Our impact
Making a difference
From thriving farming families to resilient rural communities, we can demonstrate that local support really does have a national impact.
of building a real future for rural Britain.
farming families supported through our farm resilience programmes.
invested to strengthen rural livelihoods for generations to come.
rural community projects combining our funding with their solutions to local needs.
Trustees' report and financial statements 2024/25
2025 marked 15 years since The Royal Countryside Fund was founded by HM King Charles III.
Across the UK, rural communities and family farms are living with challenges we couldn’t have contemplated back in 2010. The uncertainty and volatility the countryside faces make for deeply unsettling times.
In 2024/25 we went further and faster in addressing the needs of these communities as we began to implement a new four-year strategic plan.
We remain focused on developing locally attuned programmes delivered with trusted partners on the ground, leveraging our convening power and extending our scale and reach.
Over this period we supported:
- 1,173 farm businesses with our farming and environmental programmes.
- 29 rural organisations with £572,783 in funding.
Read our full report to find out more:
Our farming guides
Read our how-to guides which provide free, practical information on a number of important topics.
Trees on Farm
Our 2026 guide to how agroforestry can grow your business. Written with Geraint Richards OBE MVO FICFor, Head Forester to the Duchy of Cornwall and to His Majesty The King.
Savings in Soil
Our 2025 guide for farmers to boost their soil health and improve their business, based on our practical experience supporting farmers across the UK.
The Great Grazing Guide
Our 2023 guide to improving your pastures and saving money as a livestock farmer.
Find out more
Read our research, which supports our mission to respond to areas of real need in the countryside.
Routes to Regen: The Pilot
Our 2026 report looking at the impact of the programme and how it helped 100 farmers in the East of England access routes to farming more regeneratively.
Farm for the Future: A Review
Our 2025 evaluation the success of the past three years of Farm for the Future, which was our free-to-access programme that reached 1,987 farmers in England.
Farm Clusters: Key Steps to Success
Our 2025 report looking at how groups of farms are working together to adapt to change.
Opening the Gate
Our 2022 report addressing the barriers facing new entrants and young people starting a career in agriculture.
Evaluation of the Farm Resilience Programme
Our 2021 evaluation of our flagship farming support programme which informs our current work.
National Directory of Farm and Rural Support Groups
Our 2021 directory of the vital organisations that support our countryside.
All on the Table
Our 2019 research in collaboration with the university of Newcastle, looking at the challenges facing smaller abattoirs in the UK.
More than a Mart
Our 2018 report into the vital social role that local markets play, funded jointly by The RCF and the John Oldacre Endowment at the University of Exeter.
Who'd be a farmer today?
Our 2017 report into the public’s perception of farming and the countryside.
Our rural research
Read our research, which supports our mission to support rural communities across the UK.
The Village Survival Guide
Our 2019 report into the issues facing rural communities and how we can work together to meet these challenges.
Recharging Rural
Our 2018 report into how we can work to create sustainable rural communities into 2030 and beyond.
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