HELPFUL HOUNDS ASSISTANCE DOGS

Registered charity 1181017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HELPFUL HOUNDS ASSISTANCE DOGS CIC

We change the lives of young people and adults who are disabled, autistic or have Down's Syndrome, PTSD or other emotional issues as well as Schools with Special Needs Students by training and providing Assistance Dogs and Medical Alert Dogs to give a better quality of life and help them become more independent. We cover, mainly, Dorset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire as well as N and SW London.

Objects

TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED, BY REASON OF SUFFERING ILL HEALTH OR DISABILITY. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE TRAINING AND PROVISION OF OUR ASSISTANCE DOGS THAT WILL LET THEM LEAD MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY. BY BRINGING TRAINED DOGS AND YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILY, CARERS OR MEDICAL ADVISORS) HELPFUL HOUNDS CAN HELP THEM OVERCOME SPECIFIC CHALLENGES, IN ORDER TO ENRICH LIVES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £138,526 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £294,611 to £156,085. The trustees confirm that reserves remained within their stated policy target despite the drawdown on designated funds. The filing notes that the financial model relies on low overheads and significant volunteer input to maintain sustainability amid funding challenges.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Emergency Fund — “A big thank you to The National Lottery Emergency Fund for their support during 2020.” (source page)
• The Talbot Village Trust — “Another big thank you for supporting our development through our overhead requirement.” (source page)
• Aviva Community Fund — “The support and help from the staff at Aviva Community Fund has been appreciated very much as has the donations pledged by their Staff.” (source page)
• Waitrose — “A big thank you to Waitrose for their support.” (source page)
• Ecclesiastical Insurance — “A big thank you to Ecclesiastical for their support.” (source page)
• Tesco — “A big thank you to Tesco for their support.” (source page)
• Movement For Good — “Our thanks to Ecclesiastical Insurance and their Movement for Good Fund for their support and available advice.” (source page)
• BBX — “The Staff and members of BBX for their support and active influence in funding this website.” (source page)
• 180-STRENGTH — “Thank you for your support during 2021 and 2022.” (source page)
• Prevent Pest Control — “Thank you for your support and donation.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Tina Worthingchair
• Hannah Jayne Fielding
• Joanne Louise Spring
• Nagendra Mishra
• PETER JOHN RUFUS
• SALLY BARBARA RUFUS
• Simon Tucker

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUPPORT DOGS LIMITED.

• SUPPORT DOGS LIMITED income £2.2m
• HELPING HOUNDS HAMPSHIRE income £60k
• DOGS FOR AUTISM income £866k
• HOUNDS FOR HEROES income £671k
• HOMES FOR HOUNDS income £32k
• ABILITY DOGS 4 YOUNG PEOPLE IOW income £481k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.