Registered charity · Bishop Auckland
Supporters of Stray and Abandoned Dogs- SO SAD
Supporters of Stray and Abandoned Dogs- SO SAD is a registered charity (number 1128800) based in Bishop Auckland, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Paul John Carlton Chair since 2025. Latest income £4k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £4k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Animals
- Where
- Durham, Darlington
- Website
- www.sosad.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4k£4k
- 2024£24k£6k
- 2023£8k£7k
Earlier years
- 2022£7k£5k
- 2021£6k£6k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT, THE CHARITY WILL ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE POLICY OF NON-DESTRUCTION OF ANIMALS BROUGHT INTO CARE.
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Paul John Carlton Chair Chair since 2025
- Kathryn Parker Secretary since 2015
- Simon Robin Donnelly Treasurer since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Kathryn Parker Secretary since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Paul John Carlton Chair Chair since 2025
- Kathryn Parker Secretary since 2015
- Simon Robin Donnelly Treasurer since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1128800
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 MAY 2008 AS AMENDED 17 MARCH 2009
- Contact on the register
- 07879678836 · simon017@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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