Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

SOUTHDOWN SHEEP SOCIETY

sheep breed society whose objects are the breeding of Southdown sheep and the maintenance of the purity of the breed

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly male

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

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
31/12/22	£38	£28	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£31	£46	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£32	£24	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£31	£48	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£32	£33	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	£35	£28	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£35	£42	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£31	£28	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	£33	£27	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	£26	£27	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12	£25	£25	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	£27	£23	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10	£21	£23	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09	£21	£21	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08	£22	£20	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07	£18	£16	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06	£19	£14	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£18	£12	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 50 years
(132 years as a company)

www.southdownsheepsociety.co.uk

secretary@southdownsheepsociety.co.uk

01986782251

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals

GiG Classification

Animal welfare

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-77

BRIAN ALDERSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

GRAHAM RYVES-WEBB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Farmer

JESSICA ANN MIDDLEDITCH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Secretary

JOHN ROLAND WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Insurance Broker

JONATHAN M A LONG (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Farmer / Journalist

MARK ROBERTSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Rspca Inspector

SARAH MITCHELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Farmer

WILLIAM MORTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Farmer

HOWARD WOOD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Golf Course Manager

JONATHAN LONG Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Farmer / Journalist

LINDSAY CHARLES DANE Appointed: 2006, Occupation: University Officer

MICHAEL SPRAKE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Farmer

NEIL STAINTHORPE Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Firefighter

PATRICK GOLDSWORTHY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director

SIDNEY COOK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Farmer

STEPHEN HUMPHREY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Farmer

DR TIMOTHY MORRIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon, Other trusteeships: THE BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY, RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST,

LESLIE ROBERT NEWMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: NORWICH OPEN CHRISTMAS LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/05/1974, number: 266713
Registered at Companies House on 12/01/1892, number: 00035585

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

MEENS FARM
CAPPS LANE
ALL SAINTS SOUTH ELMHAM
HALESWORTH
IP19 0PD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND REGISTRATION OF SOUTHDOWN SHEEP

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREAT BRITAIN

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