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Dog Assistance In Disability

Dog A.i.d., Independence Dogs

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1178719
Status
Registered
Registered
June 11, 2018
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
The Roy Fletcher Centre
17 Cross Hill
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 1JE

Contact

Activities

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.

Objects: The Training And Instruction Of Dogs To Act As Efficient And Safe Companions And Assistance Dogs For People With Physical Disabilities. To Train And Educate People With Physical Disabilities In The Proper Safe Use Of Their Own Dogs; As Assistants And Companions And To Provide Such Additional Dog Training Related Services And Facilities For The Relief Of People With Physical Disabilities As The Organisation Shall From Time To Time Deem Fit.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Animals
Who
People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £191,805 £191,046
March 31, 2024 £186,055 £156,880
March 31, 2023 £107,502 £142,960
March 31, 2022 £134,636 £131,482
March 31, 2021 £139,400 £115,924

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew Binks Feb. 15, 2021
Elizabeth Patricia Drury Aug. 19, 2024
Fran Murtaugh Sept. 30, 2023
Gillian Helen Kirkman Feb. 3, 2023
Hazel Shields July 1, 2024
Isobel Michael June 7, 2018
Louise Doran Aug. 30, 2024
Rhiannon Moore Sept. 16, 2025