Worldwide Veterinary Service
Registered charity 1100485 Registered since 2003
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, India, Malawi, Thailand, Zambia, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cape Verde, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Owen Jonathan Sharp Chair since 2023
- Ian Andrew Battersby since 2023
- Joanne Louise Howard since 2023
- Philip Giles Daubeny since 2023
- Richard Mellanby since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Richard Mellanby since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Ian Andrew Battersby since 2023
- Joanne Louise Howard since 2023
- Philip Giles Daubeny since 2023
- Richard Mellanby since 2014
Portfolio (1)
- Owen Jonathan Sharp Chair since 2023
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
2.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 0.8 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
- Mission Rabies Limited 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
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- The Born Free Foundation Similar size; both Animals
- Emih Limited Similar size; both Animals
- Blue Ventures Conservation Similar size; both Animals
- Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK Similar size; both Animals
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.wvs.org.uk |
| info@wvs.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01725557225 |
| Address | 4 Castle Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5PZ |
Finances
£9,278,219 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £1,487,593 | £1,936,910 |
| 2021 | £2,614,744 | £1,814,910 |
| 2022 | £1,939,810 | £2,121,762 |
| 2023 | £5,561,473 | £4,965,853 |
| 2024 | £9,278,219 | £8,903,584 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingOverseas Aid/famine ReliefAnimalsWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
The charity's objects are: (a) throughout the world to protect and relieve dogs and other animals, in the directors discretion, from maltreatment, cruelty and suffering; and(b) to advance human health and animal welfare through: (i) veterinary training and veterinary advice and support; (ii) participating in initiatives for the global elimination of rabies; (iii) assisting with education projects relating to animal health, welfare and zoonotic diseases;(iv) assisting with the design and implementation of rabies vaccination, surveillance and education programmes; and(v) providing a global resource for use by organisations involved in the elimination of rabies and other diseases.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 MAY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 OCTOBER 2003 as amended on 06 Apr 2023 as amended on 26 Apr 2023
Trustees (5)
- Owen Jonathan Sharpage band 55-59 Chair since 2023
- Ian Andrew Battersbyage band 50-54 since 2023
- Joanne Louise Howardage band 50-54 since 2023
- Philip Giles Daubenyage band 65-69 since 2023
- Richard Mellanbyage band 50-54 since 2014
Linked company (Companies House)
Worldwide Veterinary Service · 04773693 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 21/05/2003
5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (1)
- Mission Rabies Limited 1 shared trustee
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