Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities

Analysis

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities reported income of £856k and spending of £627k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £579k to £856k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Charity (£856k), Beyond the Streets (£857k) and Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge Limited (£856k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 7.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £339k. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 36%. Reserves of £615k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.