01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008870
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG7 1HY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charitable Purposes of the Society ('the Charitable Purposes') are: to educate the public generally and farmers in particular with regard to breeding, feeding, welfare, quality and purity of Galloway Cattle and to demonstrate their environmental qualities and the benefits they bring to agriculture and conservation. to promote scientific, empirical and practical research into the breeding, feeding and welfare of Galloway Cattle and to use the results thereof to encourage and support best practice. and to promote excellence in Galloway Cattle, and to advance education through annual and other shows and educational visits and to award prizes, awards and/or bursaries in connection therewith.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charitable Purposes of the Society ('the Charitable Purposes') are: 3.1.1 to educate the public generally and farmers in particular with regard to breeding, feeding, welfare, quality and purity of Galloway Cattle and to demonstrate their environmental qualities and the benefits they bring to agriculture and conservation. 3.1.2 to promote scientific, empirical and practical research into the breeding, feeding and welfare of Galloway Cattle and to use the results thereof to encourage and support best practice. and 3.1.3 to promote excellence in Galloway Cattle, and to advance education through annual and other shows and educational visits and to award prizes, awards and/ or bursaries in connection therewith.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £61,987 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £50,434 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 26 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £46,455 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £56,144 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 11 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £59,676 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £44,434 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 17 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £54,959 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £56,647 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 15 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £41,062 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £34,369 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 8 June 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 15 New Market Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gallowaycattlesociety.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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