A lot has happened

The charity is now official! The Charity Commission granted registration. The charity has completed its first accounting period (31 March) and as I write the accounts have been closed and sent to an accountant. We have rehomed 12 dogs in the last six months, a small number but we're a small organisation. We've only just started. We have nine in our care at the moment and a long list of people needing our help. We know that the only way we can deliver benefit to the public is to increase fundraising and to this end a second charity shop should hopefully be opening in the next couple of months.

I have devised a strategic plan to fundraising for the next three years which will rely on activities to generate funds until we are established to the point where general donations and legacies become more substantial. The latter form of income is by far the most efficient for a charity because the costs to generate these incomes is minimal. AGF income on the other costs money, though of course provided it is profitable it has much more to offer than just money. It is often a focal point to publicise the dogs and the objects of the charity - to advertise events and request help from volunteers.