Registered charity 251232

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Limited

What it does

The promotion of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and conservation, primarily through the society's Summer show, Winter fair and Spring festival.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Its charitable purposes

(A) TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION AND IN PARTICULAR IN WALES. (B) TO ADVANCE SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION, (C) TO PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND THE PREVENTION AND ERADICATION OF DISEASES IN ANIMALS USEFUL TO MAN. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: General charitable purposes
Education and training
Arts, culture, heritage and science
Animals
Environment, conservation and heritage
Economic and community development, and employment
Who it helps: Children and young people
Older people
Disabled people
Other charities and voluntary bodies
Other defined groups
The general public
How it works: Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Provides services
Provides advocacy, advice or information
Sponsors or carries out research
Other charitable activities

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

Elsewhere

Throughout England and Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Unrestricted

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £7,812,269 and spent £7,629,543.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 December 2025	£7,812,269	£7,629,543	43	300
31 December 2024	£8,082,106	£7,438,295	47	Not reported
31 December 2023	£6,980,546	£6,850,133	53	Not reported
31 December 2022	£6,363,590	£6,688,776	35	Not reported
31 December 2021	£2,939,318	£2,770,970	33	10

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

Financial position

Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.

Income over time: Up 166%, from £2,939,318 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £7,812,269 in the year to 31 December 2025.
Spending against income: It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Largest funder: Welsh Local Government Association gave £95,015 in the year to 31 December 2025, 1% of that year's income.Read by AI from the charity's accounts.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government funding, as the charity reported it

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £119,765 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.

Income from government grants and contracts by financial year
Year ending	Government grants	Government contracts
31 December 2025	£119,765 from 2 grants	Not reported
31 December 2024	£117,280 from 3 grants	Not reported
31 December 2023	£116,734 from 3 grants	Not reported
31 December 2022	£52,692 from 2 grants	Not reported
31 December 2021	£1,139,494 from 5 grants	Not reported

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025

Donations and legacies£394,238
Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£7,255,721
Trading and fundraising£62,011
Investments£100,299

From the charity's annual return. Only charities with income over £500,000 give this breakdown.

Who funds it, according to its accounts

In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 3 funders who gave £139,765 between them. £24,750 of that came from public bodies.

These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.

Money received from each named funder, by accounts year
Funder	Type	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023
Welsh Local Government Association	Trust, company or other	£95,015	£92,248
Powys County Council	Council	£24,750
Moondance Foundation	Trust, company or other	£20,000
WLGA	Trust, company or other			£92,248

Only funding the accounts name with an amount is included. Most charities also have income from donations, fees and trading that is not listed by funder, so this is part of its income.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2022, worth at least £60,200.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

By funder

Prudence Trust£40,000, 3 grants
The Royal Countryside Fund£20,200, 2 grants

Grants awarded, newest first
Awarded	Grant	Amount
1 Jun 2025	The Royal Countryside FundDa Byw	£10,200
1 Jun 2024	The Royal Countryside FundDa Byw	£10,000
25 Apr 2024	Prudence TrustDa Byw 2024 conference	£15,000
9 Feb 2023	Prudence TrustDa Byw 2023 conference	£15,000
31 Mar 2022	Prudence TrustDa Byw 2022 conference	£10,000

Payments from public bodies, from their spending data

Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £280, on 4 October 2023.

Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public body	Paid	Payments	Financial years
Monmouthshire County Councilits spending data	£280	1	2023/24

Councils and Welsh Government publish what they pay suppliers and grant holders above a threshold, usually £500 for councils and £25,000 for Welsh Government, so smaller payments are missing. A payment is shown only when OpenEconomy matched it to this charity with certainty. These figures come from the payer's records. They are a separate measure from the charity's own accounts, 360Giving grants and its annual return, and are never added to them.

In council meetings

Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

5 March 2026, Powys
Named in a decision of County Council
Notice of Motion - Declaration of a Powys Health Crisis Emergency
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16 July 2025, Powys
Named in an agenda item or minute of Licensing Sub-Committee
Application for a full variation of a premises licence - Royal Welsh Agricultural Society
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In the Senedd and Welsh Government

Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

22 July 2026
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability.
…available at: GOV.WALES. The Welsh Government works closely with key stakeholders such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society to communicate the latest Bluetongue guidance and information, which is available at GOV.WALES.
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22 July 2026
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability.
What advice has the Welsh Government provided to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society ahead of next week's show in light of a positive case of bluetongue being confirmed in Wales? All of Wales remains within a Bluetongue Restricted Zone. The first case of Bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) of the 2…
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15 July 2026
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability.
…p in Wales against BTV-3. The Welsh Government works closely with key stakeholders such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society to communicate the latest Bluetongue guidance and information, which is available at GOV.WALES. Agricultural show organisers are resp…
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15 July 2026
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability.
…p in Wales against BTV-3. The Welsh Government works closely with key stakeholders such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society to communicate the latest Bluetongue guidance and information, which is available at GOV.WALES. Agricultural show organisers are resp…
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15 July 2026
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability.
…p in Wales against BTV-3. The Welsh Government works closely with key stakeholders such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society to communicate the latest Bluetongue guidance and information, which is available at GOV.WALES. Agricultural show organisers are resp…
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2 June 2026
Named in a registered interest of Andrew RT Davies, Member of the Senedd
Category: Voluntary record of Members’ other interests.
Name of club or society: Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Position held: Governor
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13 May 2026
Named in a registered interest of James Evans, Member of the Senedd
Category: Voluntary record of Members’ other interests.
Information relevant to entry: Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Member
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25 March 2026
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: DFM Cabsec CCRA
Purpose: Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society
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17 December 2025
Named by James Evans in the Senedd
…sations, serving as president of the Powys branch of the Royal British Legion, president of Save the Children Wales, president of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and president of the Brecknock federation and national federation of young farmers clubs. She was also the High Sheriff of Powys, hon…
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29 October 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: DFM Cabsec CCRA
Purpose: Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Leadership Group.
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Leadership Group
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10 June 2025
Named in a written question from Darren Millar
Addressed to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society about bluetongue disease? There has been extensive stakeholder engagement on bluetongue disease. I held a bluetongue roundtable meeting with senior representatives of the livestock and veterinary sectors on 5 Jun…
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28 August 2024
Named in a written question from Paul Davies
Addressed to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
…d to each agricultural show in Wales in 2024? Funding has been awarded to the following agricultural shows in 2024: Royal Welsh Show (Royal Welsh Agricultural Society) £125,000 Anglesey Show £15,000 Pembrokeshire Show (Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society) £20,000
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10 July 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
…inet Secretary taking to increase turnout at the Royal Welsh Show? Arrangements for the Royal Welsh Show is the responsibility of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and as such the Welsh Government has no role in influencing the number of attendees. We continue to support their work and to value t…
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22 May 2024
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec CCRA
Purpose: Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society
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6 March 2024
Named by Samuel Kurtz in the Senedd
…tential £1 million impact to the Royal Welsh Show. I was just wondering what update you could provide us on your discussions with the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, and, potentially, the education Minister, on where that's been. I believe the consultation has closed.
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21 February 2024
Named by Natasha Asghar in the Senedd
…riod, whilst all the proposed changes deliver a disastrous blow to the economy and the rural sectors, with a £1 million loss that the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society will see from direct impact to the Royal Welsh Show, and the summer holidays underpinning our Welsh tourism industry. So, Minister, w…
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24 January 2024
Named by Samuel Kurtz in the Senedd
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. A £1 million hit to one of Wales’s premier events—that’s the damning analysis by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society on this Welsh Government’s proposal to change the school year. Now, we all know that the Royal Welsh Show is the pinnacle of the agricultural calendar—Europe’…
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18 January 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.
Will the Minister confirm whether the Welsh Government would provide assistance to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society in the event it would have to move dates following alterations to school holidays in Wales? Proposals around the structure of the school calendar are currently being considered as…
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16 January 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.
…the potential impact of school holiday reform on the show's revenue? I and my officials have discussed school holiday reform with the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society. It is important that all potential issues are considered as part of the consultation on the school year which will run until 12 Febr…
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14 December 2023
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.
Further to WQ89922, how many meetings has the Minister held at the Pavilion on the Royal Welsh showground this year? One meeting in the WG Pavilion, outside of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Show and the Winter Fair.
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4 July 2023
Named by Lesley Griffiths in the Senedd
…a huge focus on the sustainable farming scheme in our summer shows. For anybody who comes to the Welsh Government pavilion during the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society show, there absolutely will be the focus on it. So, we do want to continue to hear, but that was how we got to the 10 per cent. Felly…
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14 June 2023
Named by Lesley Griffiths in the Senedd
Thank you. Welsh Government works closely with the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations to support the development of the agricultural show sector across the whole of Wales. Diolch. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n gweithio'n agos gyda Chymdeithas Amaeth…
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14 June 2023
Named by Samuel Kurtz in the Senedd
…tement by the climate change Minister and yourself just a sign of things to come: trees over everything else? Because I attended the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s Regen event at Sealands Farm in the Vale of Glamorgan last week, to see the good work that farmers are already doing through regener…
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14 June 2023
Named by Laura Anne Jones in the Senedd
…estock, which has caused a 20 per cent to 30 per cent decrease in sheep, cattle and horse entries. Aled Rhys Jones, chief exec of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, also explained that many aspects of the infrastructure involved in enacting shows are costing a huge amount more than in 2019. I saw…
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17 January 2023
Named by Samuel Kurtz in the Senedd
Diolch, Prif Weinidog. And can I begin by welcoming the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society's rural leadership programme group, who are in the public gallery this afternoon? Prif Weinidog, this evening, I have the immense honour of hosting a cross-party reception in the Neuadd on the Haven Waterway fut…
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Trustees

30 trustees run the charity.

