South Devon Herd Book Society

Analysis

South Devon Herd Book Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in November 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00035107). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, South Devon Herd Book Society reported income of £180k and spending of £167k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £199k to £180k (-9.7%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, South Devon Herd Book Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brinsley Animal Rescue (£179k), Alsager Animals in Need (£180k) and Endangered Asian Species Trust (£179k).