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ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND

Registered charity 209961 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R A S E

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL CHARITY

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Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Society incurred a consolidated deficit of £176,510 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a surplus in the prior year. The Trustees report that total free reserves stood at £514,000, which is above the stated policy target of at least £500,000, and confirm adequate resources for going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £100,001 - £110,000 1 4” — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: Group Group 2024 2023 No. No. In the band £100,001 - £110,000 1 4” — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least £500k (held: £514k)
“This policy would normally require halding total unrestricted operating funds of at least £500k.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Society recharged £66,759 to its subsidiary Innovation for Agriculture for rent and office running costs.
“During the year the Soclety recharged £66,759 (2022 - £7,294) to its subsidiary Innovation for Agriculture for rent and office running costs.” — page 53
“The Society Incurred recharges of £214,867 from Innovation for Agriculture, This related to salary recharges of £34,925 (2022 - €NIl) and specific charges relating to projects outsourced to Innovation for Agriculture of £179,942 (2022 - ENil).” — page 53
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Society incurred recharges of £214,867 from Innovation for Agriculture, including salary recharges of £34,925.
“During the year the Soclety recharged £66,759 (2022 - £7,294) to its subsidiary Innovation for Agriculture for rent and office running costs.” — page 53
“The Society Incurred recharges of £214,867 from Innovation for Agriculture, This related to salary recharges of £34,925 (2022 - €NIl) and specific charges relating to projects outsourced to Innovation for Agriculture of £179,942 (2022 - ENil).” — page 53
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Chair of the subsidiary charity provided services to the group via a service contract and was paid £10,800.
“During the year the Soclety recharged £66,759 (2022 - £7,294) to its subsidiary Innovation for Agriculture for rent and office running costs.” — page 53
“The Society Incurred recharges of £214,867 from Innovation for Agriculture, This related to salary recharges of £34,925 (2022 - €NIl) and specific charges relating to projects outsourced to Innovation for Agriculture of £179,942 (2022 - ENil).” — page 53
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Innovation for Agriculture
“The Society is the sole beneficial member of Innovation for Agriculture (fA), a charity with registered number 1155563” — page 54
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

INNOVATION FOR AGRICULTURE — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £569k
  • Profit before tax: £-38k

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£514k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (71% 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: 65.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.9m£2.1m
31/12/2023£947k£883k
31/12/2022£504k£585k
31/12/2021£363k£321k
31/12/2020£623k£372k

Common questions

Is ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Society incurred a consolidated deficit of £176,510 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a surplus in the prior year. The Trustees report that total free reserves stood at £514,000, which is above the stated policy target of at least £500,000, and confirm adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/04/2005£20kPageant

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—
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£330k
THE HUTCHINSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£170k
Richard Oatley Trust Number Two1£55k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£40k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND£1.9m£100,001 - £110,0001above—no doubt
THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£2.5m—1below—no doubt
THE WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£883k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2023£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE DENBIGHSHIRE AND FLINTSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£263k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£7.8m£90,001 - £100,000—within—no doubt

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