Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

ABERDEEN-ANGUS CATTLE SOCIETY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/10/17 31/10/18 31/10/19 31/10/20 31/10/21 31/10/22
Charitable activities £606,791 £620,388 £676,157 £611,807 £576,503
Donations & Legacies £73,132 £90,767 £73,835 £61,600
Other Income £47,052
Investment Income £57,538 £61,739 £45,814 £56,150 £53,682
Total income £1,079,874 £1,053,640 £1,087,789 £1,044,475 £971,161 £846,380
Charitable activities spending £864,666 £822,669 £763,788 £831,984 £832,385
Fundraising costs 13% 21% 18% 18% 19% 16%
Other spending £1,027
Total spending £1,195,604 £1,062,735 £1,012,998 £942,380 £1,001,997 £959,708
Surplus/deficit -£115,730 -£9,095 £74,791 £102,095 -£30,836 -£113,328
Established: 66 years
(144 years as a company)
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of animal welfare
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Perth And Kinross
Who it helps
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (18)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/18 persons

Age Range of Directors: 25-70
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 16/12/1957, number: SC003894
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/11/1879, number: SC000926
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR19: 13 days late,
Main office

Pedigree House, 6 Kings Place, Perth, PH2 8AD

Objectives

3. The objects for which the Society is established are: (a) To maintain unimpaired the purity of the breed of cattle known as Aberdeen-Angus, and to promote the breeding of these Cattle. (b) To collect, verify, preserve, and publish the pedigrees of the said Cattle, and other useful information relating to them.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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