Dorothy House

Analysis

Dorothy House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford-On-Avon. It was registered in June 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01360961). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dorothy House reported income of £18.3m and spending of £18.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14.5m to £18.3m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dorothy House sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (£18.3m), European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Limited (£18.5m) and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (£18.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 40%, donations and legacies 38% and charitable activities 22%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.6m. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 322 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.