Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 14

SUPPORT DOGS LIMITED

Support Dogs Ltd trains assistance dogs for people with physical disabilities, Epilepsy and families of children with Autism.

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
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

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		£1,494	£1,239	£256	£399	£2,438	£2,254	21.8	34	200
31/12/21		£1,025	£1,115	£-90	£340	£2,182	£1,947	21	32	200
31/12/20		£1,122	£1,025	£97	£320	£2,272	£1,933	22.6	28	200
31/12/19		£1,841	£975	£866	£343	£2,175	£1,751	21.5	28	100
31/12/18		£1,383	£939	£444	£325	£1,309	£1,069	13.7	28	80
31/12/17		£918	£751	£168	£264	£865	£787	12.6	26	0
31/12/16		£780	£606	£175	£225	£698	£620	12.3	22	0
31/12/15		£708	£492	£216	£179	£523	£467	11.4	18	0
31/12/14		£445	£413	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£464	£434	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£459	£423	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£359	£368	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£367	£353	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£374	£339	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£190	£303	£-114	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£451	£322	£129	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£193	£192	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£136	£204	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£194	£189	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 27.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 32.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 21.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 21 months
Quick Ratio: 28

Asset Split ?

Established: 23 years

www.supportdogs.org.uk

info@supportdogs.org.uk

01142617800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

34 employees
200 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£30,304
Co-Operative Group	£4,753
BBC Children in Need	£3,000
DCMS	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement After Care
£10,000	11/11/2022	The funding will be used to train staff and volunteers to provide bereavement after-care support for people who are living with autism epilepsy and other disabilities whose assistance dog has reached ....more The funding will be used to train staff and volunteers to provide bereavement after-care support for people who are living with autism epilepsy and other disabilities whose assistance dog has reached the end of its working and natural life. It will also be used to provide after-care support to volunteer dog trainers. The project aims to support the mental and physical wellbeing of the community and ensure service users don’t lose the independence they gained from having their support dog.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	18/01/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£1,250	02/02/2021	A grant towards two support partnerships in East Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Support dogs proposal
£20,304	08/07/2020 6	The funding will provide continued digital training and support for people who have specially assigned support dogs to help them with their respective disabilities or health conditions. The aim is to ....more The funding will provide continued digital training and support for people who have specially assigned support dogs to help them with their respective disabilities or health conditions. The aim is to continue training as close to as normal as before ensuring the individual feels fully supported both physically and mentally.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Support Dogs Limited
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund staff time, a laptop and safeguarding training in order to support autistic young people who are feeling anxious and isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund staff time, a laptop and safeguarding training in order to support autistic young people who are feeling anxious and isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in reduced anxiety.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	22/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Support Dogs
£4,753	15/11/2019	We want to provide 24/7 support for working autism assistance dog partnerships in the Sheffield area.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Support Dogs Limited
£10,000	10/08/2017 12	This project will train a dog in order to meet the specific requirements of a child, assisting with day to day tasks such as helping the child dress and undress, pick up dropped items open and close ....more This project will train a dog in order to meet the specific requirements of a child, assisting with day to day tasks such as helping the child dress and undress, pick up dropped items open and close doors and raise an alert.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Support Dogs Limited
£102,704	11/10/2016 36	This project will facilitate and develop relationships and training between young children with Autism and their support dogs. The young people will all be living with a sibling under 18 years of age ....more This project will facilitate and develop relationships and training between young children with Autism and their support dogs. The young people will all be living with a sibling under 18 years of age and will also feature a heavy focus on their wellbeing.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68

DR GRAINNE O'CONNOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Doctoral Candidate

AMANDA ROYSTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Director

AMY GOODSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

DAVID HOBSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

KATIE REED Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Associate At Walker Morris Sports Group

KEITH WILLIAMS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Regional Manager

MARY JEANINE BROADHEAD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

MAURICE O'BRIEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2001, number: 1088281
Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2001, number: 04190624

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

26/01/2022 - Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF BATLEY CHARITABLE TRUST
20/06/2022 - Asset transfer in from OPEN DOORS
09/08/2022 - Asset transfer in from F.A.B.L.E (FOR A BETTER LIFE WITH EPILEPSY)
06/10/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE JOHN WALKE TRUST
06/07/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE H J CHARITABLE TRUST

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR07: 123 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 8 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF BATLEY CHARITABLE TRUST on 26/01/2022
Asset transfer in from OPEN DOORS on 20/06/2022
Asset transfer in from F.A.B.L.E (FOR A BETTER LIFE WITH EPILEPSY) on 09/08/2022
Asset transfer in from THE JOHN WALKE TRUST on 06/10/2022
Asset transfer in from THE H J CHARITABLE TRUST on 06/07/2023

Main office

Support Dogs, Unit 21
Jessops Riverside
800 Brightside Lane
SHEFFIELD
S9 2RX

Objectives

1. TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE DOGS TO ACT AS EFFICIENT AND SAFE ASSISTANTS FOR DISABLED PERSONS;2. TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE DISABLED PERSONS IN THE PROPER SAFE USE 0F SUCH DOGS AND IN THE ESSENTIALS OF CANINE CARE AND MANAGEMENT;3. TO PROVIDE SUCH ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM APPROPRIATE;

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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