RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST
Registered charity 269442 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R B S T, RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST LTD · also registered in Scotland as SC053451 (OSCR)
RBST works to conserve the UKÔÇÖs rare native breeds of farm animals and acts as a last resort against the extinction of a native breed from disease, inbreeding or changes in fashion. RBSTÔÇÖs mission is to promote pedigree rare breeds; support and encourage responsible breeding programmes; maintain a gene bank of rare bloodlines; and carry out technical breed research.
Causes: Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income reached a nine-year high of £933,509, driven predominantly by legacies, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £687,737. The charity reports a robust balance sheet with net assets increasing by 13% to £3,802,782, and free reserves are maintained to cover annual operating expenditure. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least the annual operating expenditure (held: £1.3m)
“The Trustees’ aim is for free reserves to always cover at least the annual operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Dafferns Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rare Breeds Survival Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Marsh Charitable Trust — “Marsh Charitable Trust was founded in 1981 as a grant-making body. Recipients of Marsh Awards are people who make a difference by generously…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£209k
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, cost of raising funds: 22.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- John Atkinsonchair
- Alfred Oberon Patrick Perry
- Anna Elizabeth Pennell · trustee of 1 other charity
- Claire Louise Whittle
- Hilary Shenton
- James Henry Dalrymple Fanshawe
- Jan Valentine McCourt
- Joanna Mary Swiers
- John William Reed
- LAURA SMIT CHESTERFIELD · trustee of 1 other charity
- Mark Richard Davies
- Morven Rose Campbell
- Prof James Gordon Dalrymple Prendergast
- Thomas Philip Fairfax · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income reached a nine-year high of £933,509, driven predominantly by legacies, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £687,737. The charity reports a robust balance sheet with net assets increasing by 13% to £3,802,782, and free reserves are maintained to cover annual operating expenditure. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Dafferns Audit Limited.
Who funds RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST as a grant recipient include MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION, ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANCASTER TRUST.
Known funders
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