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Charity Buddy

Charity Buddy is a registered charity (number 1189284) based in Cranleigh, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Colleen Alma Long since 2019. Latest income £120k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as PetRehomer (Charity Commission)

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £120k (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, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Ireland, Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Isle Of Man and more
Website
www.charitybuddy.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2020

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£120k£92k
  • 2024£87k£61k
  • 2023£41k£20k
Earlier years
  • 2022£14k£10k
  • 2020£3k£3k

Income trend, 2020 to 2025.

Charitable objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ANIMAL CHARITIES AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: I. PROVIDING A FORUM TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH BUSINESS SKILLS AND CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, WHOSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE. II. TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHOSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE.III. TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO A RANGE OF FREE BUSINESS TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HELP ANIMAL CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IMPROVE THEIR EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, THEREFORE IMPROVING THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER THEIR SERVICES TO ADVANCE ANIMAL WELFAREIV. PROVIDING AN ONLINE DIRECTORY THAT WILL BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY ENABLING THEM TO EASILY SEARCH FOR PETS THAT ARE BEING REHOMED BY CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANISATIONS.THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. • CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES. • VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.3.2 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 ANIMALS3.3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF AN UNIMPROVED PASTURE SITE IN SURREY, ENGLAND USING THE PROCESS OF REWILDING TO RESTORE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS. 3.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE RESTORATION, REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS AND DISSEMINATE FINDINGS TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

Grants received

2 grants · £9,240 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

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.

4 trustees on the board

5.8y median 6y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Animals 4Environment/conservation/heritage 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

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£120k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1189284
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Apr 2020 as amended on 27 Dec 2021
Contact on the register
07387 554568 · info@charitybuddy.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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