Hounds for Heroes

Analysis

Hounds for Heroes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07130031). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Hounds for Heroes reported income of £671k and spending of £748k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £184k to £671k (+266%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Hounds for Heroes sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richard Shephard Music Foundation (£671k), The Emmie Dixon Home Limited (£672k) and Access to Business (£670k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, investments 6.2% and charitable activities 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £258k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.