GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG WELFARE FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 28 July 1977
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £155,727
Latest expenditure: £359,139
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 26 St. Johns Close, Ryhall, STAMFORD, Lincolnshire, PE9 4HS

Website recorded by the regulator: gsdwelfarefund.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Rescue and rehome dogs, fund raising event,

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 2 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £155,727
Total Gross Expenditure: £359,139

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: 13 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £111,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £365,339

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: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £225,945
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,240

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: 3 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £293,335
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,776

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £54,413
Total Gross Expenditure: £103,276

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 2 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £155,727
Total Gross Expenditure: £359,139
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 13 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £111,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £365,339
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £225,945
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,240
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £293,335
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,776
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £54,413
Total Gross Expenditure: £103,276
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG WELFARE FUND
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-06-16T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 1022147
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1022147
Assoc Charity Name: NORTH ESSEX HORSE RESCUE UNIT

Charity Name: GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG WELFARE FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1977-07-28T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: RULES ADOPTED 17/07/1977AS AMENDED ON 19/08/1979AS AMENDED ON 10/05/1992AS AMENDED ON 01/05/1994AS AMENDED ON 05/05/1996AS AMENDED ON 03/05/2009AS AMENDED ON 23/05/2010AS AMENDED ON 01/05/2011 as amended on 04 Oct 2018 as amended on 15 Mar 2020
Charitable Objects: THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS AND ALSATIONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT OR POOR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO AND SUFFERING AMONGST SUCH ANIMALS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 660786
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GSD Welfare Fund

Charity Name Id: 660787
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: German Shepherd Welfare Fund

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures