Dutch Spotted Sheep Society — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 10 March 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £154,602
Latest expenditure: £121,092
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Birniehall Farm, CARLUKE, Lanarkshire, ML8 4QZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dutchspottedsheep.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £154,602
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,092

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £181,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,312

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £191,129
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,116

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £132,797
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,067

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £100,631
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,076

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £154,602
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,092
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £181,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,312
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £191,129
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,116
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £132,797
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,067
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £100,631
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,076
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Dutch Spotted Sheep Society
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-03-10T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 10 MAR 2017AMENDED 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 as amended on 28 Aug 2026
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THELAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THEPROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT, PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREEDINGOF DUTCH SPOTTED SHEEP (HEREAFTER CALLED DSS) AND INCLUDES SHEEP KNOWN AS ÔNEDERLANDSBONTE 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 THEPURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEEINVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 582189
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DUTCH SPOTTED SHEEP (UK)

Charity Name Id: 582190
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DSS(UK)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures