The British Society of Dowsers

Analysis

The British Society of Dowsers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kington. It was registered in September 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02154580). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British Society of Dowsers reported income of £69k and spending of £84k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £50k to £69k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Society of Dowsers sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mobberley Pre-School Playgroup (£69k), Warren Road School Parent Teacher Association (£69k) and Coombe Hill Infants School PTA (£69k).

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.