Registered charity · Lincolnshire
German Shepherd DOG Welfare Fund
German Shepherd DOG Welfare Fund is a registered charity (number 274076) based in Lincolnshire, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Debbie Hill since 2013. Latest income £156k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as GSD Welfare Fund, German Shepherd Welfare Fund (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £156k (2024)
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
- gsdwelfarefund.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1977
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£156k£359k
- 2023£111k£365k
- 2022£226k£344k
Earlier years
- 2021£293k£200k
- 2020£54k£103k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS AND ALSATIONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT OR POOR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO AND SUFFERING AMONGST 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.
8 trustees on the board
- Debbie Hill Chair since 2013
- Christine Hart since 2013
- Cher Nicholson since 2025
- Joanne Sims since 2025
- Karen Harris since 2025
- Lorraine Smith since 2025
- Mary Osborne since 2013
- Tony Wiltshire since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Debbie Hill Chair since 2013
- Christine Hart since 2013
- Mary Osborne since 2013
- Tony Wiltshire since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Christine Hart since 2013
- Cher Nicholson since 2025
- Joanne Sims since 2025
- Karen Harris since 2025
- Lorraine Smith since 2025
- Mary Osborne since 2013
Portfolio (2)
- Debbie Hill Chair since 2013
- Tony Wiltshire since 2018
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 274076
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 17/07/1977AS AMENDED ON 19/08/1979AS AMENDED ON 10/05/1992AS AMENDED ON 01/05/1994AS AMENDED ON 05/05/1996AS AMENDED ON 03/05/2009AS AMENDED ON 23/05/2010AS AMENDED ON 01/05/2011 as amended on 04 Oct 2018 as amended on 15 Mar 2020
- Contact on the register
- 01945430498 · gsdwelfarefund@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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