DOGSTAR FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1188754 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOGSTAR

Improving the health and welfare of animals by provision of sterilisation, rabies vaccinations, veterinary care, feeding and education. As part of the change in legal status to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) the charity took over all operations, funds, assets, liabilities of Dogstar Foundation (registered Charity number 1133431), operating since 2010, on 1st January 2022.

Objects

1 TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE SUFFERING OF COMPANION AND COMMUNITY (STRAY) DOGS AND CATS IN SRI LANKA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VETERINARY CARE, INCLUDING STERILISATION, VACCINATIONS, TREATMENT AND RESEARCH FOR DISEASE2. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £85,579 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £743,835. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £625,993 are held, which exceeds the policy target of three to six months of expenditure, providing a buffer against income reduction risks. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HW Bedford Limited. 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dogstar Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Dogs Trust — “Supported by Dogs Trust” (source page)
• Battersea Dogs & Cats Home — “Supported by Dogs Trust Battersea Dogs & Cats Home” (source page)
• Worldwide Veterinary Service — “Supported by Dogs Trust Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Worldwide Veterinary Service” (source page)
• Snip International — “Supported by Dogs Trust Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Worldwide Veterinary Service Snip International” (source page)
• Petplan Charitable Trust — “Supported by Dogs Trust Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Worldwide Veterinary Service Snip International Petplan Charitable Trust” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (71% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard Hayman Mrchair
• Amanda Louise Graham
• KATHRYN ANN FROST
• Matthew John Taylor
• Sally Louise Denbigh

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

Operates in: Sri Lanka

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALL DOGS MATTER.

• ALL DOGS MATTER income £532k
• SOI DOG UK CIO income £2.3m
• NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER income £2.4m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO income £1.1m
• PAWPRINTS TO FREEDOM LIMITED income £1.2m
• RSPCA BRIDLINGTON, DRIFFIELD & DISTRICT BRANCH income £676k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.