Dhekbhal

Analysis

Dhekbhal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03472146). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dhekbhal reported income of £841k and spending of £823k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £766k to £841k (+9.7%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dhekbhal sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Westminster Almshouses Foundation (£840k), Gan Menachem Hendon Limited (£841k) and Futerra Solutions Union (£838k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 6.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £419k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.