THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
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.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£5,185,447
Donations and legacies | £3.19m | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £115.85k | |
Investments | £1.88m | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£6,755,330
Raising funds | £1.91m | |
Charitable activities | £4.85m | |
Other | £0 |
£7,512,072 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £28,109 from 1 government contract(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £1.91m | |
Charitable expenditure | £4.85m |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £1.91m | |
Charitable expenditure | £4.85m | |
Retained for future use | £5.94m |
People

53 Employee(s)
11 Trustee(s)
492 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
£70k to £80k | 3 |
£110k to £120k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- 22 September 1962: Standard registration
- 06 November 1995: Removed
- R A B I (Working name)
- Care Quality Commission
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
11 Trustee(s)
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JOHN WILLIAM STANLEY | Chair | 11 May 2016 |
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Graeme Taylor | Trustee | 17 October 2024 |
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Simon Philip Robson Thorp | Trustee | 17 October 2024 |
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Jonathan Hugh Christopher Saxton | Trustee | 24 May 2023 |
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Andrew Robert Parry | Trustee | 24 May 2023 |
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John Lelliott | Trustee | 06 September 2022 |
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Diana Caroline Overton | Trustee | 06 September 2022 |
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Mark Herrod | Trustee | 15 June 2021 |
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Daniel Vivian Delme HARRIES | Trustee | 08 December 2020 |
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JEAN WOOLLISCROFT | Trustee | 15 May 2019 |
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SUE LISTER | Trustee | 05 May 2018 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £7.11m | £5.77m | £6.32m | £5.83m | £5.19m | |
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Total expenditure | £8.41m | £7.90m | £7.91m | £9.94m | £6.76m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £28.11k | |
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Income from government grants | £240.00k | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £2.46m | £1.86m | £2.86m | £3.16m | £3.19m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £1.45m | £1.04m | £1.00m | £528.20k | £115.85k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £1.21m | £1.28m | £905.00k | £551.10k | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £6.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £1.99m | £1.59m | £1.55m | £1.59m | £1.88m | |
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Income - Other | £12.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £528.00k | £652.00k | £1.71m | £1.61m | £1.25m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £5.99m | £5.48m | £5.62m | £7.19m | £4.85m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £2.41m | £2.43m | £2.29m | £2.75m | £1.91m | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £96.00k | £20.00k | £42.00k | £67.21k | £97.54k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £20.00k | £0 | £44.47k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £278.00k | £146.00k | £164.00k | £169.74k | £389.81k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £8.29m | £36.93m | £6.39m | £1.28m | £1.00m | |
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Long-term investments | £71.27m | £44.03m | £77.83m | £68.60m | £76.60m | |
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Other assets | £3.76m | £2.47m | £2.53m | £6.84m | £4.61m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £334.00k | £531.00k | £638.00k | £451.10k | £387.92k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 25 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 25 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 03 August 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 03 August 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 08 August 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 09 August 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 08 July 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 08 July 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 09 July 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 09 July 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
ROYAL CHARTER 1935, AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTERS 1955, 1958 AND 1984, SCHEME 5 FEBRUARY 1999, ORDERS IN COUNCIL 14 SEPTEMBER 2001, 12 FEBRUARY 2002 AND 15 MAY 2003. AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 16 DEC 2020
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT TO SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, EMPLOYED OR ENGAGED IN THE FARMING INDUSTRY, OR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS
Area of benefit
NATIONAL
Linked charities
- ANNIE MARY WAKEFIELD
- CAROLINE FLORENCE BRAY
- FENWICK RICHARDS
- FREDERICK CHARLES MARSHALL MEMORIAL
- GEORGE BLAKER
- GEORGE CHEVELEY
- GEORGE MOORE
- HENRY TRUEMAN MILLS
- J AND S FIELD MEMORIAL
- JOSEPH FREARSON PENSION
- MARY GARDNER TRUST
- MRS F I JOHNSON
- MRS MARY JULIANA WHITEHEAD
- ROBERT HILDER
- SUSANNAH FEARNSIDES
- THOMAS JOHN BROWNING
- THOMAS KING HARDING
- WILLIAM EDMUND AND MARY CANT ANNUITIES
- 22 September 1962 : Standard registration
- 06 November 1995 : Removed
Contact information
- Address:
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SHAW HOUSE
27 WEST WAY
BOTLEY
OXFORD
OX2 0QH
- Phone:
- 01865724931
- Email:
- info@rabi.org.uk
- Website:
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