Dodleston Village Foundation

Analysis

Dodleston Village Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in May 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Dodleston Village Foundation reported income of £22k and spending of £21k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £24k to £22k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dodleston Village Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornwall Scrap Store (£22k), Wilmslow Symphony Orchestral Society (£22k) and The Friends of Strode Theatre (£22k).