Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society

Analysis

Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02682537). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society reported income of £406k and spending of £407k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £346k to £406k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hector's House Cat Rescue (£402k), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Newcastle and North Northumberland Branch (£406k) and Animal Rescue Morocco (£401k).