THE BRITISH CHAROLAIS CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 250018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH CHAROLAIS CATTLE SOCIETY

The principal activities of the charity are the registration and genetic evaluation of Charolais cattle registered in the United Kingdom. Research work is carried out with various scientific organisations looking into efficient beef production, and improving the taste and tenderness of beef produced from Charolais cattle.

Objects

TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE BREEDING OF CHAROLAIS CATTLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Warwick, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,990,612, which the trustees state is in excess of their prudent policy target of 24 months' expenditure. The accounts report a net income of £362,613 for the year, driven largely by a significant increase in investment income and gains, while total expenditure on charitable activities remained relatively stable compared to the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HB&O Ltd. Discloses 4 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
• Investment
• 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

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.

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 11/12/2025, 41 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 06/11/2024, 6 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• ABP — “In a strong contest of Charolais, sponsored by ABP, Ultron had impressed judge Allen Drysdale” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~63.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Neil Blythchair
• Andrew Clark
• Andrew John Stott
• Annabelle Howell
• Colin John Wight
• Darren Herbert Knox
• David Bothwell
• David Timm
• Jeremy Robert Paynter
• Lisa Massie
• Matthew Alexander Milne
• Medwyn Williams
• Michael Victor Atkinson
• Richard James Kimber
• Robert McWilliams
• Tom Gatherer
• Will Tucker

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

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

Income and spending

Common questions

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• BRITISH CATTLE BREEDERS CLUB LIMITED income £67k
• THE ENGLISH GUERNSEY CATTLE SOCIETY income £86k
• SALERS CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UK LIMITED income £94k
• THE BRITISH SIMMENTAL CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED income £458k

Side by side with its peers

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