The Brown Swiss Cattle
Society (UK)
(A ¢<mnp￿ Ilmlted by guarnntsel
Annual Report and Flnanclal
Statements
30 April 2024
Company regl8trolion number: 01122054
Charlty r•ghtration number. 266143
dOdd&co

The Brown SWI￿ Cattl• Socloty (UK)
Contents
Réference and Administrative D•t81l
Trustees, report
Trusle&$' re8ponsibilities in rdation to Ihe financlal stslernents
Accountants, Report
statement ol finandal aEliviti2s
Balance sheet
Note5 lothe financial statements

Tho Brown Swiss Cattle Soclety (UK)
R•forence and Admlnigtratlve D8ts116
Charfty nam•
The 8rown S￿$$ C8tUe Scvety IUK)
Charftyregigtrntion nurn1￿r
286143
Company r•gl•trAtlon nUrn￿r
01122054
Prlnelpal ¢Jffice
Rose Cottage
Little Fencotè
NORTHALLERTON
DL7 ORR
R•gl*tered offlee
FIFTEEN Rosehill
Montgomery Way
Rosehill Estste
CARLISLE
CAI 2RW
Tnths
K B Thornas
S Willlam& Chairm8n
R Mccdm
E Bruce
B Croth&rs
(Appointed 1 Augu812023}
A D8￿eS
E L Jone8
IRe6igned 1 August 20231
IResSgned l August 2023)
(Appointed 1 August 2023)
S Jone8
J Lothhead
J West
J ￿lter, VI￿ Chamian
H Glbb
R Smith
J Stevenstsn
(Appointsd 1 August 20231
Accountsnt
Dodd & Co Lirniied
FIFTEEN Rtssehill
Mor)tgornery Way
Rosehill Estate
CARLISLE
CA12RW
Pggts I

The Brown Swlss Cattle Soc(oty (UK
Tru8tee&' Report fortho Year Ended 30 Aprll 2024
The ffnand81 statèments have been prapared in accordancè the accountin9 poficitrs sel out in the notes to
th? accounts and comply wth th& th8rity's governing dooJmen( the Charitie¥ Act 2011 and Accountsng and
Repo￿n9 by Charilio8." Statement of Recomm8nd•d Practice applic8ble to charities preparing their accwnts in
aC￿rdance the Financial Reportlng Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republ1¢ 01 Ireland.
Strnctur•, Governance and PAanagem•nt
The company incorporated as a company Ilmrted by guarantee and legiste￿d v•th the Charity Cornmi8sion
on 19 Saptember 1973. Its governing docurnent 18 ts memoraThJum and artsdes ol associabon. vthkh
amended on 1 March 1991 and 17 November 1992.
Tru8tee5 are appointed by thé members at the Annual GMero1 Mesting and are ￿ruited bBsed on the
sotyety& needs. N8w Twstees 8re tyalnèd bytheir fellowTwst&ès to understand their rde vlthln the BofAety.
The tru8tee8 h3v8 rewewed the major risk8 to which the charty is éxposèd and. having had Pro￿¢￿5 ￿1th
rnonitortng G0veMan￿ in the pa< are gcfy'vely developing proc8dures to n18nage th08e n8ks and improve
Govern8n¢# ￿thin the Society.
Obl¢¢tlve8 and Actlvltfes ofth• &own S¥￿$9 Cattl• Soei•ty IUKI
The primary objectives ol the eh8rity are to encourage, promot• and impTove the breeding of Bro￿ &%985 Cattle
in the UK and lo prepare, maintain, and make 8V8ilable a genealogical r￿rd Ihrou9h tre Society Heidbook. As
a member organ¢8ation the Society promote8 and repres•nts the interests of breeders o*neT8 of all
registered Brown &M$$ Cgtdp in the UK.
In (knng 80, the Soo'ety helps lo maintain the divevoily of dairy breeds av8ilable for milk production in the UK in
way that enhances animal welfare and brings sustainable b￿n￿t6 to thè an￿ronMent
Thè prinrypal ath'vity of the tharity has been the recording mainteronce ol pedigr88 records and actively
promoting the Brown breed for the benefft of our charity members. The 8ouety has been activety involved
In promotr'ng sale8 and shows of registered cattlo in the UK
The Society uses th& services ol NBDC INab"anal Bovine Data Centrel to admln18teT the Reglstration h&rdbook
and provide type classification inspedions.
