OSCR Scottish charity profile

Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society

ActiveCharity number SC010218
Registered8 September 1950
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC010218
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
2
Postcode
DD1 1RQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Objects are for the benefit of the public to advance education, heritage and animal welfare Provide information on the website Host events for members to gain knowledge and develop breed understanding Promote longevity of the breed Attendance at cattle shows and events Maintain detailed cattle registry system for the beef shorthorn cattle and support best practice of breeding feeding and welfare of the cattle

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of animal welfare

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Society's objects are, for the benefit of the public, to advance education, heritage and science and animal welfare by:- 3.2.1 educating the public generally, and breeders and farmers in particular, with regard to breeding, feeding and welfare of Beef Shorthorn cattle. 3.2.2 promoting scientific research into the breeding, feeding and welfare of Beef Shorthorn cattle and to use the results thereof to encourage and support best practice. and 3.2.3 promoting excellence in Beef Shorthorn cattle and advancing education and/or scientific research into the breed through exhibitions and other shows and by awarding prizes, awards and/or bursaries in connection therewith. 3.2.4 otherwise promoting and safeguarding the integrity and continuation of the Beef Shorthorn cattle breed, reflecting its heritage and its current form. and 3.2.5 promoting research into, and best practice of, the Beef Shorthorn breed’s role in environmentally sustainable and ecologically sound farming systems and furthermore in developing and promoting their part in contributing to the nutritional needs of the population.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 November 2025£472,703£488,952216 March 2026
31 August 2024£499,816£461,64825 May 2025
31 August 2023£629,753£561,27229 May 2024
31 August 2022£455,160£430,340214 February 2023
31 August 2021£388,491£332,67029 February 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
Chapelshade House, 78 - 84 Bell Street, Dundee
Website supplied to OSCR
www.beefshorthorn.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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