Dorset Down Sheep Breeders Association

Analysis

Dorset Down Sheep Breeders Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liskeard. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00084799). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Dorset Down Sheep Breeders Association reported income of £12k and spending of £12k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £13k to £12k (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Dorset Down Sheep Breeders Association sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Seabird Group (£12k), The Wolves and Humans Foundation (£12k) and Cure4dm (£12k).