Registered charity (CIO) · Staffs
Taking the Lead
- 3 trustees
- Income £5k (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
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5k£3
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING IN ORDER TO REDUCE RATES OF RE-OFFENDING AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF SAFER COMMUNITIES, THROUGH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION WITH ON-SITE KENNEL FACILITIES IN PRISONS TO ENABLE OFFENDERS TO RETRAIN, CARE FOR, AND REHABILITATE DOGS. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS IN SCIENCE-BASED TRAINING TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS, DOG BEHAVIOUR WELFARE AND ETHOLOGY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EFFECTIVE ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE WITHOUT VIOLENCE AND CONFRONTATION, PROMOTING INCREASED EMPATHY RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
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
- Rachel Trafford Chair since 2022
- Dr Sarah Futcher
- Lesley Johnson since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Rachel Trafford Chair since 2022
- Dr Sarah Futcher
- Lesley Johnson since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1205906
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Nov 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07540959387 · racheltraff@gmail.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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