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Registered charity (CIO) · No. 1176936 · North Shields

Gertie's Lonely Guinea PIG Rescue

iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 8 November 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data
Income
£15k
▼ 35.4% on 2024
Expenditure
£12k
▼ 35.6% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Reserves last
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
4
7.4 years on average
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
4
▼ 1 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

Gertie's Lonely Guinea PIG Rescue's network

4 people6 organisationsi4 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Gertie's Lonely Guinea PIG Rescue. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Samantha JacksonChair2018
8 yrs
Jayne MuirTrustee2018
8 yrs
Karen CorderTrustee2018
8 yrs
Karen PriceTrustee2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Samantha JacksonChair2018
8 yrs
Jayne MuirTrustee2018
8 yrs
Karen CorderTrustee2018
8 yrs
Karen PriceTrustee2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Who is on the board

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
7y
median 8y
Longest tenure
8y
since 2018
Years in governance
7.6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 4 on the board

4 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Animals 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Gertie's Lonely Guinea PIG Rescue. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 January.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 JanuaryiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25k20252024202320222021£15.09k£11.82k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Gertie's Lonely Guinea PIG Rescue has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£17.29k£15.32k£13.27k£23.36k£15.09k
Total expenditure£16.76k£13.80k£15.01k£18.35k£11.82k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 8 November 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Gertie's Lonely Guinea PIG Rescue has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date, latest return late

The return for the year ending 31 January 2025 arrived 56 days after the due date of 30 November 2025.

The Charity Commission register said “Charity reporting is up to date (56 days late)” when we last checked, on 3 November 2026.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 January 202530 November 202525 January 202656 days late25 January 202656 days lateLate by 56 daysAccounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF
31 January 202430 November 202426 October 202426 October 2024On timeAccounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF
31 January 202330 November 20237 January 202438 days late7 January 202438 days lateLate by 38 daysAccounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF
31 January 202230 November 202223 November 202223 November 2022On timeAccounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF
31 January 202130 November 202120 November 202120 November 2021On timeAccounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 11 November 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

  • 1)

    FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF GUINEA PIGS 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 GUINEA PIGS;

  • 2)

    TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS GUINEA PIGS BRED OR OWNED AS PETS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR THOSE WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE CARE OF SUCH ANIMALS.

What it does

  • Animals

How it helps

  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
Local authority: North Tyneside
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Feb 2018 as filed
Register history
  • 1 February 2018Registered as a charitable incorporated organisation

Policies the charity says it has

  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Risk management

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.gerties.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

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