Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

ABILITY DOGS 4 YOUNG PEOPLE IOW

To relieve the need of people with disabilities who are in need of assistance through the provision of a suitably trained assistance dog and to train and educate them along with those responsible for the care and welfare of such persons in the use of such assistance dogs and to provide such additional services and facilities for their benefit as the trustees deem appropriate.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 ?

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	£389	£431	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/21	£401	£368	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/20	£340	£303	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/19	£615	£446	£169	£154	£285	£258	6.9	7	50
31/12/18	£224	£206	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	60
31/12/17	£155	£157	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£208	£184	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£136	£125	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£107	£62	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.abilitydogs4yp.org.uk

info@abilitydogs4yp.org.uk

01983216246

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Isle Of Wight,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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

Wolfson Foundation	£30,000
Masonic Trust	£15,000
DCMS	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£8,306

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	20/03/2023	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ability Dogs 4 Young People, IoW
£3,084	24/10/2020	We would like to purchase and train more puppies as ability dogs and therapy dogs.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	29/07/2020	"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."
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW
£30,000	05/12/2019	Modernisation of training centre for assistance dogs supporting young people with physical and/or mental disabilities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW
£5,222	15/11/2019	We wish to purchase and train more puppies to be Ability Dogs and Therapy Dogs. Their first two years cost approximately £10,000 per dog.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ability Dogs 4 Young People IoW
£2,722	19/11/2018	We wish to purchase and train more puppies to be ability dogs and therapy dogs. Their first two years cost approximately £10,000 per dog.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROL ANNE COURT BSC (Chair) Appointed: 2013

JULIE LOOSEMOORE Appointed: 2015

SIMON ATTRILL Appointed: 2017

STEPHEN PAUL DAVIS Appointed: 2018

CAROLINE JENNINGS Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY,

PAMELA JANICE CLEMENTS Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: WARD'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, WARD'S FOUNDATION FOR RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2013, number: 1154896

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

3 Howard Close
Niton
VENTNOR
PO38 2EB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SUITABLY TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOG AND TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE THEM ALONG WITH THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE AND WELFARE OF SUCH PERSONS IN THE USE OF SUCH ASSISTANCE DOGS AND TO PROVIDE SUCH ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THEIR BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.

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