THE SUFFOLK SHEEP SOCIETY

Charity number: 211348
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advance and promote agriculture by improving Suffolk sheep. Promote research and improvement of Suffolk sheep and the publication of the results thereof.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £337,371
Total expenditure: £291,405

People

11 Trustee(s)

75 Volunteer(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 has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 October 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
00022684 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alastair Robert Barkley Trustee 13 March 2025
None on record
Paul Dennis William Taylor Trustee 13 March 2025
None on record
Andrew William Evans Trustee 10 December 2020
None on record
Trevor David Miskelly Trustee 10 December 2020
None on record
MERRICK JOHN RUSSELL PINNY Trustee 10 December 2020
MIDLAND AND EASTERN AREA BRANCH OF THE SUFFOLK SHEEP SOCIETY
Received: On time
Elizabeth Needham Trustee 08 May 2019
NORTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND BRANCH OF THE SUFFOLK SHEEP SOCIETY
Received: On time
Andrew John Reed Trustee 27 February 2018
None on record
Iain Robert Barbour Trustee 27 February 2017
None on record
Jane Soulsby Trustee 26 March 2014
NORTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND BRANCH OF THE SUFFOLK SHEEP SOCIETY
Received: On time
DIANA LINDON Trustee 26 February 2013
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN WEAVER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £290.13k £330.34k £299.87k £306.00k £337.37k
Total expenditure £266.48k £326.41k £322.74k £364.30k £291.40k
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 30 September 2024 27 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 27 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 29 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 29 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 28 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 28 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 02 August 2022 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 02 August 2022 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 18 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 18 May 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/05/1886 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/03/1963 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/03/1970 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/03/1974 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/03/1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/11/1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/11/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/07/2012 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/07/2012 as amended on 23 May 2022 as amended on 10 May 2022

Charitable objects

3.1 The advancement of education for the benefit of the public of all ages through the provision of various educational programmes, training courses, classes, lectures, seminars and publications about the breeding, development and good husbandry of Suffolk sheep as a species in the United Kingdom and elsewhere; 3.2 The advancement of heritage, culture and science through the promotion, encouragement and development of Suffolk sheep as a breed and their role within the agricultural community in the United Kingdom and elsewhere; and 3.3 The advancement of animal welfare in relation to Suffolk sheep.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Unit 19
Ballymena business centre
62 Fenaghy Road
Ballymena
BT42 1FL
Phone:
028 2563 2342
Email:
enquiries@suffolksheep.org
Website:

www.suffolksheep.org Open in new window