Dolanog Residential Home

Analysis

Dolanog Residential Home is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rhyl. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dolanog Residential Home reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £780k to £1.0m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Dolanog Residential Home sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heathercombe Brake Trust (£1.0m), Ridgegate Home (£1.0m) and The Friends of St Davids Cathedral (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £8,349. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £946k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.