In setting their objectiveB, the charity has paid due reg8rd tothe Charity Commission gui¢Jonce on public b&nefiL
Achlevements and porforrnance
The nJnning of the Soc4ety continues to be ¢onsi¥tently good dut to th8 w￿k of the TnJs￿S and The Fami
Org8nisaticm.
This year ￿ have grown membership to 136 mombgrs although there were 494 anima18 registered in the
prevlous12 mmth period Icempared to 642 animals in 2022-20231. We conb'nuously review Soclety fees ond
)sts and conunue in 8 stsble ff nancial poslllon.
The ernail newsletters >xe Working ￿11 as a way of keew'ng memb8r8 upd8ted wth breed r8suItS and Council
decisions.
FinancSal Rovlv
The charity held unr&stlct8d reseNes of£28.956 #t the year eTrJ. all of￿1¢h wore free reserves.
Rejervu polky
The reserves poliq is lo r*tsin sufficient resour¢es to ensure ￿ntinUty of operation under all c4rcumstsnc£s and
to demonstrate Sound financial man89emenl practise. This means operating with a cash balance of betr￿en
£10,000 and £15,Cl)O at the current lèvel of operation. Al the year end the cash bal8n¢e hdd was £3Q324 and
this therefore ex¢e8ds the ¢urrent reserves policy.
Plans fortho Futuro
Follobmng approval by the membership to accept tho new Society constitution and convert to a CIO IChaTitsble
Incorporated Org8nisats"onl. 8ppiic8tion has been made and work on getbng this implemented continue8.
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Tho Brown Swlss Cattle Socloty (UK)
Trustg08' Report for the Year End•d 30 Aprll 2024
oving forward ￿ alm lo do more to promote the Brown SWSG breed hare in th8 UK remlnding Dairy Famiers
of thè breeds strengths. We hope to see numbers ol Swss at Sho￿ inuease to aid wilh this promotton.
Small ¢on7pany provl•lons
Thi8 report ha5 been prepafed in accord&n¢& ¥Mth the small companies regime under the com￿nIg$ Act 2008.
Approved by the Board on 27 June 2024 and signad on ts behalfby..
S Williams
Twstee
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The Brown Swlss Cattle Society (UIQ
Truste￿, Responslbllltl•8 In relatlon to the Flnancial Slaloments
The trustees I￿0 are also directors of Th8 Brow Swss Ca￿e Society IUKJ for thè purposes of company law)
are responsible Icr preparing Ihe TnJstees' Annual R8POrt and tre finanoal statements in ac¢ordanca with
applicable law and the Financial Reports"ng Stsndard 102 - 'The Financ401 Reports"ng Stsndard applicBble in the
UK and Republlcol Ireland.
Company law requlres the trustees to Fwep8re financi￿ staternents for eath financial yèar give a true and
fair view of the state of affalrs of the charitable company and of the incoming resourceB and applicalknn of
re$ources, Including Sncome and expenditure, of the chark¥t4e company for that period. In preparing these
nancial statements, the trus18es 8re required to..
s8lect surtable arcountiroJ polic4es and then ¥ply them consiStsntly'.
observe the methods and ￿nripleS in the Charrties SORP;
make ju¢Jgements and estimates trot are r88son8bl¥ and prudent..
Statè whather appli￿ble UK accounting stsndafds have been lollowed, Su￿.eCt to any material departLire8
dlsclosed and explained In the financial Stat￿ents., and
prepara the finanrjal statements the going concem ba￿8 unless it is inawjropriate to presurne that th8
charitable companywll ￿ttInue in business.
