Support Dogs Limited

Analysis

Support Dogs Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04190624). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Support Dogs Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.9m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £2.2m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Support Dogs Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delapre Abbey Preservation Trust (£2.2m), Home for Aged Jews (Liverpool and District) (£2.2m) and Wigan Boys and Girls Club (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63%, charitable activities 34%, investments 1.7% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £652k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.