Recovery Assistance Dogs
Analysis
Recovery Assistance Dogs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in August 2008, 18 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Recovery Assistance Dogs reported income of £35k and spending of £59k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £56k to £35k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Recovery Assistance Dogs sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brightwell Neurological Support Centre Limited (£35k), Heald Green Village Hall Community Association (£35k) and Five a Day Garden (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
RAD is a UK membership based charity that support RAD Members living with Diagnosed Mental Health Impairments by training their own dogs to become their Assistance Dogs, trained to the highest UK Standards to achieve Public Access status and recorded on a central register for verification purposesRAD provide Info & support for MH issues to the Charity UK Members & UK Public through Education
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brightwell Neurological Support Centre Limited | Bristol | £35k |
| Heald Green Village Hall Community Association | Cheadle | £35k |
| Five a Day Garden | Theale | £35k |
| The Carroll-Marx Charitable Foundation | London | £35k |