The tru$l8&s are responsible for kgeplng proper ¥ccounting records Ihat disclose ￿t￿ ￿asonable accuracy at
¥ny tirne the finanaal position of the ¢haritable cornpany and enable thèm to ensure that the finanaal Statements
mply wth the Companies Act 20Ce. They a￿ also responsible for safeguarding tha 8s$ets of tre tharitsble
¢xmpany and hence for takn.ng reasonable Steps for the prevenb.on and dÈtecthon ol fraud other irfagular7ties.
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Chartorod A¢¢ountants' Roport lo the BL>ard of Trustso8 on th• Preparatlon ol tho Unaudlt
Statutory Accounts of
The Brown Swlu CatU¢ So¢l•ty IUKI
fortheyear Ended 30 April 2024
In rAder to 8$sistyou to fvlfil your dutie$ under the Companie5 Act 20Cfj. we have prepared foryour approval the
ffnanual ststernenl$ of Th¢ Brown $v￿8s CatU8 Soclety IUKI for the year ended 30 Aprfl 2024 whlch comprfse the
Statanent of Finantial Acts'vilies, and the relat&d notss from tre chaiits￿e ci)Thpanys accountirg Tecords and
from infonnaty.on 8nd ¢xplan*"ons you have given us.
As a practising member firrn of the Institute of Chortered A¢¢ountsnl8 In England and Wale5 IICAEWI, wg 8rg
subject to
it8 ethical
and
other
prolessional
requirements
which
detsiled
http'.IA%w.i¢8ew.comlenlrnemberslregulations.stsndards-an4-guid8ncel.
This report is made sol8ty to th• bo8rd of Trustees of The Cattl¢ Soclgty (UK), as 8 boty. In
accord8nee with thg t8iin8 vf ¢)ur engagement letter datecl 19 March 2020. Our WDrk h83 been undertaken solety
lo prepare for your appToval tho accounts of The Brovm Swiss Cattle So¢lety IUK) and stste those matters th3t
we h8ve aoreed lo stale to the board of Trustees of The Bro￿* Sthryss C8tt1e Society IUK), a6 a boty, in thi8
rèport in eccordance with ICAEW Technical Rèlease 07118 AAF. To ihe fullest extent pemiltted by law, we ¢Jo not
accept or assume r8sponsitx.lity lo anyone other than The Brown ￿￿$5 Cawe Socaety IUK) and its board of
Trustee6 as a boty for ourwc*k or for tris report.
It is your duty tc enwre that The Br(pAn SvAs$ Cattle Society (UK) ha5 kept adequate accounting i¥cor(Is and to
prepare slalutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, Iiabilib"e9, fin8nri81 po8ition and deficAt of
The Brown Smriss Cattle Sodety (UK). You considerthatTho Bro￿ Swss Catue Society IUK) 1$ ex¢mpt from the
statutory audit requirement forth8 yew.
We have not been Instructsd to cary out an audit or a remew of the 8ceounts ol The Brovm Smqss C8tlle Sorjety
IUKI. For th18 reason, we have not vth$d Ihg accuracy or completeness ofthe atxcwnlng records or information
and gxplangllon$ you have given to us and we do Th)t, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory attounts.
Dodd & Co Limited
Chartered Accountarrt8
FIFTEEN Rosehill
Montgomery Way
Ro8ehill Estste
CARLISLE
CA1 2RW
27 June 2024
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Th• Brown Swiss Cattle Soclety {UKI
Statgmont of Flnanclal Actfvltl88 {Includlng Income and Expfrndlturo Account) for tho Y￿r
Ended 30 April 2024
Unre•blcted Total Fundg Total FuTxI•
Funds
2024
2023
Note
Income And endowments Irom:
Other trading activi*e$
Investrnent incorne
Ch8rftsble act*￿tIeS
Totsl income and enduhTrTnents
1.153
251
14,421
15,e25
1,153
251
14,421
15.825
3,348
97
16,751
22.196
Expendlturn on:
Charitable activiti'as
TotAI èxpendilu
18,7
16,7
18,7£
16,796
20.363
20,363
Nel movements In fijnds
19711
19711
1,833
R•concIlia￿On of fund•
Total fijnds br¢ught fowdrd
Total funds carrièd fowr(I
29,927
28,956
29,927
28,956
28,094
29,927
AJI ofthe Charity's d•rive from c4Jntinuing operatr'cy78 durlng the above period&
l income and •xpgnditure in 2023 was attribut8bleto unrethded ￿nd5.
