# EUROPEAN GUIDE DOG FEDERATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1120553
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 14, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1120553


## Contact

- **Address:** Corner Cottage, Church End, Priors Hardwick, SOUTHAM, Warwickshire
- **Postcode:** CV47 7SN
- **Phone:** 01327720027
- **Email:** info@EGDFED.ORG
- **Website:** www.EGDFed.org



## Activities

**Objects:** A. TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EQUALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF ALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE RESIDENT IN EUROPE WHO ARE, OR WISH TO BECOME, GUIDE DOG OWNERS ('EUROPEAN GUIDE DOG OWNERS') BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO, AND REPRESENTATION FOR, EUROPEAN GUIDE DOG OWNERS AND SUCH ADDITIONAL SERVICES, FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING TRAINING FOR THE RELIEF, PREVENTION AND CURE OF VISION IMPAIRMENT AS THE FEDERATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM FIT;B. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF EUROPEAN GUIDE DOGS OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC BY ADVANCING THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF EUROPEAN GUIDE DOG OWNERS, WITHOUT REGARD TO NATIONALITY, RACE OR CREED;C. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING EUROPEAN GUIDE DOG OWNERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY LIASING WITH, AND ACTING AS A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OR EUROPEAN GUIDE DOG OWNERS IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE THE RANGE OF CHARITABLE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO EUROPEAN GUIDE DOG OWNERS; AND D. TO ADVANCE ANIMAL WELFARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EUROPEAN GUIDE DOGS OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC IMPLEMENTING STANDARDS REGARDING THE HUMANE CARE, TRAINING AND TREATMENT OF GUIDE DOGS

**Activities:** THE EUROPEAN GUIDE DOG FEDERATION (EGDF) IS A EUROPEAN LEVEL DISABILITY UMBRELLA BODY OF ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING GUIDE DOG USERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.OUR VISION IS THAT GUIDE DOG USERS, WHEREVER THEY LIVE IN EUROPE, ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY THEIR RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT MOBILITY AND ACCESS TO TRANSPORT, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.

**Area of benefit:** EUROPE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Animals
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cape Verde
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £26031 | £23154 | — | — |
| April 30, 2024 | £19658 | £20576 | — | — |
| April 30, 2023 | £29240 | £27068 | — | — |
| April 30, 2022 | £21297 | £16915 | — | — |
| April 30, 2021 | £18333 | £14674 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Andrew Lamb** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 2, 2015
- Ana Luzia Andrade Bacelo — appointed Oct. 3, 2024
- Camelia Vasilica Platt — appointed Oct. 3, 2024
- Darinka LECNIK-URBANCL — appointed Sept. 12, 2014
- Jan Herrmann Attila Rossmann — appointed Oct. 13, 2024
- Karina Gregory — appointed April 7, 2021
- Karine Garnier — appointed April 7, 2021
- Pauline Eilers — appointed Sept. 25, 2022
- Serhan Kaleli — appointed Sept. 25, 2022
- Susanna Kovasin — appointed Sept. 25, 2022