Registered charity (CIO) · Merseyside
Penny's ARK
Penny's ARK is a registered charity (number 1205298) based in Merseyside, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Lindsey Anne Church since 2023. Latest income £67k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £67k (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, Romania, Scotland, Greece and more
- Website
- pennysark.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£67k£57k
Charitable objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN EUROPE AND THE UK AND, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE REHABILITATION OF RESCUE ANIMALS, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES, OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH 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.
4 trustees on the board
- Lindsey Anne Church Chair since 2023
- Emma Dowd since 2025
- Jane Vernon since 2025
- Louise Sparshott-Garrick since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Lindsey Anne Church Chair since 2023
- Emma Dowd since 2025
- Jane Vernon since 2025
- Louise Sparshott-Garrick since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1205298
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Oct 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07859132723 · team@pennysark.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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