Dorset Down Sheep Breeders Association
Registered charity 238688 Registered since 1965
Operates: Devon, Dorset, Somerset
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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.
19 trustees on the board
- Alun Wyn Evans Chair since 2019
- Alexander Charles Gibbs since 2018
- Benn Lugsden
- Diane Susan Rowberry
- Deborah Claire Lewis since 2024
- Dr Jane Mcminn
- Henry Edward Richard Brice since 2026
- James David Randolph Tory
- Leigh Rachel Hext since 2017
- Nicholas James Bond
- Peter Robert Vellacott since 2022
- Richard Holloway
- Richard John Hebditch
- Robert Geoffrey Hyde
- Robert Henry Burrough since 2018
- Ruth Elspeth Wilkins since 2014
- Thomas William Kenneth Osborne
- Timothy Andrew Ward
- William John Hyde since 2023
5.9y median 7y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Alun Wyn Evans Chair since 2019
- Alexander Charles Gibbs since 2018
- Leigh Rachel Hext since 2017
- Robert Henry Burrough since 2018
- Ruth Elspeth Wilkins since 2014
16.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Alexander Charles Gibbs since 2018
- Benn Lugsden
- Diane Susan Rowberry
- Deborah Claire Lewis since 2024
- Dr Jane Mcminn
- Henry Edward Richard Brice since 2026
- James David Randolph Tory
- Leigh Rachel Hext since 2017
- Nicholas James Bond
- Peter Robert Vellacott since 2022
- Richard Holloway
- Richard John Hebditch
- Robert Henry Burrough since 2018
- Ruth Elspeth Wilkins since 2014
- Thomas William Kenneth Osborne
- William John Hyde since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Alun Wyn Evans Chair since 2019
- Robert Geoffrey Hyde
- Timothy Andrew Ward
19
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Animals 19Environment/conservation/heritage 19Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 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 22Agriculture 3Arts and leisure 2
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.
incomespending£13k latest income
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Kerry Hill Flock Book Society 1 shared trustee
- National Sheep Association 1 shared trustee
- The Arthur Francis Patrick Mccullagh Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Tywyn and District Memorial Hospital Appeal Fund 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Berkshire Ornithological Club Similar size; both Animals
- Porthleven Womens Institute Similar size; both Animals
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.dorsetdownsheep.org.uk |
| secretary@dorsetdownsheep.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01579320273 |
| Address | HAVETT FARM, HAVETT ROAD, DOBWALLS, LISKEARD, PL14 6HB |
Finances
£12,214 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £13,413 | £7,686 |
| 2022 | £10,901 | £9,024 |
| 2023 | £10,874 | £9,617 |
| 2024 | £12,863 | £13,968 |
| 2025 | £12,214 | £11,749 |
What it does
What
AnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
ENCOURAGMENT OF THE BREEDING OF DORSET DOWN SHEEP AT HOME AND ABROAD, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PURITY OF THE BREED. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 1ST JUNE 1905
Trustees (19)
19trustees
63median age
6aged 70+
- Alun Wyn Evansage band 60-64 Chair since 2019
- Alexander Charles Gibbsage band 65-69 since 2018
- Benn Lugsdenage band 45-49
- Diane Susan Rowberryage band 75-79
- Deborah Claire Lewisage band 60-64 since 2024
- Dr Jane Mcminnage band 70-74
- Henry Edward Richard Briceage band 35-39 since 2026
- James David Randolph Toryage band 50-54
- Leigh Rachel Hextage band 55-59 since 2017
- Nicholas James Bondage band 65-69
- Peter Robert Vellacottage band 75-79 since 2022
- Richard Hollowayage band 65-69
- Richard John Hebditchage band 70-74
- Robert Geoffrey Hydeage band 70-74
- Robert Henry Burrough since 2018
- Ruth Elspeth Wilkinsage band 40-44 since 2014
- Thomas William Kenneth Osborneage band 55-59
- Timothy Andrew Wardage band 60-64
- William John Hydeage band 35-39 since 2023
Linked company (Companies House)
Dorset Down Sheep Breeders' Association(the) · 00084799 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 01/06/1905
Connected charities (4)
- National Sheep Association 1 shared trustee
- The Tywyn and District Memorial Hospital Appeal Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Arthur Francis Patrick Mccullagh Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Kerry Hill Flock Book Society 1 shared trustee
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