DOG ASSISTANCE IN DISABILITY
Registered charity 1178719 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOG A.I.D., Independence Dogs
Dog A.I.D. (Assistance in Disability) empowers physically disabled people throughout the UK to train their own pet dogs, supported by professional dog trainers as volunteers, to qualify as Assistance Dogs. Our highly skilled volunteers develop the training to meet individual needs. Dog A.I.D. partnerships build independence, wellbeing and confidence, reduce isolation and need for constant care.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Animals · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a small overall surplus of £759, driven by a restricted fund surplus that offset a significant unrestricted deficit of £36,099. While free reserves stood at £99,555 at year-end, the trustees report that reserves have since fallen below the aspirational policy target of £85,000, prompting an emergency appeal to secure the charity's longer-term future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (73% of income)
“Total income was £191,805 (2023/24 £186,055) and this includes £140,350 (2023/24 £115,334) of grants” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £100k; policy: six months of operating costs plus any additional contractual obligations, a provision for investment valuation fluctuations and a provision for contingent liabilities)
“At 31 March 2025 actual Free Reserves exceeded the aspirational Free Reserves; however since that date actual Free Reserves have fallen below the aspirational level.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Board has closely monitored its Free Reserves and also determined the minimum value below which it may not be able to meet its financial obligations. Following the AGM on the 15th September 2025 it launched a six-week emergency appeal on 1 October 2025 with a target of £100,000 to support its financial stability.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dog Assistance in Disability (Dog A.I.D.) (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Binks
- Elizabeth Patricia Drury
- Fran Murtaugh
- Gillian Helen Kirkman
- Hazel Shields
- ISOBEL MICHAEL · trustee of 1 other charity
- Louise Doran
- Rhiannon Moore
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DOG ASSISTANCE IN DISABILITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a small overall surplus of £759, driven by a restricted fund surplus that offset a significant unrestricted deficit of £36,099. While free reserves stood at £99,555 at year-end, the trustees report that reserves have since fallen below the aspirational policy target of £85,000, prompting an emergency appeal to secure the charity's longer-term future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds DOG ASSISTANCE IN DISABILITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DOG ASSISTANCE IN DISABILITY as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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