Dorchester Sailing Club

Analysis

Dorchester Sailing Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wallingford. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04178631). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dorchester Sailing Club reported income of £78k and spending of £59k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £86k to £78k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Dorchester Sailing Club sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnford Park, Oldbury (£78k), Minchenden Association Limited (£78k) and 1863 Club Support Group (£78k).