The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Limited

Analysis

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Builth Wells. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00892851). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Limited reported income of £7.8m and spending of £7.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £7.8m (+166%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bletchley Park Trust Limited (£7.7m), The Federation of London Youth Clubs (£7.8m) and Poole Arts Trust Limited (£7.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.0% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £172k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.