ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 30 April 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: RC000442
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £934,042
Latest expenditure: £1,625,640
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: RASE Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rase.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL CHARITY

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £934,042
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,625,640

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,875,765
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,052,778

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £947,216
Total Gross Expenditure: £882,597

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £504,481
Total Gross Expenditure: £585,308

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 12 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £363,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £321,229

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £934,042
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,625,640
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 9430
Income From Government Grants: £120,505
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,875,765
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,052,778
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £947,216
Total Gross Expenditure: £882,597
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £504,481
Total Gross Expenditure: £585,308
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £363,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £321,229
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 599973
Income Other Trading Activities: 180587
Income Charitable Activities: 120332
Income Investments: 33150
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 934042
Income Legacies: 120000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £738,710
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £886,930
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1625640
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14556
Expenditure Support Costs: 313940
Expenditure Depreciation: 42172
Gain Loss Investment: -5391
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £6,013,421
Assets Total Fixed: 5219353
Assets Own Use: 1096892
Assets Long Term Investment: 4122461
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,075,482
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,085,657
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,209,178
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1074465
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 11192
Assets Cash: £854,966
Funds Endowment: 36609
Funds Unrestricted: 6013421
Funds Restricted: 159148
Funds Total: 6209178
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 425836
Income Other Trading Activities: 1330790
Income Charitable Activities: 76659
Income Investments: 19709
Income Other: 22771
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1875765
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,220,324
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £832,454
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2052778
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 21009
Expenditure Support Costs: 337387
Expenditure Depreciation: 32280
Gain Loss Investment: 2488
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £513,792
Assets Total Fixed: 5301262
Assets Own Use: 5134466
Assets Long Term Investment: 166796
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,915,570
Assets Total Liabilities: £340,534
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,876,298
Creditors One Year Total Current: 324309
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 16225
Assets Cash: £967,160
Funds Endowment: 122488
Funds Unrestricted: 6700744
Funds Restricted: 53066
Funds Total: 6876298
Count Employees: 17
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 290695
Income Other Trading Activities: 614456
Income Charitable Activities: 15649
Income Investments: 17035
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 937835
Income Legacies: 102415
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £692,333
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £190,264
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 882597
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 189895
Expenditure Depreciation: 24832
Gain Loss Investment: 9411
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £432,000
Assets Total Fixed: 5248265
Assets Own Use: 5089567
Assets Long Term Investment: 158698
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,353,880
Assets Total Liabilities: £738,993
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,863,152
Creditors One Year Total Current: 717319
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 21674
Assets Cash: £1,424,373
Funds Endowment: 111000
Funds Unrestricted: 432000
Funds Restricted: 6320152
Funds Total: 6863152
Count Employees: 6
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 153212
Income Other Trading Activities: 329410
Income Charitable Activities: 17536
Income Investments: 4323
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 504481
Income Legacies: 150000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £433,476
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £151,832
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 585308
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 75000
Expenditure Governance: 5223
Expenditure Support Costs: 67072
Expenditure Depreciation: 395
Gain Loss Investment: -13251
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 600194
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,536,939
Assets Total Fixed: 5247933
Assets Own Use: 5103635
Assets Long Term Investment: 144298
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,806,407
Assets Total Liabilities: £255,805
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,798,535
Creditors One Year Total Current: 227684
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 28121
Assets Cash: £863,239
Funds Endowment: 110749
Funds Unrestricted: 6640574
Funds Restricted: 47212
Funds Total: 6798535
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-04-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 12/02/1997AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 08/05/2003AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 17/10/2012AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 19 JUL 2017
Charitable Objects: 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.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 45614
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: R A S E

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling