GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG RESCUE

Charity number: 1141122

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity was set up to provide rescue for German Shepherd Dogs who require re-homing, shelter and protection from homelessness, cruelty, change of owner circumstances, and any situation which would give rise to concern about the animals welfare and well-being.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £494,732
Total expenditure: £263,265

People

3 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GSDR (Working name)
Company number:
06669864 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joanne Mary Martin Trustee 21 January 2025
None on record
JOHN MICHAEL LEWIS Trustee 01 April 2011
None on record
JAYNE ANN SHENSTONE Trustee 01 April 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £174.61k £424.88k £323.14k £300.22k £494.73k
Total expenditure £156.73k £207.25k £27.55k £321.71k £263.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 27 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/08/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/02/2011 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01/02/2011

Charitable objects

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 CIRCUMSTNCES 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. IN PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE ANIMALS IN QUESTION SHALL BE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS OR CROSS-BREEDS THEREOF. THE APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY SHALL INCLUDE WITHOUT LIMITATION THE ASSESSMENT OF BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES, TAKING INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY, TRAINING OF THE DOGS AND POTENTIAL CARERS TO COPE WITH BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES, ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL NEW HOMES FOR THE DOGS, AND SUITABLY REHOMING THE DOGS.

Contact information

Address:
LITTLE VAULD
MARDEN
HEREFORD
HR1 3HA
Phone:
01568797957
Email:
INFO@GERMANSHEPHERDRESCUE.CO.UK
Website:

http://www.germanshepherdrescue.co.uk Open in new window