The Suffolk Sheep Society

Registered charity 211348 Registered since 1962

Operates: Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

4.7y median 6y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.9y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Animals 11Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Business services 8Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Northern Counties of England Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society 2 shared trustees
Midland and Eastern Area Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society 1 shared trustee

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Northern Counties of England Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society 2 shared trustees
Midland and Eastern Area Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society 1 shared trustee
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The Muslim Council of Britain Charitable Foundation Similar size; both Animals

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Contact

Website	www.suffolksheep.org
Email	enquiries@suffolksheep.org
Phone	028 2563 2342
Address	Unit 19, Ballymena business centre, 62 Fenaghy Road, Ballymena, BT42 1FL

Finances

£344,819 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£330,336	£326,413
2022	£299,868	£322,739
2023	£305,999	£364,300
2024	£337,371	£291,405
2025	£344,819	£318,904

What it does

What

Animals

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

3.1 The advancement of education for the benefit of the public of all ages through the provision of various educational programmes, training courses, classes, lectures, seminars and publications about the breeding, development and good husbandry of Suffolk sheep as a species in the United Kingdom and elsewhere;3.2 The advancement of heritage, culture and science through the promotion, encouragement and development of Suffolk sheep as a breed and their role within the agricultural community in the United Kingdom and elsewhere; and3.3 The advancement of animal welfare in relation to Suffolk sheep.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/05/1886AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/03/1963AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/03/1970AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/03/1974AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/03/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/11/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/11/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/07/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/07/2012 as amended on 23 May 2022 as amended on 10 May 2022

Trustees (11)

11trustees

62median age

0aged 70+

Alastair Robert Barkleyage 60 since 2025
Andrew John Reedage 64 since 2018
Andrew William Evansage 60 since 2020
Elizabeth Needhamage 68 since 2019
Francis Jane Soulsby since 2014
James Ian Andrew Wallace since 2026
Kevin Graham Owen Hasemore since 2026
Merrick John Russell Pinnyage 69 since 2020
Michael John Weaverage 65
Paul Dennis William Taylorage 40 since 2025
Trevor David Miskellyage 54 since 2020

Linked company (Companies House)

Suffolk Sheep Society(the) · 00022684 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 26/05/1886

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

Northern Counties of England Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society 2 shared trustees
Midland and Eastern Area Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society 1 shared trustee

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