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THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND

Registered charity 1136077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PRINCE'S COUNTRYSIDE FUND · also registered in Scotland as SC048055 (OSCR)

Set up to respond to concerns expressed by HRH The Prince of Wales on the future of farming and rural communities in the UK. 3 goals:-* to improve the sustainability of British farming and rural communities, targeting areas of greatest need* to reconnect consumers with countryside issues* to support farming and rural crisis charities through a dedicated emergency funding stream

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.1m
Latest spending
£3.9m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total incoming resources of £4,107,487 and net incoming resources of £167,002 for the year ended 31 March 2025. At year-end, the charity held total funds of £1,030,413, comprising £600,767 in unrestricted funds, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated reserves policy range of £500,000 to £600,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £500,000 and £600,000 (held: £601k)
“agreed that a new level of free reserves should sit within a range between £500,000 and £600,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Edwin Booth, a trustee, is a director of EHBooth&Co which has a commercial participation agreement with the trading subsidiary. The company paid £10,000 in 2025.
“Edwin Booth EHBooth&Co 10,000 Nil 31,219 Nil” — page 73
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Countryside Fund Trading Ltd
“The RCF has a trading arm, Countryside Fund Trading Ltd, which raises funds for the charity via commercial participation agreements and specific trading activity.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

COUNTRYSIDE FUND TRADING LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £629k
  • Profit before tax: £459k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £459k
  • },
“The company was able to make a gift aid payment of £459,443 (2023/24: £430,722) to the parent charity.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Royal Countryside Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4.1m
Total spending
£3.9m
Cost of raising funds
£74k
Reserves (reported)
£601k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.1m£3.9m
31/03/2024£2.5m£2.8m
31/03/2023£1.9m£2.5m
31/03/2022£2.4m£2.1m
31/03/2021£1.6m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total incoming resources of £4,107,487 and net incoming resources of £167,002 for the year ended 31 March 2025. At year-end, the charity held total funds of £1,030,413, comprising £600,767 in unrestricted funds, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated reserves policy range of £500,000 to £600,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND as a grant recipient include King Charles III Charitable Fund, THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DULVERTON TRUST, NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
King Charles III Charitable FundFY2023£680kPostcode Lottery grant
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£80k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£75k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£70k
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2023£70kFRP in Scotland and Wales
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£40k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4kOther Charitable Purposes
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityFY2025£3k
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityFY2024£3k
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kRelief of those in Need
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2024£3kGeneral
CLAN TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kThe Relief of Those in Need
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kThe Relief of those in Need
King Charles III Charitable FundFY2025—Large grant for Supporting Rural Communities programme in Cumbria and Northumberland.
King Charles III Charitable FundFY2023—Grant funding for charitable subsidiary
King Charles III Charitable FundFY2024—Countryside

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery25/02/2025£300kYear 2 of Special Award
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2024£360kSupporting Rural Communities in Cumbria and Northumberland
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£300kThree Year Special Award - The Royal Countryside Fund
UK government02/08/2022£1.7mThe Prince's Countryside Fund - Farm Resilience Fund - Scale Up
UK government02/08/2022£732kThe Prince's Countryside Fund - Farm Resilience Fund - Scale Up
UK government02/08/2022£1.2mThe Prince's Countryside Fund - Farm Resilience Fund - Scale Up
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2020£25kSupporting Rural and Farming Families

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)2£46k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST2£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, WEST CHILTINGTON1—
ANA LEAF FOUNDATION1£1.0m
IGY FOUNDATION1£750k
THE RUMI FOUNDATION1£550k
The Ashley Tabor-King Foundation1£500k
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST1£300k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND£4.1m——within—no doubt
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND FY2025£4.3m——above—no doubt
THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FY2025£5.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES FY2025£19.6m——unclear9.2%no doubt
TIM WHITE'S COUNTRYWIDE FOUNDATION FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND FY2024£1.9m£100,001 - £110,0001above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.