RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST
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Cash
£153k
+263.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.4m
+16.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
9
+28.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £729,834 | £933,509 | £966,065 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £30,575 | £245,772 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £30,575 | £245,772 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £63,678 | £433,416 | £620,945 | +43.3% | |
| Cash | £68,914 | £42,101 | £152,996 | +263.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,373,229 | £3,802,782 | £4,417,727 | +16.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,373,229 | £3,802,782 | £4,417,727 | +16.2% | |
| Equity | £3,373,229 | £3,802,782 | £4,417,727 | +16.2% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 7 | 9 | +28.6% | |
| Wages | £313,998 | £309,932 | £361,292 | +16.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 26.3% | — | |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 46.4% | 64.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | 6.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.37x | 2.31x | 2.92x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST 1992-07-03 → present
- RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST LIMITED 1975-03-21 → 1992-07-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dafferns Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In 2025, we strengthened the gene bank with new material from including important priority such as Gloucester Cattle, Ancient Cattle of Wales, Dales Ponies and Welsh Section B Ponies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 120 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCNICOL, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2019-11-20 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, John Edward | Director | 2019-08-29 | Sep 1960 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Morven Rose | Director | 2025-05-14 | Dec 1973 | British |
| DAVIES, Mark Richard | Director | 2025-01-13 | Sep 1983 | British |
| FAIRFAX, Thomas Philip | Director | 2024-04-26 | May 1966 | British |
| FANSHAWE, James Henry Dalrymple | Director | 2020-10-22 | May 1949 | British |
| MCCOURT, Jan Valentine | Director | 2024-04-26 | Nov 1959 | British |
| PENNELL, Anna Elizabeth | Director | 2026-07-30 | Aug 1985 | British |
| PERRY, Alfred Oberon Patrick | Director | 2026-07-30 | Apr 1994 | British |
| PRENDERGAST, James Gordon Dalrymple, Prof | Director | 2023-10-12 | May 1980 | British |
| REED, John William | Director | 2024-11-05 | Mar 1956 | British |
| SHENTON, Hilary Ann | Director | 2026-03-19 | May 1953 | British |
| SMIT CHESTERFIELD, Laura Marian | Director | 2026-07-30 | Aug 1982 | British |
| SWIERS, Joanna Mary | Director | 2026-03-19 | Mar 1972 | British |
| WHITTLE, Claire Louise | Director | 2024-07-04 | Dec 1984 | British |
Show 120 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARD, Martin Leslie | Secretary | 2016-05-05 | 2016-08-02 |
| BYATT, Fiona Rowena Leonie | Secretary | 2012-05-31 | 2012-07-23 |
| CHILLCOTT, Denise Patricia | Secretary | 2012-07-23 | 2016-05-05 |
| GRANT, Annette | Secretary | 2008-08-05 | 2009-12-31 |
| LEAFE, David Edward | Secretary | 2010-01-04 | 2012-05-31 |
| TERRY, Robert | Secretary | — | 2008-02-29 |
| ALDERSON, George Lawrence Hastings | Director | 2003-08-17 | 2007-06-23 |
| ANDERSON, Martin Torr | Director | 2009-08-15 | 2016-08-18 |
| BAILEY, Ronald Francis | Director | — | 1992-06-06 |
| BALL, Christopher Malcolm | Director | 2011-08-25 | 2017-08-17 |
| BALLANCE, John Christopher Reavlay, Major | Director | — | 1993-06-05 |
| BARBER, Derek, Lord Barber Of Tewkesbury | Director | 1997-05-31 | 1999-06-05 |
