Dover Outreach Centre

Analysis

Dover Outreach Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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 December 2025, Dover Outreach Centre reported income of £750k and spending of £826k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £246k to £750k (+205%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 181%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dover Outreach 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hardy Foundation (£749k), Vocaleyes (£752k) and Swindon Night Shelter (£748k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 63% and donations and legacies 37%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £53k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.