The Dove Service

Analysis

The Dove Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-on-Trent. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03613893). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dove Service reported income of £562k and spending of £515k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £544k to £562k (+3.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Dove Service sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Church Bishop's Stortford (£562k), Gurjar Hindu Union (Ghu) Ltd (£563k) and Hcjb-Uk Ltd (£562k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 2.1% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £160k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.