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the royal agricultural benevolent institution

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other defined groups. The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Farming's oldest and largest charity providing tailored support to those in need in the farming community, across England and Wales, who work and have worked in agriculture and their families.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,845,584
Latest Expenditure
£7,999,498

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 70.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 31.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,381,056
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £95,421
Investments £1,369,107
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,665,849
Raising Funds £2,333,649
Governance £176,130
Grants to Institutions £29,972
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,845,584£7,999,498£5,665,849£85,638,602£2,315,87661 / 532
2023£5,185,477£6,755,330£4,846,547£81,819,489£2,471,11953 / 492
2022£5,829,912£9,938,947£7,191,921£76,271,903£4,846,396112 / 589
2021£6,322,000£7,909,000£5,618,000£86,109,000£1,579,000133 / 878
2020£5,770,000£7,904,000£5,478,000£82,893,000£46,228,000143 / 883

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers