DARWIN DOGS

Registered charity 1191061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DARWIN DOGS C.I.C

For the public benefit, to relieve the needs of adults who have a diagnosis of, and are disabled by, a long term mental health condition, or are on the autism spectrum, across Great Britain, by providing access to specialised dog training services to allow their pets to be trained as specialist assistance dogs, providing free and low-cost training where beneficiaries cannot afford it.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF, AND ARE DISABLED BY, A LONG TERM MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, OR ARE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, ACROSS GREAT BRITAIN, BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO SPECIALISED DOG TRAINING SERVICES TO ALLOW THEIR PETS TO BE TRAINED AS SPECIALIST ASSISTANCE DOGS, PROVIDING FREE AND LOW-COST TRAINING WHERE BENEFICIARIES CANNOT AFFORD IT, AND EDUCATING THOSE PEOPLE AND THEIR GUARDIANS/CARERS AND FAMILIES IN THE USE AND CARE OF SUCH ASSISTANCE DOGS, AND BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES FACED BY SUCH PEOPLE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year with a net deficit of £3,170, resulting from total expenditure exceeding total income. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,076, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining reserves equal to at least 50% of annual expenditure. The filing notes that current resources were not sufficient to meet regular outgoings or build reserves, relying on restricted funds to cover the shortfall.

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 6 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 risk management policy and procedures
• 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• David William Wassell
• Sarah Danvers
• Vicki Cutting

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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