The Dockland Settlements

Analysis

The Dockland Settlements is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00202349). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dockland Settlements reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £756k to £1.0m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Dockland Settlements sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 The Adjutant General's Corps Association (£1.0m), Wakefield District Citizens Advice Bureaux (£1.0m) and Heathrow Community Trust (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 39% and investments 4.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £190k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 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.