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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE ROYAL CORNWALL AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 

The staging of the annual Royal Cornwall Show, the running of the Royal Cornwall Events Centre and the promotion of agriculture and food production.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 76 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,144,941 available, equivalent to 28 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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
30/09/22£2,761£2,241£520£125£5,156£5,14527.520600
30/09/21£721£836£-115£82£4,859£4,84769.61850
30/09/20£426£967£-540n/an/an/an/an/a50
30/09/19£2,421£2,241£180£73£5,179£5,16627.721600
30/09/18£2,451£2,234£217£82£4,977£4,96326.719600
30/09/17£2,253£2,195£59£82£4,663£4,64925.4180
30/09/16£2,292£2,162£130£73£4,487£4,47224.8180
30/09/15£2,296£1,969£328£87£4,232£4,21725.7170
30/09/14£2,118£1,988£129£85£3,902£3,89123.5160
30/09/13£2,092£1,913£179£87£3,752£3,74123.5140
30/09/12£1,982£1,901£81£89£3,518£3,50722.1140
30/09/11£2,024£1,792£231£78£3,403£3,39222.7120
30/09/10£1,968£1,712£256£73£3,173£3,16222.2110
30/09/09£1,804£1,641£163£65£2,890£2,87821.180
30/09/08£1,770£1,447£323£38£2,716£2,70222.480
30/09/07£1,676£1,346£330£18£2,416£2,39821.480
30/09/06£1,477£1,298£179£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£1,472£1,260£212£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04*£1,343£1,112£231£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 27.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 58 years

www.royalcornwall.co.uk

info@royalcornwall.co.uk

01208812183

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 20 employees
  • 600 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (76)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 74/76 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/11/1966, number: 250312
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Royal Cornwall Events Centre
Whitecross
Wadebridge
Cornwall
PL27 7JE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, CONSERVATION AND INDUSTRY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL) AND TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THEM IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES AND IN ALL TRADES, CRAFTS AND PROFESSIONS WITH THEM IN EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MANNER.TO ADVANCE SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, CONSERVATION AND INDUSTRY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND TO PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF ALL FORMS OF LIVESTOCK AND THE PREVENTION AND ERADICATION OF DISEASE IN ALL FORMS OF LIVESTOCK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CORNWALL

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