Dorchester Foodbank
Analysis
Dorchester Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in October 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Dorchester Foodbank reported income of £42k and spending of £44k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2025, income fell from £56k to £42k (-24%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dorchester Foodbank sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Poverty Action (£42k), Wanstead and Woodford Migrant Support (£42k) and Evangelical Christian Churches Ministries (£42k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The prevention or relief of poverty in Dorchester and surroundings by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/ or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Poverty Action | Oxford | £42k |
| Wanstead and Woodford Migrant Support | Woodford Green | £42k |
| Evangelical Christian Churches Ministries | Reading | £42k |
| Lewisham Polish Centre | London | £42k |