The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association

Analysis

The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £721k to £3.4m (+368%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 283%. 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, The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Margaret Green Animal Rescue (£3.3m), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Solent Branch CIO (£3.4m) and The Gale Foundation Trust CIO (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, trading 13% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,000. Reserves of £6.6m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.