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Royal Agricultural Society Of The Commonwealth

Rasc

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1101337
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 31, 2003
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
The Commonwealth

Address

Address
Royal Norfolk Agricultural Ass.
Norfolk Showground
Dereham Road
NORWICH
NR5 0TT

Contact

Activities

The Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth encourages the interchange of information about and the development of sustainable agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture and the rural environment throughout the Commonwealth.The principal objective is to hold a biennial Commonwealth Conference giving RASC members and other bodies the opportunity to explore mutual interests and problems.

Objects: To Promote And Assist Education In Agriculture And Forestry Within The Commonwealth And In Particular To Support The Efficient Utilisation Of Land Giving Full Regard To The Need For Conservation And To Encourage And Arrange The Interchange Of Knowledge And Experience In The Practice And Science Of Agriculture, Forestry And Aquaculture With A View To Improving Methods And Techniques In Crop And Livestock Production And As An Ancillary To The Forgoing Object:1. To Encourage, Strengthen And Improve The Existing Relationships And Bonds Both Individually And Collectively Between Various Agricultural Societies Within The Commonwealth;2. To Assist The Member Societies To Carry Out Their Objects By Arranging For Their Representatives Or Delegates To Hold Conferences Thus Enabling The Interchange Of Ideas And Discussions Of Mutual Problems;3. To Encourage The Promotion And Extension Of Agricultural Education Throughout The Commonwealth;4. In Countries Where They Do Not Exist, To Encourage The Formation Of Voluntary Agricultural Societies And Their Function In Promoting The Above Objects;5. To Encourage The Exchange Of Young Farmers, Technicians And Representatives Of All The Professions Allied To Farming; And6. To Keep Under Review Import And Export Standards Between The Countries Of The Member Societies In So Far As They Accept The Movement And Health Of Livestock And The Quality Of Agricultural Procedure.

Classification

How
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £259,656 £223,512
Dec. 31, 2023 £18,013 £15,975
Dec. 31, 2022 £56,041 £9,796
Dec. 31, 2021 £19,588 £223
Dec. 31, 2020 £36,227 £72,471

Trustees

Name Appointed
Allan Murray Sept. 17, 2013
Alan George Crowe June 30, 2018
Aled Rhys Jones June 30, 2017
Breyton Devon Milford June 10, 2019
Christine Knipe Feb. 1, 2017
Christopher Paul Riddle Dec. 18, 2017
David Thomas Sept. 17, 2013
Geoffrey William Burgess June 10, 2019
John Bennett
Johannes Carel Ehlers July 1, 2017
Mr M Lambert
Rebecca Jayne Dawes June 10, 2019
Robert Nicholas Foord Drewett June 10, 2019
Simon Orpwood Sept. 17, 2013
Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon Bt KCVO June 8, 2021
William Prichard Sept. 17, 2013
William F Arnot June 30, 2018
William Hyde June 30, 2017