The Bus Shelter Dorset

Analysis

The Bus Shelter Dorset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bus Shelter Dorset reported income of £631k and spending of £490k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £177k to £631k (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Bus Shelter Dorset sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea (£630k), Shire Community Services Ltd (£631k) and Open Country (£630k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £125k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.