Dorcas House (Otherwise Known As Portreeves or Corporation Almshouses)

Analysis

Dorcas House (Otherwise Known As Portreeves or Corporation Almshouses) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dorcas House (Otherwise Known As Portreeves or Corporation Almshouses) reported income of £25k and spending of £175, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,890 to £25k (+753%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 0.3% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Dorcas House (Otherwise Known As Portreeves or Corporation Almshouses) sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oasis Property Trust (£25k), The Ashfield Trust (£25k) and Lord Petre & Puckle Charities (£25k).