The Charity Commission has issued a charity with an official warning after it failed to file its accounting information on time for five years in a row.
UK German Shepherd Rescue Angels works to rehome German shepherds across the UK. Its annual accounts are currently 957 days overdue, according to the regulator’s website.
Its latest filed accounts are for the year ending December 2021, which show a total income of £70,000 and expenditure of £68,000.
The regulator also warned the charity that it did not have the required number of trustees.
According to the Commission’s website, the charity has two trustees who share the same surname. The regulator recommends a minimum of three unconnected trustees.
The regulator has engaged with the charity to outline the actions the trustees should take, which include filling in the charity’s outstanding annual returns and appointing additional trustees.
Failure to comply could lead to further regulatory action, the Commission warned.
Tracy Howarth, assistant director of casework at the Commission, said: “It is a basic trustee duty to file their charity’s annual accounting information. This ensures that charities can be transparent and accountable to the public, the information also provides important information to help the Commission regulate and support charities better.
“I hope that this official warning and the prescribed actions help this charity get back on track.”
Civil Society approached the charity for comment but did not receive a response.
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