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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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.2y median 5y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

16.1y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Animals 9Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 2

Commercial experience

Agriculture 9Retail and trade 7Arts and leisure 1

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Contact

Website	www.gawa.org.uk
Email	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/trainingAnimals

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable 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)

9trustees

49median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Jane Stewartage 62 Chair
ANN Williamsage 82
Aleksandra Kapustynskaage 36 since 2021
Councillor Garth Wallington Barnesage 81
Claire Howardage 40 since 2016
Claire Tekla Barnesage 37 since 2021
Michelle Lesley Abbottage 33 since 2025
Peggy Dyerage 86
Stephen Leonard Whitemanage 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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