Blandford Opportunity Group

Analysis

Blandford Opportunity Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Blandford Opportunity Group reported income of £239k and spending of £214k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £143k to £239k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blandford Opportunity Group sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Wales Action for Mental Health (£239k), The Billmeir Charitable Trust (£239k) and Milly's Smiles (£239k).