Dover Community Association (CIO)
Analysis
Dover Community Association (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Deal. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Dover Community Association (CIO) reported income of £21k and spending of £19k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £21k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Dover Community Association (CIO) sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thornton Dale Sports Association (Tdsa) (£21k), Oughtibridge Gala Events and Donations Charity (£21k) and The Bars and Jim Maggs Charitable Will Trust (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To benefit the residents of Dover and the neighbourhood by bringing together the said residents, local authorities and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide a real and / or virtual environment in the interests of social welfare for recreation leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thornton Dale Sports Association (Tdsa) | Pickering | £21k |
| Oughtibridge Gala Events and Donations Charity | Sheffield | £21k |
| The Bars and Jim Maggs Charitable Will Trust | Devon | £21k |
| Grantox Charitable Trust Limited | Liverpool | £21k |