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Hebridean Sheep Society

Hebridean Sheep Society is a registered charity (number 1158095) based in Harrogate, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Jonathan Ralph James since 2015. Latest income £20k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £20k (2025)

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.hebrideansheep.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£20k£21k
  • 2024£23k£21k
  • 2023£23k£23k
Earlier years
  • 2022£21k£19k
  • 2021£21k£14k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

3. THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-3.1 THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT, PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREEDING OF HEBRIDEAN BREED AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PURITY OF THE BREED; AND3,2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INTO THE ATTRIBUTES OF HEBRIDEAN SHEEP, INCLUDING THEIR USE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT AND IN SUSTAINABLE LOW INTENSITY FARMING SYSTEMS.

Board analysis

Board DNA

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.

9.5y median 13y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
9.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (2)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Environment/conservation/heritage 11Animals 2Education/training 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£20k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1158095
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Association Registered 04 Aug 2014
Contact on the register
07717803037 · info@hebrideansheep.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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