Longshaw Sheep Dog Trials Association

Analysis

Longshaw Sheep Dog Trials Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hope Valley. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Longshaw Sheep Dog Trials Association reported income of £46k and spending of £33k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £46k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Longshaw Sheep Dog Trials Association sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Band of Rescuers North Yorkshire (£46k), English Setter Rescue Association (£46k) and Kilmarnock Horse Rescue (£46k).