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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-15 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-08-01

Watchouts

2 items

Cash

£16M

-40.6% vs 2023

Net assets

£205M

-2.2% vs 2023

Employees

1,749

+1.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

Period ending 2024-12-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Net profit -£719,000-£4,613,000
Cash £26,876,000£15,960,000
Total assets less current liabilities £212,688,000£207,911,000
Net assets £209,134,000£204,521,000
Equity £209,134,000£204,521,000
Average employees 1,7201,749
Wages £51,570,000£57,816,000
Directors' remuneration £1,934,000£1,579,000

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 6.9%5.6%
Current ratio 5.11x6.60x

Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. DOGS TRUST 2024-07-01 → present
  2. DOGS TRUST WORLDWIDE 2014-12-23 → 2024-07-01

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Crowe U.K. LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“With the above considered, the Board believes that there is no material uncertainty which would cast doubt on the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The Board therefore considers it appropriate for the accounts to be prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. DOGS TRUST · parent
    1. Dogs Trust Promotions Limited · UK · to sell gifts and licenses
    2. Dogs Trust Ireland CLG · Ireland · to reduce and, ultimately, see the end of homeless dogs in Ireland
    3. Dogs Trust USA Inc · USA · to protect dogs from maltreatment, cruelty and suffering
    4. Dogs Trust Worldwide Foundation Bosnia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · to protect dogs from maltreatment, cruelty and suffering in Bosnia
    5. Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) · UK · to relieve the suffering and distress of animals throughout the world
    6. Dogs Trust Legacy · UK · to oversee the lottery activity

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

13 active · 13 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
FESTING, Simon, Dr Secretary 2025-06-20
ALEXANDER, Robert James Director 2024-06-17 Feb 1978 British
ALLUM, Louise Helen Director 2024-06-17 Aug 1971 British
CANAVAN, Nicola Maria Director 2024-06-17 Dec 1970 Irish
CHARLES-JONES, Lucinda Claire Director 2026-01-01 Jun 1966 British
CHOUDHURY, Swagat Director 2025-03-06 Jan 1980 Indian
DAUBENY, Philip Giles Director 2014-12-23 Jun 1957 British
GALGEY, William James Hyde Director 2024-06-17 Feb 1975 British
GUY, Georgina Louise Director 2026-01-01 Sep 1976 British
HOWARD, Joanne Louise Director 2015-02-26 Aug 1973 British
MORRISON, Nigel Director 2024-06-17 Jul 1963 British
MURPHY, Suzanne Director 2024-06-17 Sep 1961 British
PARMENTER, Hayley Director 2024-06-17 Jul 1977 British
Show 13 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BURDER, Adrian Secretary 2014-12-23 2018-10-31
MONTEITH, James Henry George Secretary 2018-11-15 2019-06-27
PARFITT, Karin Secretary 2023-04-01 2025-06-20
WALKOWICZ, Karolina Secretary 2019-06-27 2023-03-31
ARGYLE, David John, Professor Director 2024-06-17 2024-12-31
CARBONE, Veronica Frances Margaret Director 2024-06-17 2024-12-31
GAYE, John Douglas Director 2014-12-23 2015-11-04
LANGTON, Stephen Paget Director 2014-12-23 2019-11-07
MONTEITH, James Henry George Director 2019-11-07 2023-09-28
PEAREY, Timothy Michael Director 2024-06-17 2025-12-31
ROBERTSON, Graeme Alastair Director 2016-06-16 2024-12-31
ROSE, Ian Philip Director 2024-06-17 2025-12-31
WHITE, Phil Director 2015-02-26 2024-06-17

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Dogs Trust Trustee Limited Corporate entity Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-07-01

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 79 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-01-12 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2026-01-09 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-05 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-08-08 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-08-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-06-26 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-06-26 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-04-01 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-04-01 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-03-13 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-12-20 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-12-20 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-10-03 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
10

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
3

last 12 months

Officers resigned
3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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