Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

DOGS FOR GOOD

A world in which everyone and every community is able to benefit from the help of a trained dog.We bring trained dogs and people together to help them overcome specific challenges and enrich and improve the lives of both.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 22 years

www.dogsforgood.org

info@dogsforgood.org

01295252600

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£3,237	£3,652	£-415	£923	£5,806	£4,978	16.4	64	600
31/12/21	£4,612	£3,281	£1,331	£781	£6,428	£5,707	20.9	64	686
31/12/20	£2,812	£3,478	£-666	£836	£4,986	£4,376	15.1	67	690
31/12/19	£3,748	£3,581	£167	£869	£5,599	£5,007	16.8	69	415
31/12/18	£4,039	£3,285	£753	£879	£5,389	£4,781	17.5	68	471
31/12/17	£4,232	£2,989	£1,243	£743	£4,653	£4,020	16.1	64	0
31/12/16	£3,053	£2,989	£64	£726	£3,396	£2,791	11.2	67	0
31/12/15	£3,239	£3,057	£182	£830	£3,323	£2,735	10.7	63	0
31/12/14	£2,482	£2,749	£-266	£831	£3,137	£2,684	11.7	57	0
31/12/13	£2,851	£2,800	£51	£798	£3,403	£2,993	12.8	60	0
31/12/12	£2,305	£2,486	£-182	£701	£3,331	£2,861	13.8	54	0
31/12/11	£3,254	£2,512	£742	£811	£3,501	£2,983	14.2	48	0
31/12/10	£2,221	£2,449	£-229	£669	£2,766	£2,244	11	52	0
31/12/09	£1,827	£2,218	£-391	£652	£2,988	£2,466	13.3	48	0
31/12/08	£2,505	£1,741	£764	£475	£3,367	£2,812	19.4	36	0
31/12/07	£2,067	£1,523	£543	£412	£2,628	£2,157	17	30	0
31/12/06	£1,733	£1,440	£293	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£1,519	£1,165	£354	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£1,130	£1,198	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 16.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 17.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

64 employees
600 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dogs for Good - Family Dog Service
£2,435	23/10/2021	We would provide specialist advice workshops and ongoing support for families with an autistic child on the help a pet dog can bring, benefiting the whole family.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dogs for Good Family Dog Service
£1,807	23/10/2021	We would provide specialist advice workshops and ongoing support for families with an autistic child on the help a pet dog can bring.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dogs for Good Family Dog Service
£1,439	23/10/2021	We would provide specialist advice workshops and ongoing support for families with an autistic child on the help a pet dog can bring, benefiting the whole family.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dogs for Good Family Dog Service
£2,787	24/10/2020	We provide specialist advice workshops and ongoing support for families with an autistic child.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Training Assistance Dogs
£5,041	24/10/2020	We are training the next generation of assistance and community dogs to give greater independence and reduce socially isolation.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,750	03/09/2020	"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."
Masonic Trust - Instructor for Family Dog - PAWS (Parents, Autism, Workshops and Support) Service
£60,000	18/10/2017	Workshops for parents and families showing how pet dogs can be trained to provide emotional and practical support for children with autism.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Community Dog Program
£314,022	28/04/2017 36	Dementia Community Dog Program

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-80

ALICE ELIZABETH TUCKER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon

ANNABELLE CHARMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

GINETTE RUTH BRYANT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Director

JOHN KEITH STARLEY Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

JOHN SEWELL-RUTTER, Occupation: None

PATRICIA GILLIAM THOMPSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Trainer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/07/2002, number: 1092960
Registered at Companies House on 15/04/2002, number: 04416149

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from DOGS HELPING KIDS on 12/10/2020

Main office

THE FRANCES HAY CENTRE
BLACKLOCKS HILL
BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX17 2BS

Objectives

The promotion of physical and mental health by interactions and relationships with appropriately trained dogs, by such means as the trustees may decide, including but not limited to the provision of training, information, advice and research.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE UNITED KINGDOM

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