01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Overdue
- Charity type
- Trust
- Registered
- 21 May 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 June 2023 – 31 May 2024
- Latest income
- £759,667
- Latest expenditure
- £595,430
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Shamrock Stables, Lynch Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, BA5 1HW
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dogsfriends.me.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Dogs Friends regularly does Fund-raising, Re-homing, Information, Entertainment for Needy Dogs
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £759,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £595,430
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £621,037
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £543,595
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £471,109
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £475,256
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £352,331
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £384,156
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 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £759,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £595,430
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £621,037
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £543,595
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £471,109
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £475,256
- 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
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £352,331
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £384,156
- 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
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 6 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £232,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £228,000
- 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
- 38
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 649497
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 102115
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 8055
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 759667
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £595,430
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 595430
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 49944
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14323
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -14323
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £331,948
- Assets Total Fixed
- 237335
- Assets Own Use
- 237335
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £96,214
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,601
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £331,948
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1601
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £81,714
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 0
- Funds Restricted
- 331948
- Funds Total
- 331948
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 517695
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 95575
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 7767
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 621037
- Income Legacies
- 303567
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £543,595
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 543595
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 51200
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 46466
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 28496
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -10036
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 172228
- Assets Own Use
- 172228
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £14,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,517
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £167,711
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 18517
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 167711
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 167711
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DOGS' FRIENDS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-05-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- TRUST DEED MADE 5 APRIL 2009
- Charitable Objects
- A FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALSB TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION., TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures