,050	£6,377,974	£20,500	Accounts for year to 30 November 2023
year to 30 November 2024	£7,269,690	£7,018,165	£49,300	Accounts for year to 30 November 2024
year to 30 November 2025	£7,980,232	£7,346,960	—	Accounts for year to 30 November 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£38,500 grants

YE 2022

£13,000 grants

YE 2023

£20,500 grants

YE 2024

£49,300 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 30 November 2021; year to 30 November 2022; year to 30 November 2023; year to 30 November 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.