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Dorchester Family Support

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1188567DorchesterDisability
Income£58k2026-02-28
Spending£46ksame year
Spent / received84%5-year average
Size in its cause57th pctDisability
Registered2020CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Dorchester Family Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Dorchester Family Support reported income of £58k and spending of £46k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £26k to £58k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dorchester Family Support sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% 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 Montpelier Church (£58k), The Thinbluelineuk (£58k) and Stocksbridge Community Care Group Ltd (£58k).

Income and spending

£0£15k£29k£44k£59k2022 Income: £25,9212022 Spending: £21,44220222023 Income: £22,7532023 Spending: £32,79220232024 Income: £58,7502024 Spending: £35,32320242025 Income: £42,8692025 Spending: £39,73220252026 Income: £58,1252026 Spending: £46,4892026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

To support families with children on pupil premium (free school meals) with food parcels during the Summer and Christmas school holidays

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Montpelier ChurchSouth Croydon£58k
The ThinbluelineukSouthampton£58k
Stocksbridge Community Care Group LtdSheffield£58k
Elias Mattu Foundation CIOWolverhampton£58k