The Seeing Dogs Alliance
Registered charity 1156790 CIO Registered since 2014
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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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.
8 trustees on the board
- Liam John Flynn Chair since 2022
- Caroline Louise Stanfield since 2023
- Gill Sheppard since 2014
- James Neil Ewart since 2025
- Kirsten Elizabeth Angela Roberts since 2023
- Mark William Corrgan since 2014
- Melissa Robson since 2023
- Pamela Elizabeth Megahey since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Gill Sheppard since 2014
- Mark William Corrgan since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Liam John Flynn Chair since 2022
- Caroline Louise Stanfield since 2023
- Gill Sheppard since 2014
- James Neil Ewart since 2025
- Kirsten Elizabeth Angela Roberts since 2023
- Mark William Corrgan since 2014
- Melissa Robson since 2023
- Pamela Elizabeth Megahey since 2021
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.
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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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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.
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Contact
| Website | www.seeingdogs.org.uk |
| info@seeingdogs.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01634 572125 |
| Address | 18 Court Lodge Road, GILLINGHAM, ME7 2QU |
Finances
£291,284 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £87,732 | £41,096 |
| 2021 | £118,024 | £59,508 |
| 2022 | £77,432 | £80,864 |
| 2023 | £123,335 | £136,501 |
| 2024 | £291,284 | £117,535 |
What it does
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Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1) PROMOTING THE INDEPENDENT MOBILITY OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH GUIDE DOGS, KNOWN AS “SEEING DOGS”;(2) BREEDING, PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE LAWFULLY ACQUIRING DOGS OF A NATURE AND PHYSIQUE APPROPRIATE FOR TRAINING AS SEEING DOGS;(3) ADVANCING THE MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS WHO SEEK THE SERVICES OF THE CIO BY PROVIDING THEM WITH SEEING DOGS, AND PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN RELATION TO THE USE, CARE AND CONTROL OF SEEING DOGS;(4) PROVIDING MOBILITY ARTEFACTS (PRIMARILY THE “LONG CANE”), AND INSTRUCTION IN RELATION TO THEIR USAGE IF A BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSON CANNOT BE PROVIDED WITH A SEEING DOG, DUE TO THEIR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL STATE;(5) FACILITATING THE TRAINING OF PERSONS SELECTED BY THE CIO TO BECOME SEEING DOG TRAINERS; AND(6) FACILITATING THE PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION OF INFORMATION ON SEEING DOGS, BLIND MOBILITY OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE INDEPENDENT MOBILITY OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS.
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED ON 24/04/2014AMENDED ON 04/10/2014
Trustees (8)
- Liam John Flynnage band 60-64 Chair since 2022
- Caroline Louise Stanfield since 2023
- Gill Sheppard since 2014
- James Neil Ewart since 2025
- Kirsten Elizabeth Angela Roberts since 2023
- Mark William Corrgan since 2014
- Melissa Robson since 2023
- Pamela Elizabeth Megaheyage band 60-64 since 2021
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