Welsh Black Cattle Society
What it does
The Society exists to promote and maintain the purity of the breed, which is Wales' only native breed of cattle, and to produce a Herd Book for the traceability of cattle registered during the year.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT, PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE WELSH BLACK CATTLE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PURITY OF THE BREED.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Animals
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £95,506 and spent £102,774.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £95,506 | £102,774 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £88,396 | £85,694 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £85,695 | £79,418 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £87,283 | £78,095 | Not reported | 21 |
| 31 December 2021 | £72,944 | £74,469 | Not reported | 25 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 31%, from £72,944 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £95,506 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 108% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £7,925 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £7,925 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Rowland Alwyn ReesChair
- Christopher Thorpe
- Ioan Roberts
- Marian Irene Phillips
- Michael Wyn Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 7 October 2026, 24 days early | Received 7 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 30 September 2025, 31 days early | Received 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 10 October 2024, 21 days early | Received 10 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 28 February 2024, 120 days late | Received 28 February 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 11 November 2022, 11 days late | Received 11 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1159937
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 January 2015
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 14 JAN 2015AMENDED ON 18 APR 2017
- Website
- www.welshblackcattlesociety.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.