The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation reported income of £14.0m and spending of £16.1m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12.5m to £14.0m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wolfson College in the University of Oxford (£13.6m), Stepping Stone Projects (£14.5m) and The Union Jack Club (£12.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, trading 15% and investments 5.9%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £25k. Reserves of £134.5m would cover about 100 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.