The Dandara Charitable Partnership

Analysis

The Dandara Charitable Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Dandara Charitable Partnership reported income of £1.3m and spending of £127k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £720k to £1.3m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 7.3% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Dandara Charitable Partnership sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rush House Ltd (£1.3m), Forty Limited (£1.3m) and Emmaus Hertfordshire (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.7m would cover about 447 months of spending at that rate.