BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 282757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of British Charollais Sheep

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE BY ENCOURAGING AND IMPROVING EFFICIENT BREEDING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF CHAROLLAIS SHEEP AND TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH IN THE SUBJECT OF SHEEP BREEDING AND MATTERS RELATING THERETO AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£171k

Latest spending

£160k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £40,336 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted fund balances increasing to £450,130. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be satisfactory for the continuation of the charity's work and confirmed adequate resources for going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity purchased secretarial and administrative services and accommodation from Ceres Solutions, a partnership in which Carroll Barber, company secretary, is a partner, to the value of £64,600.

“The charity had transactions with Ceres Solutions, a partnership in which Carroll Barber, company secretary, is a partner. The charity purchased secretarial and administrative services and accommodation from Ceres Solutions during the year to the value of £64,600.” — page 17

“Correspondingly the Charity received income of £576(2022; £323) from Ceres Solutions for use of its own office equipment.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity received income of £576 from Ceres Solutions for use of its own office equipment.

“The charity had transactions with Ceres Solutions, a partnership in which Carroll Barber, company secretary, is a partner. The charity purchased secretarial and administrative services and accommodation from Ceres Solutions during the year to the value of £64,600.” — page 17

“Correspondingly the Charity received income of £576(2022; £323) from Ceres Solutions for use of its own office equipment.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

AMY PEDRICK
Adrian Davies
Charles Sercombe
David Norman
David Roberts
David Sloan
Russell Gray
Sheila Malcomson
Stuart Dunkley

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

Operates in: Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£171k	£160k
31/12/2024	£178k	£152k
31/12/2023	£167k	£170k
31/12/2022	£185k	£174k
31/12/2021	£174k	£134k

Common questions

Is BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £40,336 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted fund balances increasing to £450,130. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be satisfactory for the continuation of the charity's work and confirmed adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2024 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
SWANSEA C V S	1	£13k
THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIES	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

THE BRITISH BLUE CATTLE SOCIETY income £131k
THE BRITISH LIMOUSIN CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED income £1.1m
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS income £7.5m
THE LONDON BOARD FOR SHECHITA income £2.8m
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire and Newbury District Branch income £0
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP SOCIETY LIMITED	£171k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH BLUE CATTLE SOCIETY FY2025	£131k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH LIMOUSIN CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024	£1.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS FY2024	£7.5m	£100,001 - £110,000	8	above	—	no doubt
THE LONDON BOARD FOR SHECHITA FY2025	£2.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire and Newbury District Branch FY2024	£0	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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