Dogs for Good

Analysis

Dogs for Good is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and animals, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04416149). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dogs for Good reported income of £5.6m and spending of £4.6m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.6m to £5.6m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dogs for Good sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somerset Community Foundation (£5.6m), Royal School for the Deaf Derby (£5.6m) and Cartref Ni Limited (£5.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.1m. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £5.9m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 78 people.