Dorcas (Daughters, Optimistic, Respect, Courage, Assurance and Support)

Analysis

Dorcas (Daughters, Optimistic, Respect, Courage, Assurance and Support) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 March 2025, Dorcas (Daughters, Optimistic, Respect, Courage, Assurance and Support) reported income of £111k and spending of £128k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £111k (+418%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dorcas (Daughters, Optimistic, Respect, Courage, Assurance and Support) sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elijah Good News Ministries (Egnm) (£111k), Nuneaton Foodbank (£111k) and Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurdwara (£111k).