Canine Partners for Independence

Analysis

Canine Partners for Independence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02516146). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Canine Partners for Independence reported income of £5.4m and spending of £4.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £5.4m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Canine Partners for Independence 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 Toirem (£5.3m), The Wilberforce Trust (£5.4m) and The Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.2m. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £5.9m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 85 people.