01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040486
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 226
- Postcode
- HP27 9NS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Association's objects are the promotion of health and the relief of sickness in particular by training. providing and supporting animal assisted intervention in the relief of human deafness, disability, sickness, suffering or distress, (sufferers from such conditions herein after called •deaf or disabled people') collaborating with other' charities where appropriate and in pursuance of the foregoing charitable objects but not otherwise
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £16,410,564 | £14,631,001 | 226 | 13 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £13,104,836 | £13,281,215 | 226 | 1 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £12,090,484 | £12,192,077 | 226 | 3 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £13,736,594 | £11,228,381 | 226 | 16 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £12,282,376 | £9,486,181 | 226 | 3 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- The Grange, Wycombe Road, Saunderton, Princes Risborough, Bucks
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.hearingdogs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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