Zwartbles Sheep Association

Analysis

Zwartbles Sheep Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Jedburgh. It was registered in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Zwartbles Sheep Association reported income of £48k and spending of £49k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £54k to £48k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income dropped by 20%. 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, Zwartbles Sheep Association sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Essex South West Branch (£48k), Wildlife Rescue (£48k) and The Heather May North Charitable Trust (£48k).