01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 December 1990
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00887353
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,492,482
- Latest expenditure
- £2,863,196
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 225 Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, WARRINGTON, WA4 3JZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dogshome.net (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The care and collection of stray and unwanted dogs, including provision of high-quality kennelling and veterinary treatment and re-homing facilities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,492,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,863,196
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,794,140
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,807,670
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,119,594
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,012,940
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,418,131
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,657,937
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,191,122
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,496,350
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,492,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,863,196
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 16
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 16000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,794,140
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,807,670
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 16
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 88170
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,119,594
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,012,940
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 42394
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 105
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,418,131
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,657,937
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 16835
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 92
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,191,122
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,496,350
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 13697
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,959
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 179
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 958051
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 60590
- Income Charitable Activities
- 426945
- Income Investments
- 46896
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1492482
- Income Legacies
- 615135
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £64,566
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,729,826
- Expenditure Other
- 68804
- Expenditure Total
- 2863196
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 292915
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 131162
- Gain Loss Investment
- 100087
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,286,163
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6191972
- Assets Own Use
- 5112948
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1079024
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £786,537
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £264,286
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,714,223
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 264286
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £638,742
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6713619
- Funds Restricted
- 604
- Funds Total
- 6714223
- Count Employees
- 59
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1294386
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 51989
- Income Charitable Activities
- 361728
- Income Investments
- 85537
- Income Other
- 500
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1794140
- Income Legacies
- 966660
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £52,792
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,572,616
- Expenditure Other
- 182262
- Expenditure Total
- 2807670
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57934
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 182636
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 291
- Gain Loss Investment
- 91801
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,286,163
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5672168
- Assets Own Use
- 4668071
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1004097
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,690,377
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £377,695
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,984,850
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 377695
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,501,753
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7984246
- Funds Restricted
- 604
- Funds Total
- 7984850
- Count Employees
- 59
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1719725
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 57899
- Income Charitable Activities
- 268957
- Income Investments
- 71513
- Income Other
- 1500
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2119594
- Income Legacies
- 1444118
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £66,519
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,946,421
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2012940
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45462
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 124035
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 132598
- Gain Loss Investment
- 48535
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,693,792
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5124667
- Assets Own Use
- 4017183
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1107484
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,936,881
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £154,969
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,906,579
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 154969
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,808,164
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8905975
- Funds Restricted
- 604
- Funds Total
- 8906579
- Count Employees
- 49
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1150476
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 47588
- Income Charitable Activities
- 195780
- Income Investments
- 24287
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1418131
- Income Legacies
- 916574
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £57,930
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,600,007
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1657937
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45445
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 124394
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 116765
- Gain Loss Investment
- -139481
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,574,118
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5018159
- Assets Own Use
- 3981819
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1036340
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,827,458
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £94,076
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,751,541
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 94076
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,742,272
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8750937
- Funds Restricted
- 604
- Funds Total
- 8751541
- Count Employees
- 49
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 972747
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 34436
- Income Charitable Activities
- 163613
- Income Investments
- 16367
- Income Other
- 3959
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1191122
- Income Legacies
- 719461
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £48,748
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,447,602
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1496350
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 58532
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 133166
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 118437
- Gain Loss Investment
- 221285
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,836,637
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5295186
- Assets Own Use
- 4098584
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1196602
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,919,188
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £83,549
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,130,825
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 83549
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,607,830
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9130221
- Funds Restricted
- 604
- Funds Total
- 9130825
- Count Employees
- 45
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Manchester City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lancashire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT HOME FOR LOST DOGS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1990-12-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9TH SEPTEMBER 1966 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 26TH MARCH 1990, 15 APRIL 1997, 11 SEPTEMBER 2000, 23 APRIL 2001, 22 APRIL 2002, 30 MAY 2007 AND 24 JUN 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 JUL 2016
- Charitable Objects
- 4.1 TO TAKE OVER ALL, OR SUCH PART AS CAN BE LEGALLY VESTED IN THE CHARITY OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE UNINCORPORATED CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION KNOWN AS MANCHESTER & DISTRICT HOME FOR LOST DOGS;4.2 THE CARE OF AND COLLECTION OF STRAY AND UNWANTED DOGS INCLUDING THE CARE OF INJURED DOGS AND HUMANE DESTRUCTION;4.3 TO ENCOURAGE, FACILITATE AND PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANCILLARY THERETO AND TO CARRY OUT THE SAID CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 54177
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MANCHESTER DOGS HOME
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management