Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

DOGS FOR AUTISM

We train and provide dogs at no charge to children and adults of any age, anywhere in the UK, whose lives may significantly benefit from having an assistance dog. Through the provision of our assistance dogs, trained to mitigate the disabling aspects of autism, we are committed to creating and maintaining successful partnerships that impact positively on the lives of autistic people and families.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/01/23	*	£438,352	£379,425	£58,927	30
31/01/22		£136,130	£173,436	£-37,306	45
31/01/21		£127,869	£117,261	£10,608	5
31/01/20		£55,727	£53,613	£2,114	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.dogsforautism.org.uk

info@dogsforautism.org.uk

07902814929

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£30,000
The Fore	£15,000
DCMS	£7,990
CAF	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Dogs for Autism
£30,000	21/12/2020	Specialist children and dog bonding sessions for young people with Autism. The activities will result in increased independence, improved mental health and better community inclusion.
The Fore - Grant to Dogs for Autism
£15,000	01/12/2020 36	Dogs for Autism is the first charity in the UK to specialise in providing dogs to autistic people of any age, operating with a similar model to 'Guide Dogs for the Blind'. An Austism ....more Dogs for Autism is the first charity in the UK to specialise in providing dogs to autistic people of any age, operating with a similar model to 'Guide Dogs for the Blind'. An Austism Assistance Dog can transform the lives of whole families, helping those housebound due to challenging behaviours to re-enter the community. Autusm Assistance Dogs reduce anxiety, help social engagement through communication games, assist with 'tethering' to prevent children running away, and, most importantly, offer unconditional friendship. Demand for Autism Assistance Dogs has skyrocketed over lockdown, and there is an ample supply of puppies, however, the organisation cannot train the puppies fast enough to meet demand. Dogs for Autism is using funding from The Fore to grow its training capacity to increase the number of Autism Assistance Dogs it can provide, while also improving the quality of training delivered.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,990	04/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to Dogs for Autism
£4,000	08/07/2020 3	Grant to Dogs for Autism to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTONIA BROWN-GRIFFIN Appointed: 2020

KELLY-JAYNE COX Appointed: 2021

MAX CHARMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ZOE LATTIMER Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/01/2019, number: 1181615

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR23: 5 days late,

Main office

Unit 10
Hartley Park Farm Business Centre
Selborne Road
ALTON
Hampshire
GU34 3HD

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, EQUALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE, IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM OR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ('AUTISM') BY BREEDING, PURCHASING OR FUNDING PUPPIES AND DOGS TO BE TRAINED AS AUTISM ASSISTANCE DOGS, PROVISION FOR THE TRAINING AND WELFARE OF SUCH DOGS AND TRAINING AND EDUCATING PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AND THEIR GUARDIANS OR CARERS AND FAMILIES IN THE USE OF SUCH ASSISTANCE DOGS AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES, FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AND THEIR GUARDIANS OR CARERS AND FAMILIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM FIT.

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