# COMPANION PAWS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187191
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 3, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1187191


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 Water Lane, Blackborough End, King&#x27;s Lynn
- **Postcode:** pe32 1sd
- **Phone:** 01553 841546
- **Email:** lynsey1973@msn.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY AND OTHERS WHO ARE IN NEED DUE LONELINESS AND/OR SOCIAL ISOLATION BY PROVIDING A DOG OR CAT AS A COMPANION.2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND PREVENTION OF CRUELTY FOR CATS AND DOGS THAT ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY FINDING A SUITABLE FOSTER HOME FOR THEM.

**Activities:** We rescue homeless dogs and after a period of assessment we pair them with ( mainly ) older people who express feelings of loneliness and isolation.We offer financial support if needed and assign a volunteer to visit at least weekly to walk the dog but importantly to encourage the person to walk in an effort to widen their social circle.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Services
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Animals
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Geography

- Cambridgeshire
- Lincolnshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Lynsey Rout** | Chair | Feb. 1, 2025 |
| Helen Gillard |  | Feb. 20, 2023 |
| Joy Chamberlain |  | Jan. 4, 2024 |
| Ken Rout |  | July 18, 2023 |
| Lianne Hitchcock |  | March 18, 2025 |




