Dovedale

Analysis

Dovedale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2016, 10 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 makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dovedale reported income of £919k and spending of £216k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £332k to £919k (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 28% 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, Dovedale sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cinven Foundation (£917k), H & T Clients Charitable Trust (£919k) and Medrwn Mon (£908k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 38% and investments 14%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £172k. Reserves of £6.3m would cover about 333 months of spending at that rate.