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The British Limousin Cattle Society Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 262966Leamington SpaAnimals
Income£1.1m2025-12-31
Spending£983ksame year
Spent / received101%5-year average
Size in its cause92nd pctAnimals
Registered1971Charitable company
Employees9latest return

Analysis

The British Limousin Cattle Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leamington Spa. It was registered in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00989511). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Limousin Cattle Society Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £983k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.1m (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The British Limousin Cattle Society Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Burns Foundation (£1.0m), British Hen Welfare Trust (£1.1m) and Cuan Wildlife Rescue (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, donations and legacies 12%, investments 7.5% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 40 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.

Income and spending

£0£306k£612k£918k£1.2m2021 Income: £1,007,1072021 Spending: £984,71520212022 Income: £1,082,5212022 Spending: £1,224,65620222023 Income: £1,122,1452023 Spending: £1,055,54120232024 Income: £1,099,3642024 Spending: £1,173,55320242025 Income: £1,052,1612025 Spending: £982,6942025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 12%
  • Charitable activities 79%
  • Trading 1.1%
  • Investments 7.5%

In the charity's own words

The promotion of agriculture for the public benefit by encouraging, promoting and improving Limousin cattle in the UK or elsewhere

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The John Burns FoundationCarmarthenshire£1.0m
British Hen Welfare TrustSouth Molton£1.1m
Cuan Wildlife RescueShropshire£1.0m
Cramar Cat RescueBirmingham£1.1m