# THE ROYAL ISLE OF WIGHT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 249519
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 27, 1966
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=249519


## Contact

- **Address:** ROYAL ISLE OF WIGHT, AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, SHIDE MEADOWS CENTRE, SHIDE ROAD, NEWPORT
- **Postcode:** PO30 1HR
- **Phone:** 0845 226 9098
- **Email:** riwas@naturalenterprise.co.uk
- **Website:** riwas.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) WITHIN THE ISLE OF WIGHT TO ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURE GENERALLY AND THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND IN PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS-PUBLICATIONS, FUNDING, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS (HOSTED BY APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS), ORGANISING DISPLAYS, PROMOTIONAL EVENTS AND THE COUNTY SHOW.2) TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN FURTHERING THEIR EDUCATION IN THEIR TRADES, VOCATIONS AND PROFESSIONS LINKED TO AGRICULTURE AND THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT VIA RECOGNISED TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR INDIVIDUALS BY BURSARIES, GRANTS AND SUPPORT.

**Activities:** Holds annual Agricultural Show and several fund raising events

**Area of benefit:** ISLE OF WIGHT




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Isle Of Wight



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £209959 | £171017 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £292003 | £151873 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £167105 | £142890 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £179321 | £136962 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £63887 | £63768 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Cindy Mary Betley — appointed Nov. 24, 2021
- DANIEL HORNE — appointed Dec. 7, 2017
- DAVID JOHN SEYMOUR RUSSELL
- DAVID MICHAEL GROVES
- Graham Robert Biss — appointed Jan. 26, 2012
- JOHN HEATHER — appointed Dec. 6, 2012
- MRS GILLIAN ELIZABETH KENNETT — appointed Nov. 25, 2015
- ROGER MALCOLM BROWN
- ROSEMARY ANN EDWARDS — appointed May 1, 2019
- SHARON FIONA GROVES