The Oxford Down Sheep Breeders' Association

Analysis

The Oxford Down Sheep Breeders' Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00029009). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Oxford Down Sheep Breeders' Association reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £9,148 to £11k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Oxford Down Sheep Breeders' Association sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lancashire Hedgehog Care Trust (£11k), Help Street Cats and Dogs (£11k) and The Alf Rewin Conservation Fund (£11k).