Dutch Spotted Sheep Society

Charity number: 1171992
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Education programmes, training courses, classes, lectures, seminars & publications about breeding, development & good husbandry of DSS. The advancement of heritage, culture and science through the promotion, encouragement and development of DSS as a breed and their role within the agricultural community in the UK, the ROI & elsewhere; The advancement of animal welfare in relation to DSS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £154,602
Total expenditure: £121,092

People

11 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 March 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • DSS(UK) (Working name)
  • DUTCH SPOTTED SHEEP (UK) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
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
Edward Adamson Chair 09 November 2019
None on record
Greg Haste Trustee 29 August 2025
None on record
Sian Jones Trustee 29 August 2025
None on record
Pamela Anne Parker Trustee 30 August 2024
None on record
Charmain Rose Plummer Trustee 30 August 2024
None on record
Nicholas Leslie brown Trustee 30 August 2024
None on record
Catherine Margaret Difford Trustee 25 August 2023
None on record
Robina Ivy Alman-Wilson Trustee 25 August 2023
None on record
Gemma Clare Stanford Trustee 25 August 2023
None on record
Jonathan Andrew Marshall Trustee 06 November 2022
None on record
William Joseph Campbell Trustee 22 November 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £100.63k £132.80k £191.13k £181.25k £154.60k
Total expenditure £42.08k £99.07k £98.12k £129.31k £121.09k
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 April 2025 05 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 05 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2024 18 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 18 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 01 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 01 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 15 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 15 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 22 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 22 October 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 10 MAR 2017 AMENDED ON 03 SEP 2017 as amended on 04 Apr 2019 as amended on 20 Jan 2022 as amended on 20 Jan 2022 as amended on 10 Nov 2022 as amended on 30 Aug 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT, PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREEDING OF DUTCH SPOTTED SHEEP (HEREAFTER CALLED DSS) AND INCLUDES SHEEP KNOWN AS ÔNEDERLANDS BONTE SCHAAPÖ AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PURITY OF THE BREED. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Birniehall Farm
CARLUKE
Lanarkshire
ML8 4QZ
Phone:
07818 131 242
Email:
secretary@dutchspottedsheep.co.uk
Website:

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