Rutland Agricultural Society

Analysis

Rutland Agricultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oakham. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11636603). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rutland Agricultural Society reported income of £514k and spending of £505k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £107k to £514k (+380%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Rutland 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swale Community and Voluntary Services (£513k), Natwest Social & Community Capital (£522k) and In2out (£512k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46%, donations and legacies 36% and investments 18%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 75 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.