The Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association
Analysis
The Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Angus. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00031195). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association reported income of £73k and spending of £75k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £59k to £73k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre, U.k. (£73k), Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary (£73k) and Cobtree Young Farmers' Club (£73k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's object and its principal activities continue to be that of breed society functions in recording pedigrees of Hampshire Down sheep and to promote the science and practice of agriculture by the encouragement of the breeding of Hampshire Down Sheep at home and abroad. The charity also undertakes research in the subject of sheep breeding, wool production and matters relating thereto.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre, U.k. | Weymouth | £73k |
| Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary | Wellingborough | £73k |
| Cobtree Young Farmers' Club | Kent | £73k |
| The Next Chapter Horse Rescue | Leicester | £73k |