Dorchester Youth & Community Centre

Analysis

Dorchester Youth & Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dorchester Youth & Community Centre reported income of £175k and spending of £150k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £96k to £175k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Youth & Community Centre 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 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Star Diving Club Guildford (£175k), Wyvern Community Transport (£175k) and Hillsborough Arena Sports Association (£175k).