International Guide Dog Federation

Analysis

International Guide Dog Federation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02376162). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Guide Dog Federation reported income of £313k and spending of £210k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £174k to £313k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, International Guide Dog Federation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millstream Animal Shelter (£313k), Berwick Animal Rescue Kennels (£314k) and Network for Animals Charitable Trust (£312k).