Dumpton School

Analysis

Dumpton School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wimborne. It was registered in November 1968, 58 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 00936623). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Dumpton School reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.7m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.7m to £4.5m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dumpton School sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Care for the Family (£4.5m), Witham Hall School Trust Limited (£4.5m) and Inclusion Hampshire (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, trading 3.0% and donations and legacies 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £7.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 97 people.