GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 6 April 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 February 2024 – 1 February 2025
Latest income: £49,513
Latest expenditure: £37,470
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 6 FORGE ROW, GILWERN, ABERGAVENNY, NP7 0HA

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.gsprescue-uk.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promote humane behaviour towards animals, in particular the German Shorthaired Pointer breed, 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 prevention of cruelty and suffering.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,513
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,470

Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £62,607
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,956

Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £45,010
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,676

Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £42,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,240

Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 16 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £66,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,866

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,513
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,470
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: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £62,607
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,956
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £45,010
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,676
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £42,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,240
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: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £66,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,866
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
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: 10

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

06 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: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-04-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Apr 2017
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR THE GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER BREED, 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.Ö:1) TO ACT AS THE BREED RESCUE FOR GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER (GSP) DOGS WHETHER THEY BE KENNEL CLUB REGISTERED, NON REGISTERED OR CROSS BRED GSP DOGS. 2) TO ASSIST, AS FINANCES PERMIT, WITH THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.3) TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE CHARITIES SERVICES BY ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE BY HAVING A FLEXIBLE FEE STRUCTURE4) TO DELIVER THESE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM [SCOTLAND] [NORTHERN IRELAND] AND BY COMMITTEE AGREEMENT, TO ANIMALS BEING REHOMED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 584983
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GSP RESCUE UK

Charity Name Id: 584982
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER RESCUE UK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests