WAGS RETIRED POLICE DOGS

Registered charity 1186608 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WAGS Retired Police Dog Charity is an independent charity set up to help the retired Police Dogs from Wiltshire, Avon, Gloucestershire and Somerset Police. WAGS provides financial assistance in emergency situations where a large vets bill may mean a decision is made about the dogs future based on cost. We are hoping with WAGS help any decisions are based only on the dogs welfare needs.

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS RETIRED POLICE DOGS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE OWNERS OF RETIRED POLICE DOGS WHO HAVE CHARGE OF ANIMALS THAT ARE IN NEED OF APPROPRIATE CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USE

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 the charity generated a surplus of £3,388 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted income of £32,011 and total expenditure of £27,900. The charity holds unrestricted cash assets of £42,442, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of a maximum of 32 days of unrestricted funds. The trustees note that the surplus was supported by a major commercial donation of over £5,000.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WAGS Retired Police Dogs (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Patricia Joyce Parkerchair
• Ashleigh Guy
• Claire Jones
• Graham Heathfield
• Lisa Marie Dudek
• Megan Haldane
• Nick Dalrymple

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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