--- title: "Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs — charity 1181017 | CharityCompare" description: "Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs (charity 1181017): income £149k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/helpful-hounds-assistance-dogs retrieved: 2026-10-07T08:02:17.483Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1181017CIO HH # Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability, other charitable purposes. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.helpfulhounds.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1181017&subId=0) Work at Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=helpful-hounds-assistance-dogs&type=claim&name=Helpful%20Hounds%20Assistance%20Dogs) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs? Reported income · year ending 2025-11-30 £149,409 Reported spending · year ending 2025-11-30 £287,935 Registered charity number 1181017 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Bournemouth Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.helpfulhounds.org.uk](http://www.helpfulhounds.org.uk/) Quick answer Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs (number 1181017) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs do? We change the lives of young people and adults who are disabled, autistic or have Down's Syndrome, PTSD or other emotional issues as well as Schools with Special Needs Students by training and providing Assistance Dogs and Medical Alert Dogs to give a better quality of life and help them become more independent. We cover, mainly, Dorset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire as well as N and SW London. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs Answers Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 November 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's highest-paid staff paid? Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 6 December 2018 Previous names on the register Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs CIC Where it says it operates Throughout England ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; People With Disabilities. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; Other Charitable Activities. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs registered for? DisabilityOther Charitable Purposes ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=helpful-hounds-assistance-dogs&type=claim&name=Helpful%20Hounds%20Assistance%20Dogs) [Visit charity website](http://www.helpfulhounds.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs as a registered charity (number 1181017) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's charity number? Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's charity number is 1181017. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1181017? Search 1181017 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs do? We change the lives of young people and adults who are disabled, autistic or have Down's Syndrome, PTSD or other emotional issues as well as Schools with Special Needs Students by training and providing Assistance Dogs and Medical Alert Dogs to give a better quality of life and help them become more independent. We cover, mainly, Dorset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire as well as N and SW London. Does Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs? Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's website listed in our register data is http://www.helpfulhounds.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs? The register records Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's trustees paid? Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs's annual return for the year ending 30 November 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs previously called? The register lists this previous name for Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs: Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs CIC. When was Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs registered as a charity? Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs was entered on the register on 6 December 2018. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1181017&subId=0).