| BARBER, Derek, Lord Barber Of Tewkesbury | Director | 1991-06-15 | 1995-06-10 |
| BARKER, Richard | Director | 2007-11-22 | 2010-07-24 |
| BEARD, Martin Leslie | Director | 2014-08-21 | 2019-08-29 |
| BIARD, Jacqueline | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2019-09-28 |
| BLACK, James Alan Catherwood | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2006-07-15 |
| BLACK, James Alan Catherwood | Director | 1991-06-15 | 2000-07-20 |
| BLACKER, Susan Mary | Director | 2016-05-05 | 2018-04-20 |
| BRADLEY, David | Director | 2000-11-16 | 2003-11-13 |
| BRADSHAW, John Elliott | Director | — | 1991-03-01 |
| BRIGGS, James Kenelm | Director | — | 1999-06-05 |
| BRIGSTOCKE, Timothy David Alexander | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2011-08-25 |
| BROOKS, Brian Richard | Director | — | 1993-06-05 |
| BULL, Danny | Director | 2003-08-17 | 2006-07-15 |
| BYATT, Fiona Rowena Leonie | Director | 2004-06-20 | 2013-08-22 |
| BYRNE, Vaughan Karl | Director | 2002-06-08 | 2005-07-23 |
| CARTER, Denis Victor, Rt Hon Lord | Director | 2005-05-26 | 2006-12-18 |
| CASTLE, Charles Peter | Director | 2012-08-21 | 2015-08-20 |
| CHAMBERS, Antony Frederick | Director | 2004-06-20 | 2010-08-26 |
| CLARKE, Jeffrey Richard | Director | 2010-08-26 | 2016-08-18 |
| CLARKE, Thomas Mcdonald Bateman | Director | 1995-06-10 | 2004-06-20 |
| CLOKE, Geoffrey Eric | Director | — | 1995-07-18 |
| CLOKE, Jonathan Bailey | Director | 1993-06-05 | 2005-07-23 |
| CLOSE, Peter Wilson | Director | — | 1991-06-15 |
| CLUTTON-BROCK, Juliet, Dr | Director | — | 1992-06-06 |
| COOPER, Kenneth John | Director | 2007-11-22 | 2013-08-22 |
| COOPER, Richard, Sir | Director | — | 1997-05-31 |
| COOPER, Sheila Ann | Director | 2008-07-20 | 2010-11-25 |
| CREANER, Sarah | Director | 2004-06-20 | 2007-06-23 |
| DAVIS, Tom | Director | 2016-08-18 | 2024-11-06 |
| DAWES, Richard Scrivenor | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2003-09-25 |
| DENNETT, Robin Edward | Director | 1998-05-30 | 2001-06-02 |
| FRASER, Patricia Mary | Director | 2003-08-17 | 2006-07-15 |
| FREEMAN, Clifford George | Director | 2021-11-04 | 2023-10-10 |
| FROEHLICH, Yvonne | Director | 2009-08-15 | 2013-07-11 |
| GILL, John Joseph Bisset, Doctor | Director | 1994-06-04 | 2003-08-17 |
| GLOSSOP, Christianne Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 1995-06-10 | 1998-05-30 |
| GREEN, Katherine | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2023-10-10 |
| HALL, Stephen John Gordon, Dr | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2006-04-21 |
| HARPER-SMITH, John Richard, Dr | Director | — | 1998-05-30 |
| HAWTIN, Alfred John | Director | — | 1995-06-10 |
| HEARN, Susan Patricia | Director | 1995-06-10 | 1998-05-30 |
| HENSON, Elizabeth Lesley | Director | — | 1995-06-10 |
| HOLLOWAY, Patricia | Director | 2002-06-08 | 2011-08-25 |
| HOSKING, Julian | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2019-08-29 |
| HUNT, Christine Mary | Director | 2004-06-20 | 2006-08-24 |
| ILIFFE, Robert Peter Richard, The Right Honourable | Director | 1999-06-05 | 2003-01-16 |
| JACKSON, George Howard | Director | 1996-06-09 | 2002-06-08 |
| JEWELL, Peter Arundel, Professor | Director | — | 1991-06-15 |
| KAY, Kate | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-08-29 |
| KEMP, Paul Edmund | Director | 2003-08-17 | 2008-06-05 |
| KIDDY, Guy Nicholas Samworth | Director | 2013-08-22 | 2016-08-18 |
| KING, Peter Westlake | Director | 2002-06-08 | 2012-09-15 |
| LANDSHOFF, Bernadette Teresa Elizabeth | Director | 2000-07-20 | 2003-08-17 |
| LASCELLES, Catherine Isobel | Director | 2020-10-22 | 2022-01-20 |
| LAYT, Dameon | Director | 2016-08-18 | 2020-10-22 |
| LE GRICE-MACK, Catherine Mary | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2025-09-17 |
