DOGSTAR FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 25 March 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,144,220
Latest expenditure: £1,058,641
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dogstarfoundation.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Improving the health and welfare of animals by provision of sterilisation, rabies vaccinations, veterinary care, feeding and education. As part of the change in legal status to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) the charity took over all operations, funds, assets, liabilities of Dogstar Foundation (registered Charity number 1133431), operating since 2010, on 1st January 2022.

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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: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,144,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,058,641

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: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,127,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £928,757

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: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £780,043
Total Gross Expenditure: £569,782

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: 27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,005
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 25 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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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: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,144,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,058,641
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 0

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: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,127,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £928,757
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: 0

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: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £780,043
Total Gross Expenditure: £569,782
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: 0

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: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,005
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 25 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 29 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 328639
Income Other Trading Activities: 5618
Income Charitable Activities: 809963
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1144220
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £45,259
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,013,382
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1058641
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9400
Expenditure Support Costs: 334841
Expenditure Depreciation: 11225
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £625,993
Assets Total Fixed: 117842
Assets Own Use: 117842
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £653,126
Assets Total Liabilities: £27,133
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £743,835
Creditors One Year Total Current: 27133
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £530,729
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 743835
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 743835
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 30 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1125138
Income Other Trading Activities: 2608
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1127746
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £37,514
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £891,243
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 928757
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9100
Expenditure Support Costs: 266731
Expenditure Depreciation: 11279
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £587,017
Assets Total Fixed: 78439
Assets Own Use: 78439
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £609,147
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,330
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £658,256
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29330
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £590,293
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 643192
Funds Restricted: 15064
Funds Total: 658256
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 30 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 476443
Income Other Trading Activities: 6263
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 58064
Income Total Income And Endowments: 540770
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £57,102
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £512,680
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 569782
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3300
Expenditure Support Costs: 195862
Expenditure Depreciation: 2334
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £430,416
Assets Total Fixed: 28851
Assets Own Use: 28851
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £442,182
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,766
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £459,267
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11766
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £439,765
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 459267
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 459267
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sri Lanka
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DOGSTAR FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-03-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 25 Mar 2020
Charitable Objects: 1 TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE SUFFERING OF COMPANION AND COMMUNITY (STRAY) DOGS AND CATS IN SRI LANKA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VETERINARY CARE, INCLUDING STERILISATION, VACCINATIONS, TREATMENT AND RESEARCH FOR DISEASE2. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 627747
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DOGSTAR

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures