ASSISTANCE DOG ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 September 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 April 2025 – 1 April 2026
Latest income: £22,489
Latest expenditure: £22,623
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 61 Bridge Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3DJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.theadaa.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are a UK based charity that provides independent assessment of assistance dogs.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £22,489
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,623

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 12 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,246
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,131

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,248

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,744
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,682

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £805
Total Gross Expenditure: £856

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2026
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2027
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £22,489
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,623
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,246
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,131
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,248
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,744
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,682
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £805
Total Gross Expenditure: £856
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASSISTANCE DOG ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-09-07T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Sep 2020
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO DEPEND ON A PRIVATELY TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOG FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION TO ENABLE SUCH PEOPLE TO USE THE ASSISTANCE DOG IN ACCESSING PUBLIC SPACES SUCH AS SUPERMARKETS, RESTAURANTS OR ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT WITH CONFIDENCE; (B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO DEPEND ON ASSISTANCE DOGS IN PUBLIC PLACES.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling