DORSET HORN AND POLL DORSET SHEEP BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 259199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORSET HORN SHEEPBREEDERS' ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATING THE POLL DORSET HORN SHEEPBREEDERS ASSOCIATION)

Sheep Breed Society

Objects

THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE BREEDING OF DORSET HORN SHEEP AND POLL DORSET HORN SHEEP AT HOME AND ABROAD AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PURITY OF EACH OF SUCH BREEDS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM).

Area of benefit: HOME AND ABROAD

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

£89k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £129,908 were in excess of the charity's policy target of twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3,706 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £133,614 to £129,908. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months unrestricted expenditure (held: £130k)

“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately twelve months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Subscriptions and trading income from Council Members

“During the year the Association received subscriptions and trading income from Council Members which amounted to £11,254 (2024 £11,928), of which £414 (2024 £191) remained outstanding at the year end. These are on exactly the same terms as other subscribers.” — page 18

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.

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Register events

Transferred assets to another charity (07/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Timothy William Lawson Prattchair
Adam Llewellyn John Care
Alex James
CHRIS DAVIS
Emily Smith
FRANCIS CLIFFORD FOOKS
GERAINT JONES
JEREMY BEN DUFOSEE
James Robson
Jeremy Durrant
Joe Larder
Mark John Hayman
Nigel Wernham
ROBERT MARTIN HOLE
Richard Rowland Griffiths Davies
Sam Driver
Samuel Caldwell
WILLIAM FREDERICK CARSON

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

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Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£89k	£93k
31/08/2024	£87k	£92k
31/08/2023	£100k	£94k
31/08/2022	£93k	£79k
31/08/2021	£87k	£76k

Common questions

Is DORSET HORN AND POLL DORSET SHEEP BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £129,908 were in excess of the charity's policy target of twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3,706 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £133,614 to £129,908. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.