# Galloway Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC008870
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** April 6, 1944
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC008870


## Contact

- **Address:** 15 New Market Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire
- **Postcode:** DG7 1HY
- **Website:** www.gallowaycattlesociety.co.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of animal welfare'

**What the charity does:** The primary purpose of the Galloway Cattle Society (Great Britain & Ireland) — a registered charity founded in 1877 — is to:      Educate farmers and the public on breeding, feeding, welfare, quality, purity, and the environmental benefits of Galloway cattle.      Promote scientific, empirical, and practical research into breeding, nutrition, and welfare, using findings to encourage best practices.      Advance excellence in the breed through public shows, educational visits, awards, and events     .  In essence, the Society safeguards and enhances one of the UK’s oldest native cattle breeds by combining public awareness, research, and hands-on breed excellence management.

**Objectives:** The Charitable Purposes of the Society ('the Charitable Purposes') are: 3.1.1 to educate the public generally and farmers in particular with regard to breeding, feeding, welfare, quality and purity of Galloway Cattle and to demonstrate their environmental qualities and the benefits they bring to agriculture and conservation. 3.1.2 to promote scientific, empirical and practical research into the breeding, feeding and welfare of Galloway Cattle and to use the results thereof to encourage and support best practice. and 3.1.3 to promote excellence in Galloway Cattle, and to advance education through annual and other shows and educational visits and to award prizes, awards and/ or bursaries in connection therewith.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Dumfries And Galloway
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £46455 | £56144 |  -  | 1 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £59676 | £44434 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £54959 | £56647 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £41062 | £34369 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £40356 | £47948 |  -  |  -  |  |