Dover Retail Crime Operation

Analysis

Dover Retail Crime Operation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04298676). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Dover Retail Crime Operation reported income of £25k and spending of £30k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £27k to £25k (-5.7%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Dover Retail Crime Operation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kettlesing Millennium Village Hall Company (£25k), Preston Community Network (£26k) and Chance to Change Foundation (£25k).