THE JACOB SHEEP SOCIETY LIMITED
Advance and promote agriculture by improving the breed and promoting and encouraging the breeding of Jacob Sheep
Objects
TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE AGRICULTURE BY IMPROVING THE BREED AND PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE BREEDING OF JACOB SHEEP
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £15,311 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £294,484. The trustees report that the charity's unrestricted free reserves meet their stated policy requirement to cover administration for a year in the event of a collapse in the membership base.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees' Reserves Policy is to maintain unrestricted free reserves sufficient to finance setting up a separate office for the Society, to fund such projects as the Board shall decide, and to cover the administration of the Society for a year in the event of a collapse in the membership base.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Janet Patricia Eastchair
- Alison Mary Scott Ross
- Christopher Fisher
- Emma Louise Chester
- James Hinman Cartwright
- Kay Elizabeth Carpenter
- Lesley Jane Pope
- Mairi Connor
- Matthew Richard Kehoe
- Patricia Ann Black
- Peter John Graham Gorringe
- Scott Dalrymple
- Terence Joseph Barker
- Thomas Mark Green
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £62k | £79k |
| 30/09/2024 | £83k | £86k |
| 30/09/2023 | £71k | £77k |
| 30/09/2022 | £75k | £72k |
| 30/09/2021 | £60k | £45k |
Common questions
Is THE JACOB SHEEP SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £15,311 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £294,484. The trustees report that the charity's unrestricted free reserves meet their stated policy requirement to cover administration for a year in the event of a collapse in the membership base. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.