GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG WELFARE FUND

Registered charity 274076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GSD Welfare Fund, German Shepherd Welfare Fund

Rescue and rehome dogs, fund raising event,

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Latest income

£156k

Latest spending

£359k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £203,412 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a loss of £254,883 in the previous year. The trustees report a positive financial position with funds available to cover work, holding unrestricted reserves of £649,818. The financial statements were prepared without an audit by Vortex Accountants Limited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: No minimum figure set to hold as reserves but essential to cover periods where fundraising may be minimal for whatever reason, unexpected veterinary bills etc. (held: £650k)

“No minimum figure set to hold as reserves but essential to cover periods where fundraising may be minimal for whatever reason, unexpected veterinary bills etc.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — GSD Welfare Fund (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

DEBBIE HILLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRISTINE HART
Cher Nicholson
Joanne Sims
Karen Harris
Lorraine Smith
MARY OSBORNE
Tony Wiltshire · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£156k	£359k
31/12/2023	£111k	£365k
31/12/2022	£226k	£344k
31/12/2021	£293k	£200k
31/12/2020	£54k	£103k

Common questions

Is GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG WELFARE FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £203,412 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a loss of £254,883 in the previous year. The trustees report a positive financial position with funds available to cover work, holding unrestricted reserves of £649,818. The financial statements were prepared without an audit by Vortex Accountants Limited. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Pro Dogs Direct.

Pro Dogs Direct income £162k
THE PUG DOG WELFARE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION income £169k
MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT HOME FOR LOST DOGS LIMITED income £1.8m
SHEFFIELD DOG RESCUE income £326k
BULLDOG RESCUE & RE-HOMING TRUST income £216k
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK ANIMAL TRUST income £69k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG WELFARE FUND	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Pro Dogs Direct FY2025	£162k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PUG DOG WELFARE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION FY2024	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT HOME FOR LOST DOGS LIMITED FY2024	£1.8m	—	above	—	no doubt
SHEFFIELD DOG RESCUE FY2025	£326k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BULLDOG RESCUE & RE-HOMING TRUST FY2025	£216k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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