The ncles on ￿g•S 8 10 12 fonn an intsgrgl p8rtoflhe$• flnanoal statemonts.
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The Brown Swim Cattle Socloty IUKI
Company registrotion number: 01122054
8alanc• Sh••t a• at 30 April 2024
2024
2023
Mots
Curr•nt as8•t8
Debtors
Cash at bank and in
3,375
30,324
3,971
30.299
33.￿39
34.270
CredltoTr¥: Amounts falllng due Wrythin
ne year
14,7431
14,3431
N•t curr•nt aws•t•
28,9S6
29,927
Nèt 8880ts
28,956
29,927
The fund• olth• ¢harfty:
Unmtrfct¢d funds
Unrestrided income fijnds
28,958
29,927
Total charlty lund$
For the finaneial year endeLI 30 April 2024, th& charity was entitled lo exemption from audit undor 88¢tSon 477 of
the Cornpanies Act 20CE.
28,958
29,927
The mernbers have not required the Charty to obtain an audit of it8 accounts for the year in question in
acccKdancèvitth sÈc¥on 476 ofthe Act.
The directors aC*nth￿￿dge their responsibilities for complying wlh Ihe requirements ol th8 Act vthh reBped lo
accounting records and the preparation ofaccounts.
These accountg have been prepared in ¥C￿ra￿ne￿ wth the prOvi￿on8 applicakye lo ￿mpanIeS Su￿.eCt to the
6m81 companies regime.
AFwoved ty the Board on 27 June 2024 ¥nd stgntsd on its behalfby..
S Willlams
TruBtee
The notes on page8 8 to 12 lom on integral partofthese fin￿￿al statements.
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The Brown Sw188 Cattlo Socloty (UK)
Nots8 to the Flnanclal Statements forthe Y¢ar endod 30 Aprll 2024
Ao¢ountlng pollcl
Summ•ry of 8lgnlfi￿ht •c¢ountlng pollcles and key aeeounting wtimat
The prinupal 8ccounb.ng policies applied in the preparation ol thèse financial staternents are set out below.
These policies have been consistenlly applied to all the ye8r3 presented, unles$ olheNise staled.
Statement of compllanc•
The financia statements h8v¢ bosn prtrpared in accordance %wth Accounting and Reporthg by Charltles..
Stslement ol Recornmended Pra￿￿ applIca￿e to ¢harttie8 preparing their accounts in o¢¢ordan¢e %wth the
Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in tre UK and Republic ol Irgland IFRS 1021 leffective 1 January
20191- Icharilies SORP IFRS 10211. the Finanaal RepOr￿.ng Standard applicable in the UK and RepLknlic of
Ireland IFRS 1021 and th& Companies Act 20C6.
Ba819 of preparatlon
The charitable company meets the definIt￿n ol a public bènèfit enb'ty under FRS 102, Assets and li8bilits.es
ale inib"8lly recognised at hi8iori¢al cost transaction value unless utherwi8e 8tated in the relevant
accouth.ng policy notes.
Golng eon¢em
These finanu81 ststemenls have been prepared on a gtAng concem ba818.
The trustees 05S?88 whelheT the use of going conc*m 18 appropriate i.e. whether there are •ry materi
n¢ertainties related to events or ctsndititsns that may cast Significant duubl un the ability ol the Charity to
continue as a going Concem. The trustees make Ihks assessment In ro8Pg¢t of a period of ona year trm) the
datè ol Approval ot the financial stslem¢nls.
F￿d accoun￿ng pollcy
un￿StrIct¢d income funds 8r8 ggneT81 lund3 that Are availoble for u$¢ al the trustees. discretion in
furth8rgn¢e ofthe objeth've5 ofth8 tharity.
Further details of each ￿nd are discloBed in note 12.
