THE DOLPHIN SQUARE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1110090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation assists people, who live or work in Westminster and who are unable to access the housing market without assistance, by investing in social rented housing and affordable home ownership schemes. It does not make grants to individuals. It will however make grants to organisations, whose work assists its intended beneficiaries.

Objects

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE THE PROVISION OF REASONABLE ASSISTANCE IN THE SECURING OF ACCOMMODATION WITHIN THE LOCALITY FOR THOSE PERSONS (AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING WITH THEM) WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ACCOMMODATION: (A) (I) BY VIRTUE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN THE PUBLIC OR VOLUNTARY SECTORS OR IN A RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT IN THE LOCALITY IN SUCH MANNER OR CAPACITY AS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE SICKNESS, PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH, RELIEVE CHARITABLE NEED, PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AND PROPERTY, PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW, OR ADVANCE OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE MAINTENANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING SUPPLIES OF GAS, WATER, ELECTRICITY AND FOOD, OF TRANSPORT AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION OR TELECOMMUNICATION INFORMATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AND OF EMERGENCY SERVICES; AND (II) HAVING REGARD TO THE FACT THAT THEY COULD NOT AFFORD FROM RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM TO SECURE SUCH ACCOMMODATION ON NORMAL COMMERCIAL TERMS; OR (B) BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC NEED, THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY, OR OTHER NEED, DEPRIVATION OR DISADVANTAGE.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the Group reported a net deficit of £2.1m for the year ended 31 March 2026, primarily due to the decant of residents and property disposals, though underlying performance is described as strong. Per the trustees' report, the Charity maintains a strong balance sheet with net assets of £163.4m and free reserves of £15.4m, which exceeds the stated policy target of 12 months of operating costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority; Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Olivia Harris — Chief Executive (source)
• Jacqueline England — Customer Services Director (source)
• Matthew Lamb — Development Director (source)
• Gary Preston — Finance Director (source)
• Octavia Williams — Asset Management & Governance Director (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~100.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• THE DOLPHIN SQUARE CHARITABLE TRUSTEE

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Camden · City Of Westminster · