# CAREDOGS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181339
- **Other names:** CARE DOGS CHARITY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 21, 2018
- **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=1181339


## Contact

- **Address:** CareDogs Charity, CVA Resource Centre, 82 London Road, Croydon, Greater London
- **Postcode:** CR0 2TB
- **Phone:** 07570 984 565
- **Email:** hello@caredogs.org.uk
- **Website:** http://caredogs.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO, AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE, MENTAL HEALTH OR CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE LONELY OR SOCIALLY ISOLATED, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A BEFRIENDING SERVICE DESIGNED TO ENABLE SUCH PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE COMPANY OF VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR DOGS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING: A) A VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL BEFRIENDING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GO ON DOG WALKSB) A VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROVIDING GROUP OPPORTUNITIES TO GO ON DOG WALKSC) A VOLUNTEER SERVICE WHICH PARTNERS WITH OTHER LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS TO BRING OUR DOG WALKING EXPERIENCE TO PARTICIPANTS OVER THE AGE OF 18 IN PARTNER ORGANISATION'S GROUNDS OR NEARBY GREEN SPACES

**Activities:** CareDogs tackles loneliness and social isolation one dog walk at a time via our befriending service which gets older people outdoors and benefitting from both human and dog companionship.   We provide local volunteering opportunities for dog owners and also host community dog-walking events in partnership with neighbouring charities and organisations to get more people out walking and talking.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Animals
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £21654 | £26950 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £6281 | £7181 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £12188 | £1913 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1267 | £1117 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1348 | £293 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DELPHINE CHUI** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 1, 2018
- Alex Scotland — appointed May 9, 2019
- Deborah Warren — appointed July 5, 2021
- Felicity Winkley — appointed May 4, 2020
- John Richard Newton — appointed Feb. 22, 2026
- Melanie Astbury — appointed June 9, 2019
- Paloma Robinson — appointed July 29, 2019