Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -5

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 6

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL CHARITY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,640,574 available, equivalent to 136 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22		£504	£585	£-81	£433	£6,799	£6,641	136.1	3
31/12/21		£363	£321	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	*	£623	£372	£251	£293	£6,249	£6,098	196.7	2
31/12/19	*	£109	£357	£-248	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£273	£348	£-74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£363	£357	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15		£641	£282	£359	£0	£1,501	£1,406	59.8	1
31/12/14		£1,332	£929	£403	£914	£1,142	£1,050	13.6	0
31/12/13		£1,985	£1,110	£875	£1,082	£1,009	£923	10	7
31/12/12	*	£5,325	£5,726	£-401	£5,353	£626	£534	1.1	52
31/12/11		£5,749	£5,785	£-36	£5,251	£1,547	£1,401	2.9	58
31/12/10		£7,740	£12,672	£-4,932	£5,940	£2,679	£2,501	2.4	67
31/12/09		£8,682	£9,563	£-881	£7,560	£7,843	£5,268	6.6	86
31/12/08		£11,097	£10,534	£563	£6,626	£8,660	£5,532	6.3	97
31/12/07		£5,481	£6,288	£-807	£6,422	£9,677	£5,853	11.2	105
31/12/06		£3,171	£3,709	£-538	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05		£3,764	£4,650	£-886	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04		£5,008	£6,006	£-998	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 253.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 74.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 51%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 136.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 32 months
Quick Ratio: 3.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 61 years

www.rase.org.uk

emilys@rase.org.uk

02476692470

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

3 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Royal Agricultural Society of England
£20,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Royal Agricultural Society of England
£224,412	15/12/2022	Towards project costs to turn the recommendations in the Farm of the Future report into practical actions in support of nature-friendly farming
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£45,000	22/10/2021	Protection of Agricultural Societies and small charities with the sector
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£45,000	02/10/2020	Protection of Agricultural Societies and small charities with the sector

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JULIA MARION BUTLER Appointed: 2018

MICHAEL FIDDES Appointed: 2018

MR NICK TAPP FRAGS Appointed: 2016

PHILIP GREADY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: INNOVATION FOR AGRICULTURE,

PROFESSOR JOANNA PRICE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE SIR EMRYS JONES MEMORIAL TRUST,

PAUL JAMES WESTAWAY Appointed: 2023 Occupation: English Farmer, Other trusteeship: INNOVATION FOR AGRICULTURE,

ROBERT NICHOLAS FOORD DREWETT Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: GRATEFUL SOCIETY, 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, ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 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

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/04/1963, number: 209961
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000442

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 85 days late, AR19: 2 days late, AR12: 214 days late,

Main office

RASE Centre
Stoneleigh Park
Stoneleigh
Warwickshire
CV8 2LG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ART AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, HORTICULTURE, KINDRED ACTIVITIES AND THE HUSBANDRY OF LIVESTOCK (INCLUDING HORSES) AND LAND AND TO PROMOTE THE APPLICATION OF IMPROVED METHODS AND PROCESSES CONNECTED THEREWITH BY DEMONSTRATION AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS. TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTAL WORK BY MAINTAINING AND CONDUCING A LEARNED SOCIETY AND BY PUBLICATIONS, GRANTS AND OTHER MEANS. TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND VALUES AMONGST RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SUCH WAS AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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