Registered charity · Cheltenham
Cotswold Sheep Society
- 9 trustees
- Income £9k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Caroline CunninghamChair · since 2024
- Ben StaytTrustee · since 2024
- David HaynesTrustee · since 2025
- Davina StanhopeTrustee · since 2018
- Elizabeth Louise WheelerTrustee · since 2025
- Gary BirtwhistleTrustee · since 2018
- John PalfreyTrustee · since 2024
- Nicholas John BohemiaTrustee · since 2023
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- Stephen ParkesTrustee · since 2017
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.cotswoldsheepsociety.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1992
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£9k£11k
- 2025£15k£10k
- 2024£11k£10k
Earlier years
- 2023£10k£9k
- 2022£8k£7k
Charitable objects
TO DEVELOP THE BREED OF SHEEP KNOWN AS THE COTSWOLD BREED, TO MAINTAIN THE PURITY AND TO ENCOURAGE THE IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE BREED. AND AS SET OUT IN GREATER DETAIL IN ITEMS 2(A) - 2(K)OF THE COTSWOLD SHEEP SOCIETY'S RULES AND REGULATIONS.
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Caroline Cunningham Chair since 2024
- Ben Stayt since 2024
- Davina Stanhope since 2018
- David Haynes since 2025
- Elizabeth Louise Wheeler since 2025
- Gary Birtwhistle since 2018
- John Palfrey since 2024
- Nicholas John Bohemia since 2023
- Stephen Parkes since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Davina Stanhope since 2018
- Gary Birtwhistle since 2018
- Stephen Parkes since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Caroline Cunningham Chair since 2024
- Ben Stayt since 2024
- Davina Stanhope since 2018
- David Haynes since 2025
- Elizabeth Louise Wheeler since 2025
- Gary Birtwhistle since 2018
- John Palfrey since 2024
- Nicholas John Bohemia since 2023
- Stephen Parkes since 2017
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Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1013326
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES AND REGULATIONS : AGM ON 15TH JUNE 1986,SINCE 15TH JUNE 1986 THERE HAVE BEEN TWO AMENDMENTS WHICH INTRODUCED NEW CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP. LIFEMEMBERSHIP WAS INTRODUCED BY A VOTE. AMENDED 19 JUNE 1994
- Contact on the register
- 01451830461 · secretary@cotswoldsheepsociety.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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