Protecting Preloved Border Collies
What it does
We actively warn owners against offering their Border Collies for free on Preloved/Gumtree/Freead websites, and educate about the dangers of these dogs being used as bait in dog fighting communities. Moreover, we organise support for owners and suggest additional options such as the use of our fostering / adoption programme. We are located in the UK and cover England, Scotland and Wales.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS BORDER COLLIE DOGS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR SUCH ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG BORDER COLLIES IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES.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.
Causes
- What it works on
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
Area of benefit in its governing document: Nationally
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £62,318 and spent £54,138.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £62,318 | £54,138 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 August 2024 | £68,425 | £67,736 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 August 2023 | £71,403 | £72,135 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 August 2022 | £77,266 | £82,784 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 August 2021 | £80,717 | £72,351 | Not reported | 720 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 23%, from £80,717 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £62,318 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 87% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £2,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Jenna Growden
- Kurt E Mills
- Megan Joyce Willett
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 23 May 2026, 38 days early | Received 23 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 12 June 2025, 18 days early | Received 12 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 16 May 2024, 45 days early | Received 16 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 9 May 2023, 52 days early | Received 9 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 16 December 2021, 196 days early | Received 16 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1166458
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 April 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 11 Apr 2016
- Website
- www.protectingprelovedbordercollies.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.