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Registered charity (CIO) · North Yorkshire

Bark Smart

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £3k (2025)
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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
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.barksmart.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£3k£2k
  • 2024£784£653
  • 2023£3k£3k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IN RELATION TO THE SAFE INTERACTION WITH DOGS, THE UNDERSTANDING OF DOG BEHAVIOUR AND RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP, IN ORDER TO PREVENT INJURY, REDUCE DOG-RELATED INCIDENTS, PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE, AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY SAFETY

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.

5 trustees on the board

2.8y median 4y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

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 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£3k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
55 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1196600
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Nov 2021 as amended on 24 Mar 2026 as amended on 19 Aug 2026
Contact on the register
03337721153 · barksmart@dogsdirectuk.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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