The Pilsdon Community

Analysis

The Pilsdon Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridport. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Pilsdon Community reported income of £267k and spending of £336k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £244k to £267k (+9.4%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Pilsdon Community sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous Sherborne) Ltd (£265k), SAFE Foundation (£268k) and The House of Genesis (£264k).