United Church Dorchester
Analysis
United Church Dorchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, United Church Dorchester reported income of £173k and spending of £171k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £121k to £173k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, United Church Dorchester sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croxley Green Baptist Church (£173k), Sarbat Da Bhala Derby (£173k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Sprotbrough with St Edmund, Anchorage Lane (£173k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are a Christian Community which meets together to worship, learn, act and care. We are based in a church building in the centre of Dorchester which is in use throughout the week by church groups, other community groups in the town, and national organizations. We have a shop, selling fair trade foods and crafts, Christian books, greetings cards, and CDs. We also run a coffee shop.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Croxley Green Baptist Church | Hertfordshire | £173k |
| Sarbat Da Bhala Derby | Derby | £173k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Sprotbrough with St Edmund, Anchorage Lane | Doncaster | £173k |
| Southgate (The Bourne) Methodist Church | London | £173k |