Holstein UK

Analysis

Holstein UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in December 1998, 28 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 03674328). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Holstein UK reported income of £12.9m and spending of £12.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11.7m to £12.9m (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. 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, Holstein UK sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redwings Horse Sanctuary (£12.9m), Blue Marine Foundation (£13.0m) and Marwell Wildlife (£12.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 74%, charitable activities 23% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 27% of spending and raising funds 72%. Reserves of £18.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 127 people.