OSCR Scottish charity profile

Dog Action Working Group Scotland SCIO

Known as DAWGS

ActiveCharity number SC022666
Registered15 June 1994
Main locationAberdeenshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC022666
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
5
Postcode
AB33 8PX
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 8 June 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Dog Action Working Group Scotland (DAWGS) SC022666 which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 15 June 1994

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To find loving new homes for Dogs whose owners are no longer able to care for them. We have rehoming staff who meet the dog, advertise the dog then do home checks etc to ensure that the dog is a match for its new home

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of animal welfare

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4.1.1 To find new caring homes for dogs and puppies whose owners are no longer able to look after them. 4.1.2 The welfare of dogs and puppies.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£179,631£158,14854 June 2026
31 December 2024£154,085£137,729522 April 2025
31 December 2023£213,832£183,151517 June 2024
31 December 2022£723,895£136,153527 September 2023
31 December 2021£101,129£90,850528 August 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
The Dawghouse
Website supplied to OSCR
www.dawgs.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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