Income and endowment•
Donations are re¢ognised sthen the Charity has been nob.fied in vfflting of both the amount and 8etUement
datè, In the event that a don*lon 1$ Subject to conditk)ft$ thot requlre o level of performance by the Charity
before the Charity is entided to the funds, the Incomè is deferred and not reC￿niSed until either those
conditions are ftjlly me( or the fvlfllmont of tt)o$è conditions is wholly vAthin th$ control of the Charity and it
is probablethat these condiUon$ ￿14 b8 fulffiSled in the reporting p¢rfod.
Legary gffts are recognlsed on s case by case basis foll￿n9 the grant of probate when th6
administorlexecutor for the p81ate has cA)mmunicate¢ In writing both the amount and setUpTnenl date. In the
8verrtthal the grft is in the fomi of an asset other than cash or a financial asset traded on a recogni8ed stock
exchange, recognition is subject lo the value of th8 gift b8ing rè118bly rneasured ￿￿th a dggree ol reasonable
3¢Gu[a￿ and the tive to the asset having been tran61erred to the Charity-
Income from Govemmènt and otheT grants, sthelher'eapitsl, grants or'revenue, grants, 18 rewgn)sed %then
the charity has enth'tlgrnent to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the gran15 have been m•L
it 15 probable thatthe income will be ￿¢￿1Ved and the amountcan be measured reliably and is not deferred.
Incoming rn¥ources from tax redaim8 are irKJuded ￿n the statern8nt of financial 8Ctivithe8 at the same lime
88 the gift to %thich they relate.
Investment Income Is re￿gnised Qn a receivable basi5.
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The Brown SWI￿ Cattl• Soei8ty (UK)
Notss to the Flnanclal Statsm•nts forthe Yoar Ended 30 Aprfl 2024
. continued
Inojme from tharitsble actiwties indudes ints)me recogni8ed as eam&J las the related goodg or seNces
ar& promdadl under eA)ntr8et.
Expendlture
Liabilittes are recogni$ed 88 soon as there 18 a leg81 or con9truetivè c4)lig•b"on comrnrtb'ng the charity to th
expenditure. All expenditurg 1$ attounled for on an accruyls bas1$ and has be8n dg8slfiwJ under he8dSngs
that aggregate all costs related to the category.
Charitable expenditure cornprises those costs incurr8(J by the charity in the delivery of its acb"Mlies and
services for its ben8ficiarie$. H indudes both costs that can be allocated direcfy to activities and those
costs of¥n indirect nature nec&8saryto support them.
Trado Debto
Trade debtors ￿ gmounts due from ujstomers for merthandise sold or serwces pwfomied in the ord￿ary
coursa of thsinèss. Trade debtor5 am re¢ognised initially at the transaction prico. They are subsequently
measured at arnorbsed cost using th• eftectsve Interest method, less provlsloft for Impairnient. A provision
for the impairmènt of trade debtors is established then there 15 objective evidence th81 tr78 Charity will not
be able to CLJlled all amounts due according to the originat temis of the le￿1vable8.
C•Bh and Cash Equlv•lonts
Cash and cash equivalenls comprise cash on h8nd and call deposits, and other shtrt-lem) lTrighty liquid
investmentsthat are readily ¢ottvèrb"bl8 lo a knw amount of cash and are subject lo an insignificant iisk cf
change in valu•.
Llabllltl¢•
Trade ¢redttors are obligations to pay for g¢ods or 8erviceB that have been acquSred ￿n Ihe c¢dln¥ry course
of business from supplièrs. Ac¢ounts payable are dassrfied as current li8bilrties if the Charty do8s not have
an uncondillonal right, at the end ol the r¢p)rtlng period, to defer setuement of the Creditor for at least
Iwelve months after th& rwrtlng date. If there 18 an uncorKlltion81 right to defer Settlement for al ltrasl
tmth morths after the reporting date, they are presented as non-ajrrart Ilabi1rt1o&
Tr8d& Creditors are Tecognised initlally at the transaclion pric8 8ThJ $ub$equ¢nlly measured at amortlsed
cost using the effective interest method.
