THE BRITISH PIG ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 248119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NATIONAL PIG BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION

Breed society functions in pedigree pig recording and conservation; Support for members, conduct educational workshops; Organise events, shows and exhibitions.

Objects

For the benefit of the United Kingdom public to ensure the sustainable conservation and preservation of pedigree pig breeds and breeding groups of domestic pedigree pigs of importance including the promotion of pedigree pigs breeds at risk and having characteristics worthy of preservation in the interest of zoological research and education to ensure the preservation of genes of special or potential value in hybridisation and other work.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £121,391 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant cost-cutting measures following the loss of grant and export income. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the financial position satisfactory, noting that free reserves of £289,829 are adequate to support the charity's functions for the short to medium term.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Micheal Palmer
• Anthony Davison
• Brian Kelly
• CHRISTINE COE
• Dawn Constance Newman
• Dr Gary Wright
• Jane Mathews
• RYAN PERRY
• Stewart Houston
• guy kiddy

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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