Churches Together in Dorset

Analysis

Churches Together in Dorset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Churches Together in Dorset reported income of £15k and spending of £13k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £15k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Churches Together in Dorset sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christian Science Society, Nottingham (£15k), Carrog Village Hall (£15k) and Salisbury Diocesan Social Welfare Fund (The Social Welfare Fund) (£15k).