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HOLSTEIN UK

Registered charity 1072998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUK HOLSTEIN UK

PROMOTION OF THE UK HOLSTEIN AND FRIESIAN DAIRY CATTLE BREEDS. SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UK DAIRY INDUSTRY

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Latest income
£12.9m
Latest spending
£12.7m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Group reported total income of £12,564,946 and unrestricted reserves of £17,610,398, with a net movement in funds of £241,850. The Trustees confirmed the Charity is in a strong position with adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern. However, the main trading entity, Holstein UK, continues to trade at a loss, relying on profits from trading subsidiaries and investment income to maintain financial viability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: The Cattle Information Service Limited (74% of income)
“The Cattle Information Service Limited 7,734,462”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WR Partners. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£12.9m
Total spending
£12.7m
Cost of raising funds
£9.2m
Reserves (reported)
£18.0m
Employees
127

Reported reserves equal ~16.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (74% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 71.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£12.9m£12.7m
31/12/2024£12.6m£12.4m
31/12/2023£12.1m£12.0m
31/12/2022£12.0m£11.0m
31/12/2021£11.7m£10.6m

Common questions

Is HOLSTEIN UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Group reported total income of £12,564,946 and unrestricted reserves of £17,610,398, with a net movement in funds of £241,850. The Trustees confirmed the Charity is in a strong position with adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern. However, the main trading entity, Holstein UK, continues to trade at a loss, relying on profits from trading subsidiaries and investment income to maintain financial viability. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by WR Partners.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JERSEY CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOLSTEIN UK£12.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE JERSEY CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH LIMOUSIN CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£1.1m——above—no doubt
THE BRITISH BLUE CATTLE SOCIETY FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HEREFORD CATTLE SOCIETY FY2025£683k—0above—no doubt
DEVON CATTLE BREEDERS' SOCIETY FY2025£107k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.