Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association and Cheltenham Animal Shelter
Registered charity 1081019 Registered since 2000
Operates: Gloucestershire, Merthyr Tydfil, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Bristol City
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Jane Stewart Chair
- ANN Williams
- Aleksandra Kapustynska since 2021
- Councillor Garth Wallington Barnes
- Claire Howard since 2016
- Claire Tekla Barnes since 2021
- Michelle Lesley Abbott since 2025
- Peggy Dyer
- Stephen Leonard Whiteman since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Claire Howard since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Jane Stewart Chair
- Aleksandra Kapustynska since 2021
- Councillor Garth Wallington Barnes
- Claire Tekla Barnes since 2021
- Michelle Lesley Abbott since 2025
- Peggy Dyer
- Stephen Leonard Whiteman since 2021
Portfolio (2)
- ANN Williams
- Claire Howard since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
19.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 37.1 in 2020
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Pludds and District Village Hall 1 shared trustee
- Sytchampton Endowed Primary School PTA 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Manchester and District Home for Lost Dogs Limited Similar size; both Animals
- The CAT and Rabbit Rescue Centre Similar size; both Animals
- Viva! Similar size; both Animals
- Galapagos Conservation Trust Similar size; both Animals
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.gawa.org.uk |
| gm@gawa.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01242548776 |
| Address | CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER, GARDNERS LANE, CHELTENHAM, GL51 9JW |
Finances
£1,810,507 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £924,897 | £901,333 |
| 2021 | £740,848 | £949,066 |
| 2022 | £867,955 | £1,118,021 |
| 2024 | £1,978,565 | £1,739,989 |
| 2025 | £1,810,507 | £1,672,499 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingAnimalsWho
Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
1) TO PROVIDE CARE AND SHELTER FOR ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION BY REASON OF THEIR SICKNESS, NEGLECT OR MALNUTRITION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A HOME FOR STRAY ANIMALS IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND FINDING PERMANENT HOMES FOR UNWANTED DOMESTIC ANIMALS.2) TO ENCOURAGE GOOD PRACTICE IN THE CARE OF ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 OCTOBER 1999 AS AMENDED 19 JULY 2005 AND 4 JANUARY 2006 null
Trustees (9)
- Jane Stewartage band 60-64 Chair
- ANN Williamsage band 80-84
- Aleksandra Kapustynskaage band 35-39 since 2021
- Councillor Garth Wallington Barnesage band 80-84
- Claire Howardage band 40-44 since 2016
- Claire Tekla Barnesage band 35-39 since 2021
- Michelle Lesley Abbottage band 30-34 since 2025
- Peggy Dyerage band 85-89
- Stephen Leonard Whitemanage band 45-49 since 2021
Linked company (Companies House)
Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association and Cheltenham Animal Shelter · 03868428 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 29/10/1999
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (2)
- Pludds and District Village Hall 1 shared trustee
- Sytchampton Endowed Primary School PTA 1 shared trustee
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