HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE 1996-12-31 → present
2. HEARING DOGS FOR THE DEAF 1985-11-26 → 1996-12-31

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's or the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE · parent
   1. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (Trading) Limited 100% · UK · operates a restaurant and café and sells promotional items.

Significant events

• “The Charity completed a full organisational review and strategy refresh during 2024. This resulted in a realignment of our capabilities and leadership to deliver. We will progress the strategy and embed these changes during 2025/6.”
• “We have aligned our internal structures and leadership to provide the capabilities and experience to deliver.”
• “We have worked together with the Board of Trustees to refresh the governance structure and have established key sub-committees to support each area of the Charity.”
• “We have designated investment in fundraising capabilities to mitigate a current high dependency on legacy income and to diversify our fundraising, seizing identified opportunities in high net worth and commercial funding.”
• “We have reviewed the status of our digital estate and capabilities to modernise and future-proof the Charity and to drive further efficiencies. We will seek funding and pro bono support from 2025 to help us to deliver a comprehensive digital roadmap.”
• “During 2024/5, thousands of people have donated, volunteered, sponsored a hearing dog puppy, played our lottery or raffles, run marathons and taken on other fundraising challenges, bought from our online shop, supported us through their company or foundation, and more.”
• “This year we also began a research collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University to develop a Relational Training Model that will improve the outcomes for hearing dogs in training and working hearing dog partnerships.”
• “During the year we took the first steps to establishing a strengthened People and Culture team and a new strategy, reflecting the needs set out in our organisational strategy as well as those voiced from staff and volunteers.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

16

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

5

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +25.2%

  £13,104,836 → £16,410,564

• Cash

  -63.2%

  £111,371 → £41,011

• Net assets

  +7.5%

  £25,795,539 → £27,737,699

• Employees

  +4%

  201 → 209

• Wages

  +7.7%

  £6,726,552 → £7,242,716

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers