ROYAL ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH DAIRY FARMERS

Charity number: 213782
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Association's objectives and principal activities continue to be the promotion of the improvement of the dairy stock, the dairy produce and the dairy industry of the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £492,273
Total expenditure: £452,489

People

13 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 December 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RABDF (Working name)
Company number:
00013393 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Craig Chair 20 February 2017
None on record
KAREN ELIZABETH HALTON Trustee 13 January 2021
None on record
SARAH JANE TOMLINSON Trustee 13 January 2021
NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION
Charity reporting is overdue by 7 days
WILLIAM LOCKHART ARMITAGE Trustee 25 June 2020
None on record
Peter Alvis Trustee 03 February 2016
None on record
TIM DOWNES Trustee 03 February 2016
CAPTAIN RICHARD WILLIAM CORBETT CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE TREHANE TRUST
Received: On time
Diana Wastenage Trustee 03 February 2016
None on record
Jonathan Brierley Trustee 28 July 2015
None on record
MICHAEL PHILIP KING Trustee 04 February 2014
None on record
William John Westacott Trustee 04 February 2014
None on record
GUY TREHANE Trustee 12 July 2011
None on record
WILLIAM HAMILTON WHITEFORD Trustee
None on record
LYNDON ROGER CHARLES EDWARDS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £161.79k £208.61k £1.14m £561.95k £492.27k
Total expenditure £320.08k £325.07k £989.65k £572.49k £452.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £61.36k £202.78k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £1.06m £221.37k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £19.35k £24.31k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £95 £113.48k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £566.74k £572.49k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £422.90k £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 £13.82k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 30 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/10/1879 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/04/1957 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/06/1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/06/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/06/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/07/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/06/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/06/2009 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12/07/2011

Charitable objects

TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE DAIRY FARMING SECTOR IN THE UK AND TO DO ALL SUCH FURTHER ACTS AND THINGS AS SHALL BE CONDUCIVE TO ITS INTERESTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
RASE Centre
6th Street
Stoneleigh Park
KENILWORTH
Warwickshire
CV8 2LG
Phone:
02476 639317
Email:
office@rabdf.co.uk
Website:

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