William and Frances Dobie Charitable Foundation

Analysis

William and Frances Dobie Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 April 2025, William and Frances Dobie Charitable Foundation reported income of £60k and spending of £67k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £40k to £60k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, William and Frances Dobie Charitable Foundation sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waterberg Welfare Society Trust (£60k), Dr. Charles Bamford Charity (£60k) and Scoutmed National Scout Active Support Unit (£60k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.