St Thomas of Canterbury, Dodbrooke Parish Church

Analysis

St Thomas of Canterbury, Dodbrooke Parish Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in October 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Thomas of Canterbury, Dodbrooke Parish Church reported income of £65k and spending of £68k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £49k to £65k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, St Thomas of Canterbury, Dodbrooke Parish Church sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mothers' Union - Gloucester Diocese (£65k), Bridport Christian Fellowship (£65k) and Amor! (£65k).

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.