THE GEORGE W WALSH SEEING EYE DOG FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1181580 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing guide dogs for our class of beneficiaries and training and educating our class of beneficiaries in the use of such guide dogs.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EQUALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE REQUIRING ASSISTANCE FROM TRAINED GUIDE DOGS ("OUR CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES") BY: (I) PROVIDING GUIDE DOGS FOR OUR CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES; AND (II) TRAINING AND EDUCATING OUR CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES IN THE USE OF SUCH GUIDE DOGS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £2,040,943, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of maintaining reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £654,712, driven largely by investment gains, and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• DEREK O'HEARNEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALAN WINTERSGILL FCA BEM · trustee of 5 other charities
• JOHN GEOFFREY BROWN
• PATRICIA MARGARET O'HEARNE
• STEPHEN MARK BUTLER

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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