# HELPFUL HOUNDS ASSISTANCE DOGS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181017
- **Other names:** HELPFUL HOUNDS ASSISTANCE DOGS CIC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 6, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1181017


## Contact

- **Address:** 13 New Road, BOURNEMOUTH
- **Postcode:** BH10 7DN
- **Phone:** 07967 147492
- **Email:** trustees@helpfulhounds.org.uk
- **Website:** www.helpfulhounds.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** We change the lives of young people and adults who are disabled, autistic or have Down&#x27;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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Throughout England





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Tina Worthing** | Chair | Sept. 28, 2023 |
| Hannah Jayne Fielding |  | Sept. 5, 2022 |
| Joanne Louise Spring |  | April 3, 2025 |
| Nagendra Mishra |  | April 3, 2025 |
| PETER JOHN RUFUS |  | Dec. 6, 2018 |
| SALLY BARBARA RUFUS |  | Dec. 6, 2018 |




