Royal Agricultural Society of England

Analysis

Royal Agricultural Society of England is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Agricultural Society of England reported income of £934k and spending of £1.6m, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £363k to £934k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Royal Agricultural Society of England sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Lawrence University (USA) London Programme (£931k), The Buckinghamshire County Museum Trust (£935k) and The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Trust (£930k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, trading 19%, charitable activities 13% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £120k. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 45%. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 44 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.