# ROYAL NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 289581
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 12, 1984
- **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=289581


## Contact

- **Address:** NORFOLK SHOWGROUND, DEREHAM ROAD, NEW COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NORFOLK
- **Postcode:** NR5 0TT
- **Phone:** 01603 748931
- **Email:** info@rnaa.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rnaa.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT IN THE BREEDING OF LIVESTOCK AND PLANTS, IN THE INVENTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS, IN THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SKILLS IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, PISCICULTURS, RURAL CRAFTS  AND ALLIED SYSTEMS OF HUSBANDRY AND  THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL SYSTEMS , TECHNIQUES, METHODS OR PROCESSES CONNECTED THEREWITH;(B)TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING IN RELATION TO FOOD, FARMING AND THE COUNTRYSIDE; AND (C)TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING OF THE ENVIRONMENT

**Activities:** TO PROMOTE, THROUGH THE ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW AND OTHER EVENTS, THE IMAGE, UNDERSTANDING AND PROSPERITY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE COUNTRYSIDE. TO BRING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES TOGETHER THROUGH A RANGE OF INSPIRING EVENTS PROMOTING FOOD, FARMING AND THE COUNTRYSIDE.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4012220 | £3470049 | £7500283 | 20 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3036413 | £2999902 | £6965857 | 19 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2887003 | £2704382 | £6894552 | 18 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1330992 | £1234430 | £6775863 | 10 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £531739 | £1235718 | £3484670 | 15 |



## Trustees

- **Robert Collison Alston** (Chair) — appointed April 26, 2016
- Andrew Spinks — appointed April 21, 2022
- Christopher Nix — appointed July 10, 2025
- Dr Catherine Richards — appointed Sept. 23, 2021
- Dr Jonathan Howard Clarke — appointed Sept. 23, 2021
- Emily Norton — appointed April 20, 2023
- LAURIE ANGUS JAMES PATERSON HILL — appointed April 20, 2023
- Michael Alfred Harrowven — appointed Jan. 2, 2025
- Simon James Hickling — appointed Sept. 24, 2020