The Dorothy Parkes Centre

Analysis

The Dorothy Parkes Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Smethwick. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Dorothy Parkes Centre reported income of £335k and spending of £341k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £315k to £335k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Dorothy Parkes Centre sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Counselling Service (£335k), The Serth and Gates Charity (£336k) and League of Friends of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (£335k).