BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE LTD

Registered charity 260942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support for young scientists in furthering their careers in Poultry Science Research through study course or attendance and participation at approved conferences

Objects

A) (I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PARTICULARLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE REARING, BREEDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOWL. (II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCE OF POULTRY FARMING AND BREEDING. (III) THE PRODUCTION OF RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF POULTRY AND FOWLS PRODUCED FOR DOMESTIC USE AND CONSUMPTION, INCLUDING RESEARCH INTO BY-PRODUCTS AND POULTRY DISEASES AND DEVELOPEMENT AND PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Registered contact address: City of Edinburgh, Scotland (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£105k

Latest spending

£78k

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £557,898, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain financial viability. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial position is described as satisfactory with a net movement in funds of £57,121 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Royalties and commission (77% of income)

“Royalties and commission 81,240” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: around 3 to 5 times the amount of annual income (reserves figure: £558k)

“The directors consider the reserve held should be maintained at around 3 to 5 times the amount of annual income.” — page 3

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.

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Volunteers: 21
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Volunteers: 16
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DR JULIE TAYLOR-PICKARDchair
DR Michael Bedford
Dr Andrew Butterworth
Dr Birger Svihus
Dr GENE PESTI
Dr Ian Dunn
Dr Mohan Raj
Dr Nicholas Sparks
Dr Pawel Konieczka
Dr Raqian Zhao
Dr VICTORIA SANDILANDS
Dr Vasil Pirgozliev
Professor Emily Jane Burton PhD · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£105k	£78k
31/12/2024	£103k	£70k
31/12/2023	£89k	£76k
31/12/2022	£91k	£65k
31/12/2021	£87k	£65k

Common questions

Is BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £557,898, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain financial viability. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial position is described as satisfactory with a net movement in funds of £57,121 for the year. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
POPULATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE	1	£116k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH CATTLE BREEDERS CLUB LIMITED.

BRITISH CATTLE BREEDERS CLUB LIMITED income £67k
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE income £136k
BRITISH HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £75k
BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE income £712k
WORLD'S POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH income £31k
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR POPULATION STUDIES income £88k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE LTD	£105k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH CATTLE BREEDERS CLUB LIMITED FY2025	£67k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE FY2025	£136k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2025	£75k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE FY2024	£712k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLD'S POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH FY2025	£31k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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