Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

The Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth encourages the interchange of information about and the development of sustainable agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture and the rural environment throughout the Commonwealth.The principal objective is to hold a biennial Commonwealth Conference giving RASC members and other bodies the opportunity to explore mutual interests and problems.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	*	£56	£10	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21		£20	£0	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£36	£72	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£55	£100	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/18		£274	£313	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	*	£49	£62	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£424	£381	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£38	£63	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£284	£297	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	*	£41	£52	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£490	£479	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£37	£55	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£89	£70	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£41	£37	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£85	£49	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£45	£35	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£124	£126	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£41	£39	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£127	£154	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.therasc.com

info@therasc.com

01603748931

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 16/18 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-82

ALED RHYS JONES Appointed: 2017 Occupation: Deputy Ceo

BREYTON DEVON MILFORD Appointed: 2019 Occupation: Operations Manager

ALLAN MURRAY Appointed: 2013 Occupation: Farmer

ALAN GEORGE CROWE Appointed: 2018 Occupation: Group Chief Executive

CHRISTINE ANNE KNIPE Appointed: 2017 Occupation: Chief Executive

DAVID THOMAS Appointed: 2013 Occupation: Lawyer

JOHN BENNETT Appointed: 2012 Occupation: Farmer

JOHANNES CAREL EHLERS Appointed: 2017 Occupation: Chief Executive

MR M LAMBERT Occupation: Company Director

REBECCA JAYNE DAWES Appointed: 2019 Occupation: Communications & Events Manager

SIMON ORPWOOD Appointed: 2013 Occupation: Farmer

SIR NICHOLAS HICKMAN PONSONBY BACON BT KCVO Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE BACON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF NORWICH,

WILLIAM PRICHARD Appointed: 2013 Occupation: Farmer

WILLIAM F ARNOT Appointed: 2018 Occupation: Farmer

WILLIAM HYDE Appointed: 2017 Occupation: Company Secretary

CHRISTOPHER PAUL RIDDLE Appointed: 2017 Occupation: Charity Executive, Other trusteeship: ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS,

GEOFFREY WILLIAM BURGESS Appointed: 2019 Occupation: Manager, Other trusteeship: LACKHAM MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LIFE TRUST,

ROBERT NICHOLAS FOORD DREWETT Appointed: 2019 Occupation: Chairman, Other trusteeships: GRATEFUL SOCIETY, ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, WELLS CATHEDRAL PRESERVATION TRUST, THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE ROYAL BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY, THE HILBORNE FOUNDATION, High Sheriff of Somerset Charitable Trust, INNOVATION FOR AGRICULTURE,

Robert is a Partner in Womble Bond Dickinson Solicitors and specialises in property law. He is also Trustee of a number of diverse charities, including the Royal Bath & West of England Society (of which he is Chairman), Innovation for Agriculture, the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, and the Langford Trust for Animal Health and....more

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/12/2003, number: 1101337
Registered at Companies House on 23/10/2003, number: 04941444

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 76 days late, AR17: 125 days late, AR15: 46 days late, AR13: 122 days late,

Main office

Royal Norfolk Agricultural Ass.
Norfolk Showground
Dereham Road
NORWICH
NR5 0TT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH AND IN PARTICULAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFICIENT UTILISATION OF LAND GIVING FULL REGARD TO THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION AND TO ENCOURAGE AND ARRANGE THE INTERCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND AQUACULTURE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND AS AN ANCILLARY TO THE FORGOING OBJECT:1. TO ENCOURAGE, STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE THE EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AND BONDS BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY BETWEEN VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH;2. TO ASSIST THE MEMBER SOCIETIES TO CARRY OUT THEIR OBJECTS BY ARRANGING FOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR DELEGATES TO HOLD CONFERENCES THUS ENABLING THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS AND DISCUSSIONS OF MUTUAL PROBLEMS;3. TO ENCOURAGE THE PROMOTION AND EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH;4. IN COUNTRIES WHERE THEY DO NOT EXIST, TO ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND THEIR FUNCTION IN PROMOTING THE ABOVE OBJECTS;5. TO ENCOURAGE THE EXCHANGE OF YOUNG FARMERS, TECHNICIANS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE PROFESSIONS ALLIED TO FARMING; AND6. TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW IMPORT AND EXPORT STANDARDS BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES OF THE MEMBER SOCIETIES IN SO FAR AS THEY ACCEPT THE MOVEMENT AND HEALTH OF LIVESTOCK AND THE QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COMMONWEALTH

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