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THE ENGLISH GUERNSEY CATTLE SOCIETY

Registered charity 209864 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the Society is to maintain the purity and improve the breed of Guernsey cattle in the United Kingdom

Objects

TO MAINTAIN THE PURITY AND IMPROVE THE BREED OF GUERNSEY CATTLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£86k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a challenging trading year with income stagnating while costs increased, resulting in a net expenditure on resources expended of £11,713. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves were £45,369, which is below the stated policy target of £100,000. The trustees acknowledge the financial position is challenging but confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Reserves policy: approximately £100,000 (reserves figure: £45k)
“The Council Members consider that there should be retained reserves of approximately £100,000 which would be sufficient to enable the organisation to cover its costs for at least 12 months.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 12/11/2024, 12 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£86k£98k
31/12/2024£71k£82k
31/12/2023£77k£94k
31/12/2022£77k£97k
31/12/2021£84k£74k

Common questions

Is THE ENGLISH GUERNSEY CATTLE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had a challenging trading year with income stagnating while costs increased, resulting in a net expenditure on resources expended of £11,713. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves were £45,369, which is below the stated policy target of £100,000. The trustees acknowledge the financial position is challenging but confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CYMDEITHAS ELUSENNOL YNYS MON1£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHURCH HULME1£2k

Charities like this

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
THE ENGLISH GUERNSEY CATTLE SOCIETY£86k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JERSEY CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
SALERS CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UK LIMITED FY2025£94k—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH CHAROLAIS CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£796k——above4.8%no doubt
THE BRITISH SIMMENTAL CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£458k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH GOAT SOCIETY FY2025£64k—0unclear—no doubt

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