DOGS FOR AUTISM

Registered charity 1181615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We train and provide dogs at no charge to children and adults of any age, anywhere in the UK, whose lives may significantly benefit from having an assistance dog. Through the provision of our assistance dogs, trained to mitigate the disabling aspects of autism, we are committed to creating and maintaining successful partnerships that impact positively on the lives of autistic people and families.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £73,339 for the 18-month period ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £149,088. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operating on a going concern basis, noting that fundraising costs were reasonable and efficiencies had been embedded. The charity highlighted a significant increase in donations and income from fundraising events compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Jamieson Stone LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dogs for Autism (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 Community Fund — “National Lottery Communities Fund Grant We are so pleased to announce that we have been awarded £17,160 from The National Lottery Community …” (source page)
• Bluebird Care — “Dogs for Autism Wins Bluebird Care's £1,000 Community Grant We are absolutely delighted to receive a £1,000 Community Grant from Bluebird Ca…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 41.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ZOE LATTIMERchair
• Antonia Brown-Griffin
• Patrice Archer

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Autism Assistance Dogs Charity.

• The Autism Assistance Dogs Charity income £1.0m
• SUPPORT DOGS LIMITED income £2.2m
• HELPFUL HOUNDS ASSISTANCE DOGS income £149k
• CANINE PARTNERS FOR INDEPENDENCE income £5.4m
• THE DEREK WILTON DOGS TRUST income £196k
• EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED income £20.9m

Side by side with its peers

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