| LONG, Kerry Elizabeth | Director | 1997-05-31 | 2003-08-17 |
| LYONS, Alan Leslie | Director | 1992-06-06 | 1993-11-10 |
| MACK, Catherine Mary | Director | — | 1994-06-04 |
| MANSELL, Sandra | Director | 2013-08-22 | 2020-10-22 |
| MANSELL, Sandra | Director | 2000-07-20 | 2012-08-21 |
| MARTIN O MALLEY, Michael John | Director | 2006-07-15 | 2008-12-07 |
| MATSON, Richard Tullis | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2004-06-20 |
| MATSON, Tullis Robert Vyvyan | Director | 2017-05-11 | 2019-11-19 |
| MCCAIG, Linda | Director | 2001-06-02 | 2007-06-23 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Patricia Anne | Director | 2006-07-15 | 2012-08-21 |
| MCMINN, Stephen William | Director | 2022-11-19 | 2025-12-10 |
| MILLER, John Mansel, Lt Colonel Sir | Director | 1995-06-10 | 1997-05-31 |
| MILLS, Victoria | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2014-08-21 |
| MORRIS, Tim | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2023-10-10 |
| MUDDIMAN, Carole Mary | Director | 2002-06-08 | 2008-07-15 |
| MULHOLLAND, John Robin | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2003-09-25 |
| NEWTON, Roderick Brian | Director | 2022-03-10 | 2024-03-14 |
| PENNY, Martin Barry, Dr | Director | 2023-10-11 | 2025-02-13 |
| PERRY, Ryan | Director | 2019-08-29 | 2026-03-16 |
| PETCH, Barbara Anne | Director | — | 2000-07-20 |
| POPE, Alison Patricia | Director | 2025-02-13 | 2025-06-27 |
| POPE, Alison Patricia | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2023-10-10 |
| REEVES, Dudley William | Director | — | 2002-06-08 |
| REEVES, Victoria | Director | 2002-09-11 | 2002-12-31 |
| REEVES, Victoria | Director | 1998-05-30 | 2001-06-02 |
| RENWICK, Patricia Veronica | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2003-03-31 |
| ROBERTS, Charles Jeremy, Dr | Director | 1992-06-06 | 1995-06-10 |
| RYDER-DAVIES, Richard Philip | Director | 2001-06-02 | 2004-06-20 |
| SAUNDERS, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2020-01-14 | 2025-02-06 |
| SHEPPY, Andrew John | Director | 1991-06-15 | 2003-08-17 |
| SMALL, Richard William, Dr | Director | 2012-08-21 | 2019-08-29 |
| SMALL, Richard William | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2011-08-25 |
| SMALL, Richard William | Director | 1999-06-05 | 2002-06-08 |
| SOAMES, Nicholas | Director | 2003-01-16 | 2005-05-26 |
| SPRAKE, Gail | Director | 2011-08-25 | 2021-11-04 |
| STANLEY, John William | Director | 1993-06-05 | 1996-06-09 |
| STENNETT, Susan Ann | Director | 1993-06-05 | 2002-06-08 |
| STRONGE, John Brian | Director | 1995-06-10 | 2004-06-20 |
| SYMONDS, Peter Philip | Director | 1994-06-04 | 2002-11-14 |
| TITLEY, Peter Edwin | Director | 2010-08-26 | 2014-08-21 |
| TITLEY, Peter Edwin | Director | 2007-06-23 | 2009-12-01 |
| TITLEY, Peter Edwin | Director | 2003-08-17 | 2006-07-15 |
| TITLEY, Peter Edwin | Director | — | 1994-06-04 |
| TODHUNTER, Janet Ailsa | Director | 2004-06-20 | 2013-08-22 |
| TROTTER, David John Burnell | Director | 2003-11-13 | 2009-01-16 |
| TURNER, Neville Ernest | Director | 2006-07-15 | 2009-08-15 |
| VERNON, Denis Stewart | Director | — | 2000-07-20 |
| WALTERS, Jeremy Rex, Dr | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2002-07-18 |
| WATSON, David | Director | 2006-08-24 | 2011-08-25 |
| WIGHAM, Tessa Anne | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2006-03-16 |
| WISEMAN, Julian | Director | 1998-05-30 | 2000-02-09 |
| WOOD, Jeffrey David, Doctor | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2000-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 358 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-11 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-08-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-08-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.