POINTERS IN NEED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 3 December 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £116,550
Latest expenditure: £113,873
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Christian Sykes & Co Ltd, Suite 5A, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1UR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.pointersinneed.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1. To find new homes for Pointers that have had a detrimental change in circumstances here in the UK.2. To achieve new lives and re-home ex hunting, abused or neglected Pointer dogs from abroad.3. To enable the treatment, rehabilitation and care of Pointers before they are rehomed.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £116,550
Total Gross Expenditure: £113,873

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £112,056
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,148

Fin Period Start Date: 27 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £110,963
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,261

Fin Period Start Date: 3 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 26 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 26 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £68,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,533

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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: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £116,550
Total Gross Expenditure: £113,873
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £112,056
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,148
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 27 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £110,963
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,261
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 3 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 26 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 26 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £68,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,533
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: 7

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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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: POINTERS IN NEED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-12-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:• FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF POINTERS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE REHOMING SERVICES TO SECURE NEW PERMANENT HOMES IN WHICH THE POINTERS CAN THRIVE.• TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS POINTERS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR POINTERS 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 THE WELFARE OF DOGS IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures