BUTCHERS AND DROVERS CHARITABLE INSTITUTION

Registered charity 1155703 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BDCI

The BDCI (Butchers' and Drovers' Charitable Institution) is the meat industry's own trade charity. It exists to provide support for those who work, or have previously worked, in the meat industry but have fallen on hard times, regardless of their circumstances. Widows, dependants and children may also be eligible for assistance.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £420,852 and restricted reserves of £15,732,686, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet future demands and obligations. The charity generated a net income of £163,327 for the year, supported by increased investment income, and maintains a strong cash position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~11.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/04/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christine Helen Walsh
• Edward Frederick Hoefling
• James Ian Sydenham
• Michael Peter Attwood
• Nicola Louise Saint
• Susan Elizabeth Hoefling

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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