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medical detection dogs

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Medical Detection Dogs is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Milton Keynes and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

1) Carries out research into the diagnosis of cancer and other medical conditions/health threats.2) Provides medical assistance dogs to people with life threatening medical conditions such as aggressive diabetes.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,080,224
Latest Expenditure
£2,380,959

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 84.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 17.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,905,586
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £105,780
Investments £68,858
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,004,987
Raising Funds £375,972
Governance £37,561
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,080,224£2,380,959£2,004,987£3,964,921£1,825,24451 / 726
2023£1,889,035£2,494,991£2,280,642£4,206,997£1,836,54154 / 715
2022£2,552,055£2,283,996£2,120,794£4,812,953£2,390,05644 / 678
2021£2,951,584£2,057,873£1,907,584£4,544,894£2,261,94243 / 700
2020£1,657,352£2,036,312£1,917,774£3,500,894£1,378,45253 / 560

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers