Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    AUTISM DOGS CHARITY

    Provision of training of dogs to help autistic people
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

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

    Financial Data ?

    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/12/22£317£167£150
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 2 years

    www.autismdogs.co.uk

    carolinesparkspreston@gmail.com

    01260591296

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Cheshire Community Foundation£15,740
    BBC Children in Need£15,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,900
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Autism Dogs Cio
    £15,000 28/03/2023
    12
    This project will deliver the Autism Hospital Angels project where autism assistance dogs will visit autistic children during hospital visits to provide a distraction and comfort. As a result, ....more
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Autism friendly trade stand
    £500 16/03/2023
    We have been invited to exhibit at the Cheshire Show and the Cheshire East Dog Fest this year. We will be providing talks and therapies and a safe autism friendly meeting place for a number of our ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health programme for families in crisis
    £9,900 16/12/2022
    The funding will be used to support vulnerable children with Autism and their families in crisis. The project aims to use a mental health programme of therapy to stabilise homelife and provide coping ....more
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Christmas Out of Hours Helpline (continued)
    £2,000 12/09/2021
    Autism Dogs CIC provides autistic people of all ages a fully managed 'Assistance Dog Programme' with on-going education and therapeutic support for each client and their care-givers. The project will ....more
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Out of hours Emergency Helpline - continued
    £2,000 06/09/2021
    Autism Dogs CIC provides autistic people of all ages a fully managed 'Assistance Dog Programme' with on-going education and therapeutic support for each client and their care-givers. The project will ....more
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Pandemic Recovery Plan 2021
    £9,240 25/06/2021
    Autism Dogs CIC train Assistance Dogs that help to transform the lives of autistic children, adults and their families. The project will support existing teams with remote online training and ....more
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Out of hours emergency helpline
    £2,000 15/02/2021
    Autism Dogs CIC train Assistance Dogs that help to transform the lives of autistic children, adults and their families. The ongoing uncertainty of lockdown has created catastrophic mental health ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • ALISON HURLSTONE MRS Appointed: 2022
    • DAVID BAILEY MR Appointed: 2022
    • KATHRYN HAMBLETT MRS Appointed: 2022
    • LUKE STAFFORD Appointed: 2024
    • RACHAEL MORRIS MRS Appointed: 2022
    • TATE PRESTON MISS (Chair) Appointed: 2022
    • VICTORIA COLCLOUGH MISS Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/06/2022, number: 1199343
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    1 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    MILLPOOL FARM
    WARDS LANE
    CONGLETON
    CHESHIRE
    CW12 3LN

    Objectives

    FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, EQUALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM, BY PROVIDING DOGS TRAINED AS AUTISM ASSISTANCE DOGS AND FOR THE EDUCATION IN TRAINING OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AND THEIR CARERS/GUARDIANS AND FAMILIES IN THE CARE AND WELFARE OF AUTISM ASSISTANCE DOGS AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AND THEIR CARERS/GUARDIANS AND FAMILIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM FIT.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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