Dorchester YMCA CIO

Analysis

Dorchester YMCA CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dorchester YMCA CIO reported income of £173k and spending of £157k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £120k to £173k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dorchester YMCA CIO sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 Refresh Bristol (£173k), David Lynch Foundation UK (£173k) and Community by Nature Ltd (£173k).