THE LONGHORN CATTLE SOCIETY
TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE BREEDING OF LONGHORN CATTLE AND TO MAINTAIN THEIR PURITY. TO MAINTAIN A HERDBOOK OF LONGHORN CATTLE IN FURTHERANCE TO THE ABOVE OBJECTS BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE THE SOCIETY SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS: TO PROMOTE SHOWS AND/OR SALES OF LONGHORN CATTLE; TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Objects
TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE BREEDING OF LONGHORN CATTLE AND TO MAINTAIN THEIR PURITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on ordinary activities of £6,987 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £106,130. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, noting that budgeted income and expenditure levels are sufficient to continue operations. The charity's reserves policy aims to hold one year's budgeted expenditure, and the current reserves exceed the budgeted spend of £86,424 for the following year.
What the accounts disclose
“As a membership based organisation the Society's main income streams remained subscriptions, registrations and transfers.” — page 6
“The Society aims to hold financial reserves that cover one year’s budgeted expenditure. The Society has budgeted to spend £86,424 in the year to 31 August 2026 (2025: £90,800). At 31 August 2025 the Society held reserves amounting to £106,130 (2024: £113,117).” — page 5
“The Charity owns 100% of the ordinary shares of £1 each in The Longhorn Meat Marketing Company Limited. This subsidiary was used for non-primary purpose trading activities, namely the marketing of longhorn beef and retail of hides.” — page 13
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/10/2015)
Trustees
- Clive Christopher Roadschair
- Ben Stanley
- Bernard Mathias Llewellyn MBE
- Bertrand Facon
- David Andrew Phillips
- Elise Sutton
- Graham Robert Walker
- Thea Jacqueline Woollatt
- Thomas Mills
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £78k | £85k |
| 31/08/2024 | £81k | £93k |
| 31/08/2023 | £85k | £89k |
| 31/08/2022 | £85k | £88k |
| 31/08/2021 | £85k | £73k |
Common questions
Is THE LONGHORN CATTLE SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on ordinary activities of £6,987 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £106,130. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, noting that budgeted income and expenditure levels are sufficient to continue operations. The charity's reserves policy aims to hold one year's budgeted expenditure, and the current reserves exceed the budgeted spend of £86,424 for the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.