Dorset Mammal Group

Analysis

Dorset Mammal Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Dorset Mammal Group reported income of £62k and spending of £54k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2025, income grew from £8,014 to £62k (+669%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Dorset Mammal Group sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jacob Sheep Society Limited (£62k), The Ivo Trust (£62k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tameside and Glossop Branch (£61k).