DARTINGTON CATTLE BREEDING TRUST

Charity number: 201135
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To improve the quality and health of livestock in Great Britain for the benefit of the public by furthering research, disseminating the useful results of research, supporting new entrants to livestock farming and others developing their livestock enterprises and otherwise furthering education in livestock breeding, animal husbandry and related subjects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £249,771
Total expenditure: £202,634

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • DARTINGTON CATTLE BREEDING CENTRE (Previous name)
  • DARTINGTON HALL CATTLE BREEDING CENTRE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID JOHN ANNING Chair
None on record
Michael Peter Roberts Trustee 06 June 2023
THE ROYAL CORNWALL AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
ANGUS NEIL COTTEY Trustee 06 June 2023
MID DEVON TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOW SOCIETY LIMITED
Received: On time
Elizabeth Frances Priest Trustee 12 March 2020
THORNBURY HAMLETS COMMUNITY CHARITY
Received: On time
DEVON RURAL HUB
Recently registered
RACHEL HELEN KNOWLES Trustee 15 September 2016
None on record
PETER COURTENAY SMERDON Trustee 31 May 2012
THE RATTERY VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
RICHARD JAMES SIBLEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £160.98k £180.25k £208.14k £217.77k £249.77k
Total expenditure £102.98k £123.53k £132.88k £179.54k £202.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 09 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 09 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 03 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30/07/1948 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 01/10/1957 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 02/10/1957 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 05/03/1987 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 06/04/1987 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 06/09/2000 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 18/06/2009 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 27/09/2011

Charitable objects

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND HEALTH OF LIVESTOCK IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY FURTHERING RESEARCH, DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCH, SUPPORTING NEW ENTRANTS TO LIVESTOCK FARMING AND OTHERS DEVELOPING THEIR LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES AND OTHERWISE FURTHERING EDUCATION IN LIVESTOCK BREEDING, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND RELATED SUBJECTS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Hazard Farm
Harberton
Totnes
TQ9 7LN
Phone:
07474832493
Email:
admin@dartingtoncbt.co.uk
Website:

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