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Assistance Dogs Northern Ireland

  • Status

    Received: 1 days late

  • Income

    £117.6K

  • Spending

    £148.3K

Charity no. 102413 Date registered. 21/08/2015

Public benefits

The two core beneficiaries of our work are: • Children under 11 who Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. • Individuals who are wheelchair users . We also strive to ensure that we target beneficiaries from disadvantaged communities and groups. The Public Benefit we provide By achieving its mission and aims and objectives, ADNI

meets its charitable objective of: The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. This is demonstrated in a number of ways including: • Relieving persons in need by reason of disability through training and providing assistance dogs to them. • Improving the quality of life for children with ASD and their families • Improving the quality of life for individuals who are wheelchair users. • Addressing challenging behaviour and reduce family stress • Reducing reliance on medication • Enhancing social skills, self-esteem and self-confidence for children and families • Improving access and mobility and promoting independence • Allowing children to express emotions and better articulate their needs • Facilitating families to become better integrated within their communities • Enabling children and families to come together and learn • Raising awareness of ASD and physical disabilities. How we measure the benefit we provide A primary measure of our work will be through the use of social impact measurement models such as Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Social Auditing and the results will be made public and provided to funders and stakeholders. We will also hold impact assessments and consultations with our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and stakeholders. In addition, we will measure the impact of its work using data that is measured against internal performance indicators (PIs) and where possible against external benchmarks.

What your organisation does

Relieving persons in need by reason of disability through training and providing assistance dogs to them.

The charity’s classifications

  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Physical disabilities

How the charity works

  • Disability

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2018

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Charity is established for the relief of those in need by reason of disability amongst the inhabitants of Northern Ireland and its environs (without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion) in any exclusively charitable way but in particular through; i. The provision of assistance dogs to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or people who are wheelchair users in order to improve their quality of life; ii. Managing and supporting all aspects of the identification, training and accreditation of assistance dogs; iii. Supporting families with children who have ASD and individuals who are wheelchair users; iv. Establishing and promoting standards of excellence in all areas of assistance dog acquisition, training and care; v. Informing and educating the public about the benefits of assistance dogs; vi. Promoting and encouraging the acceptance of assistance dogs in public and private amenities; vii. Raising awareness of ASD and physical disabilities; viii. Working in charity with statutory, voluntary and community organizations in common effort to meet the needs of the Charity’s beneficiaries.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

Assistance Dogs Northern Ireland
  • 4 Trustees
  • 3 Employees
  • 12 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Ms Geraldine Mcgaughey Msc Aba, Bsc Hons Sw, Cqsw, 15 Connell Street Car Park, Limavady, Co Londonderry, BT49 0DB

Trustee board

Trustee
Psa Whyte
Helen Mckenna
Ms Jean Bishop-Greentree
Melanie Fitzpatrick

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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