Underdog International

Charity number: 1182314
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide grants to international projects that educate children to become more compassionate to animals, through animal-assisted therapy and education workshops. In the UK, we run a UK-wide schools programme, to educate children learning life skills, such as kindness, compassion, resilience and positivity, and in addition, we run a dog adoption programme.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £202,729
Total expenditure: £257,560

People

3 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • India
  • Italy
  • Malaysia
  • Romania
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 March 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE UNDERDOG INTERNATIONAL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alicia Wiltshire Trustee 08 December 2019
None on record
NADINE KAYSER Trustee 04 March 2019
None on record
Melanie Browne Trustee 04 March 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £213.68k £476.16k £513.08k £286.62k £202.73k
Total expenditure £124.19k £369.01k £462.73k £256.60k £257.56k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £26.85k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £482.85k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £3.38k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £462.73k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2024 04 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 04 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 07 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 07 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 19 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 19 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 08 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 08 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 21 February 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 21 February 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Mar 2019 as amended on 09 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

THE PURPOSE/OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO MAKE GRANTS TO FURTHER THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY, INVOLVING HANDLING AND INTERACTION WITH ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR TO ASSIST CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO HELP THEM BENEFIT PHYSICALLY, INTELLECTUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY; (2) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOGS, BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR SUCH ANIMALS, WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE BY SUPPORTING RESCUE AND ADOPTION PROJECTS; AND (3) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS, USING ANIMALS TO TEACH THEM KINDNESS, COMPANIONSHIP, COMPASSION AND CONFIDENCE, WHILE HELPING THEM TO LEARN BEST-PRACTICE ANIMAL-WELFARE. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2011 CHARITIES ACT OF ENGLAND.

Contact information

Address:
International House
66 Lavender Hill
LONDON
SW11 5RQ
Phone:
+4402080504292
Email:
hello@theunderdog.org
Website:

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