Pointers in Need
What it does
1. To find new homes for Pointers that have had a detrimental change in circumstances here in the UK.2. To achieve new lives and re-home ex hunting, abused or neglected Pointer dogs from abroad.3. To enable the treatment, rehabilitation and care of Pointers before they are rehomed.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:• FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF POINTERS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE REHOMING SERVICES TO SECURE NEW PERMANENT HOMES IN WHICH THE POINTERS CAN THRIVE.• TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS POINTERS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR POINTERS 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 THE WELFARE OF DOGS IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.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]
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Animals
- Who it helps
- 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
- Northern Ireland
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £116,550 and spent £113,873.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £116,550 | £113,873 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 August 2024 | £112,056 | £90,148 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 August 2023 | £110,963 | £99,261 | Not reported | 15 |
| 26 August 2022 | £68,340 | £76,533 | Not reported | 7 |
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
- Up 71%, from £68,340 in the year to 26 August 2022 to £116,550 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 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 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Mathew JeffordChair
- Karin Emma Ringrose
- Lynsey Phipps
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 11 May 2026, 50 days early | Received 11 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 29 June 2025, 1 day early | Received 29 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 5 November 2024, 128 days late | Received 5 November 2024 |
| 26 August 2022 | 26 June 2023 | Received 28 June 2023, 2 days late | Received 28 June 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1196922
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 December 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Dec 2021
- Website
- www.pointersinneed.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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.