Dobcroft After School Hours Care (Dash)

Analysis

Dobcroft After School Hours Care (Dash) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03812129). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Dobcroft After School Hours Care (Dash) reported income of £414k and spending of £389k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £242k to £414k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Dobcroft After School Hours Care (Dash) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weald Gymnastics Centre (£414k), Kent Tennis Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£415k) and The Mary Stevens Park (£413k).