The British Blue Cattle Society

Analysis

The British Blue Cattle Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01743500). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Blue Cattle Society reported income of £131k and spending of £152k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £149k to £131k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The British Blue Cattle Society sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oriental Bird Club (£130k), National Animal Sanctuaries Support League (£132k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals East London and Havering Branch CIO (£130k).

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.