Prof Elphin Wynne JonesChairAppointed 12 June 2015
Dafydd Parry JonesAppointed 14 June 2017
David Brian Jones MBEAppointed 26 September 2019
David Emlyn Meurig James FRAgSAppointed 30 September 2019
David Thomas James Powell
Esyllt Ellis GriffithsAppointed 24 January 2024
Geraint Meredydd JamesAppointed 11 March 2020
Howard NixonAppointed 10 September 2013
Janet Phillips
John Rhys Davies FragsAppointed 24 January 2024
Jonathan Hugh DaviesAppointed 9 July 2019
Katherine Anne Atkin-BowdlerAppointed 14 August 2019
Lowri Lloyd WilliamsAppointed 1 November 2022
Menna DaviesAppointed 2 October 2013
Mr David Gareth Roberts
Mrs Sarah Mary Nicola Davies
Rhian DugganAppointed 12 June 2015
Richard HartshornAppointed 1 October 2022
Richard Maurice VaughanAppointed 10 July 2019
Richard Rowland Griffiths DaviesAppointed 10 July 2019
Richard William Kenrick PriceAppointed 30 October 2019
Robert Alwyn ReesAppointed 14 June 2017
Robert Gwyn EdwardsAppointed 9 July 2019
Simon Emlyn BigleyAppointed 24 January 2024
Susan Jones
Teleri Glyn JonesAppointed 1 January 2024
Timothy Roger DowdeswellAppointed 31 March 2018
William HanksAppointed 10 September 2013
William Meirion OwenAppointed 9 July 2019
William Thomas Richards FRICS FAAVAppointed 24 January 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Filing record

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 December 2025	31 October 2026	Received 9 September 2026, 52 days early	Received 9 September 2026
31 December 2024	31 October 2025	Received 25 September 2025, 36 days early	Received 25 September 2025
31 December 2023	31 October 2024	Received 17 October 2024, 14 days early	Received 17 October 2024
31 December 2022	31 October 2023	Received 2 October 2023, 29 days early	Received 2 October 2023
31 December 2021	31 October 2022	Received 30 September 2022, 31 days early	Received 30 September 2022

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

About this charity

Charity number: 251232
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 21 February 1967
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 NOVEMBER 1966 AS AMENDED 11 MAY 1989 AND 11 MAY 1993. as amended on 28 Jun 2023
Company number: 00892851This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
Website: www.rwas.walesAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Powys

Sources

Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 December 2025

£7,812,269

£7,629,543

300

31 December 2024

£8,082,106

£7,438,295

Not reported

31 December 2023

£6,980,546

£6,850,133

Not reported

31 December 2022

£6,363,590

£6,688,776

Not reported

31 December 2021

£2,939,318

£2,770,970

Year ending

Government grants

Government contracts

31 December 2025

£119,765 from 2 grants

Not reported

31 December 2024

£117,280 from 3 grants

Not reported

31 December 2023

£116,734 from 3 grants

Not reported

31 December 2022

£52,692 from 2 grants

Not reported

31 December 2021

£1,139,494 from 5 grants

Not reported

Funder

Type

Dec 2025

Dec 2024

Dec 2023

Welsh Local Government Association

Trust, company or other

£95,015

£92,248

Powys County Council

Council

£24,750

Moondance Foundation

Trust, company or other

£20,000

WLGA

Trust, company or other

£92,248

Awarded

Grant

Amount

1 Jun 2025

The Royal Countryside FundDa Byw

£10,200

1 Jun 2024

The Royal Countryside FundDa Byw

£10,000

25 Apr 2024

Prudence TrustDa Byw 2024 conference

£15,000

9 Feb 2023

Prudence TrustDa Byw 2023 conference

£15,000

31 Mar 2022

Prudence TrustDa Byw 2022 conference

£10,000

Public body

Paid

Payments

Financial years

Monmouthshire County Councilits spending data

£280

2023/24

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 December 2025

31 October 2026

Received 9 September 2026, 52 days early

Received 9 September 2026

31 December 2024

31 October 2025

Received 25 September 2025, 36 days early

Received 25 September 2025

31 December 2023

31 October 2024

Received 17 October 2024, 14 days early

Received 17 October 2024

31 December 2022

31 October 2023

Received 2 October 2023, 29 days early

Received 2 October 2023

31 December 2021

31 October 2022

Received 30 September 2022, 31 days early

Received 30 September 2022