British Goat Society

Analysis

British Goat Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, British Goat Society reported income of £64k and spending of £110k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £72k to £64k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, British Goat Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feline Network Cat Rescue (£64k), Wild Things Res-Q (Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital) (£65k) and Linbee Dog Rehoming (£64k).

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.