International Sheep Dog Society

Analysis

International Sheep Dog Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and animals, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending May 2025, International Sheep Dog Society reported income of £782k and spending of £706k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £628k to £782k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, International Sheep Dog Society sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 8th Ashford (Middlesex) Scout Group (£778k), Crewkerne Leisure Management Limited (£785k) and Lymington Community Association (£778k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, trading 8.2%, donations and legacies 5.0% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £244k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.