Registered charity (CIO) · Cramlington
Dogs First
Dogs First is a registered charity (number 1198644) based in Cramlington, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Patricia Anne Heard since 2017. Latest income £81k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £81k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Animals
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- dogsfirstanimalrescue.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£81k£54k
- 2024£96k£52k
- 2023£62k£46k
Income trend, 2023 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.TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS 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 ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.
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
- Patricia Anne Heard Chair since 2017
- Joanne Jennings since 2023
- Neil David Graham since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Patricia Anne Heard Chair since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Patricia Anne Heard Chair since 2017
- Joanne Jennings since 2023
- Neil David Graham since 2026
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
- 1198644
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Apr 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07956551837 · dogsfirst@yahoo.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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