Other tradlng a¢tlvlllo•
Unr•strict8d Total Funds Tot#1 Funds
Funds
2024
2023
Calf show entriès
Advertising income
Clothing sales
318
750
318
750
230
3,118
1,153
1,153
3,348
In¥•8tmentincome
UnreJtricted Totsl Fund¥ Tot#1 Funds
Fund$
2024
2023
Interest on cash deposits
251
251
97
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The Brown Swim Cattle Soclaty (UIQ
Note8 to the Flnanclal Statement• fortho Y•Ar Ended 30 Aprfl 2024
.. conllnued
Ch•rftsble actlvStl
UnMtrl¢ted Totsl Funds Totsl Fund•
Fundg
2Q24
2023
Member subscnptions
Parentage and DNA le81ing
Fees and Sup￿leS
Registratlons
Classifications
6,226
156
160
6,475
2,465
14,421
5,225
156
160
6,415
2.465
14,421
S,950
702
140
9,912
2,047
1e,751
Expendlture
Memb•rshlp
T<)t41
2024
rotsl
2023
Dlrect costs
PaF8ntage and DNA te81ing
Contract services
Regi81ralions
Clas$ificalion5
Administration Gosts
Compuier sgftwaTe and Maintenan￿ costs
Travel and subsistence
Adverbsing
Bad deLtswNtten off
16S
127
2.740
2,758
185
127
2.74D
2.758
538
1,447
3,382
2,176
5.391
357
203
3,110
794
17,396
357
757
110
181
14.739
357
757
110
181
14,739
Support eosts
Insurance
Printing, postsge and 8ts11onery
Sundry expen8e8
Accountancy fe¢$
255
234
309
1,259
2,057
255
234
309
1,259
2.057
257
1.f01
457
1,152
2,967
16.796
16,796
20,363
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The Brown Swlss Cattl• Soclety IUKI
Note8 to the Flnlnclal Stat•m•nt8 for th• Y•ar Endod 30 Aprll 2024
,, cmtlnued
GD¥emanc8 costs
2024
2023
ACCO￿lanCY fees
1,259
1.259
1.152
1.152
Trust••8' r•munerHtion •nd expons•*
No trustees re￿[¥*d any rernuneration during the y88r.
D•btor•
202
2023
Trade debtors
3,375
3,971
Cr•dltovs', Amount• lalllng due wlthln one ymr
2024
2023
TradÈ cxeditors
Taxation and soaal security
Acwals and defeffed incorne
2,968
710
1,065
4,743
2,229
1,089
1,025
10 Member•. liablllty
The charity is o privats comp8ny limited by guarantee ond consequentty doe8 not have Bhare capital. Eat*
of the mombeT6 16 lia￿e to contribute an amoLsnt not exceeding £1 tovrdrds th• assets ttl the charity in th8
event of liquidation.
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The Brown Swiss Cattle Socloty (UK)
Notsa to tho Flnanclal Statements for th• Yfjar Ended 30 April 2024
.. conbnued
11 ReJJt•d parti
Controllng •ntlty
Th• chartty18 ¢onlrtslled by the trustee$ pre 811 director8 olthe compony.
12 An•ty•i• olfund¥
At1May
2023
Incomlnq
r•sourea•
At 30 Aprll
2024
Èxpended
General Fund¥
Unieslricted incorn$ fiJnd
29,927
15,825
If6.7961
28.956
Prlor perfod
At1 May
2022
InGoming
Resour¢eJ
re80urce8 •xp•nded
At 30 April
2023
General Funds
Unrestricted Ino)me fund
28,094
22,196
120,363)
29,927
13 N•t ￿1•ts by fund
Unr•strletsd
Fund$
Totsl Fund•
2024
Totsl Fund•
2023
Cuffent assets
Credltors.. Alnounts falllng due ￿￿thIn one yeor
Net BS5ets
33.699
14,7431
28.9%
33.899
14.7431
28,958
34,270
14,3431
29,927
Prfor perlod
UnreBtri¢tsd
Fund8
Total F￿d0
2022
Totsl Fund¥
2D22
Current assets
Credrtors." Amounts folling du8witlMn one year
Net a89ets
34,270
14,3431
29,927
34.270
14,3431
29,927
32.159
14,0651
28,094
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