Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

BRITISH GOAT SOCIETY 

The charity has the general aim of providing a service for all that are interested in goat keeping.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 62 years

www.britishgoatsociety.com

admin@britishgoatsociety.com

01322614882

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/22*£175£86£89n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/21£72£76£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20£69£80£-11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£73£85£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18£72£77£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£72£74£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£70£70£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£77£74£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£69£69£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£320£63£257£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£61£64£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£62£74£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£100£93£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£61£77£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£61£75£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£76£74£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£69£77£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£73£77£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£70£71£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/10/1962, number: 210646
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 5 days late,
Main office

PO Box 137
Swanley
Kent
BR8 9BW

Objectives

(A) TO CIRCULATE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION UPON GOATS. (B) TO EXTEND AND ENCOURAGE THE KEEPING OF GOATS SO AS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION OF MILK. (C) TO IMPROVE THE VARIOUS BREEDS OF GOATS AND ESPECIALLY TO DEVELOP THOSE QUALITIES WHICH ARE GENERALLY RECOGNISED AND VALUED IN MILK STOCK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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