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DEVON CATTLE BREEDERS' SOCIETY

Registered charity 248836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity utilizes subscriptions, cattle registrations and fund-raising income to promote, maintain and improve the breed of Red Ruby Devon cattle within the UK

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Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£93k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £13,986 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total reserves standing at £222,225. This reserve level is reported to be comfortably in excess of the trustees' policy target, which requires maintaining reserves equivalent to 1.25 years of operational costs. The trustees confirmed 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: 1.25 years operational costs as averaged over the past two years (held: £222k)
“Reserves policy The society’s investment policy is shaped by two key objectives; firstly, to ensure sufficient funds are available to protect the society in times of financial stress caused by factors outside its control, and secondly to enable the society to invest in activities which support its core purpose to maintain and promote the breed. The first objective is met by the trustees’ regular review and monitoring of the society’s risk register and by investment of the majority of funds in low-risk savings accounts, typically maintained at no lower than £120k (equivalent to 1.25 years operational costs as averaged over the past two years).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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£107k£93k
31/12/2024£112k£106k
31/12/2023£89k£95k
31/12/2022£107k£95k
31/12/2021£111k£111k

Common questions

Is DEVON CATTLE BREEDERS' SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £13,986 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total reserves standing at £222,225. This reserve level is reported to be comfortably in excess of the trustees' policy target, which requires maintaining reserves equivalent to 1.25 years of operational costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DEVON CATTLE BREEDERS' SOCIETY£107k—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH BLUE CATTLE SOCIETY FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH LIMOUSIN CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£1.1m——above—no doubt
THE JERSEY CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2024£210k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HEREFORD CATTLE SOCIETY FY2025£683k—0above—no doubt
DARTINGTON CATTLE BREEDING TRUST FY2025£250k—0above—no doubt

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