People First Dorset

Analysis

People First Dorset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05189356). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, People First Dorset reported income of £276k and spending of £134k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £306k to £276k (-10.0%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, People First Dorset sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit (£276k), ADHD North West (£276k) and Embiricos Family Charitable Trust (£276k).