THE BRITISH SIMMENTAL CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 264090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of agriculture for the public benefit by encouraging, promoting and improving the breeding of Simmental cattle in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ENCOURAGING, PROMOTING AND IMPROVING THE BREEDING OF SIMMENTAL CATTLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND OR ELSEWHERE, AND WITH A VIEW THERETO, IF AND IN SO FAR AS MAY BE THOUGH FIT, TO PURCHASE, IMPORT, BREED, HIRE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE AND HOLD, RESELL, LET OUT ON HIRE OR OTHERWISE DEAL IN SIMMENTAL CATTLE WHETHER BRITISH OR FOREIGN ORIGIN.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND NORTHERN IRELAND

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

Latest income
£458k
Latest spending
£468k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £9,901 for the year, resulting in a deficit on the year's activities. However, unrestricted funds remain healthy at £729,532, and the trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Registrations and DNA kits (59% of income)
“Registrations and DNA kits 272,413” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year’s budget expenditure (reserves figure: £730k)
“The Society aims to hold financial reserves that cover one year’s budget expenditure.”
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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 100

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

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£458k£468k
31/03/2024£496k£466k
31/03/2023£327k£373k
30/06/2022£494k£479k
30/06/2021£447k£395k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH SIMMENTAL CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £9,901 for the year, resulting in a deficit on the year's activities. However, unrestricted funds remain healthy at £729,532, and the trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH LIMOUSIN CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRITISH SIMMENTAL CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED£458k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH LIMOUSIN CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£1.1m——above—no doubt
THE BRITISH BLUE CATTLE SOCIETY FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH CATTLE BREEDERS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£67k—0unclear—no doubt
SALERS CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UK LIMITED FY2025£94k—0above—no doubt
THE JERSEY CATTLE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt

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