Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association

Analysis

Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01817702). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association reported income of £5.7m and spending of £5.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.4m to £5.7m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Space for Giants (£5.6m), Dudley and West Midlands Zoological Society Limited (£5.9m) and Save the Elephants (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 49%, charitable activities 42% and donations and legacies 8.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 40%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33k. Reserves of £439k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.