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Guinea PIG Welfare UK

Guinea PIG Welfare UK is a registered charity (number 1217559) based in Kington, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Dr John Rogers Chitty since 2026. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

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Who leads it

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About

What it does
Education/training, Animals
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Registered
2026
Charitable objects

• TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CARE AND CLINICAL TREATMENT OF GUINEA PIGS INCLUDING THROUGH PROMOTING RESEARCH AND PUBLICLY DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH • TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY SUFFERING TO GUINEA PIGS AND TO PROMOTE THEIR HUMANE TREATMENT BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING WELFARE STANDARDS AND PROMOTING COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL WELFARE STANDARDS IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND CAMPAIGNING PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATIS?ED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTI?ED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.

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

0y median 0y
average tenure
0y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
6.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Animals 3Education/training 3Accommodation/housing 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 2Other services 1Professional services 1

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
1217559
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Apr 2026
Contact on the register
01919339000 · john@guineapigwelfare-uk.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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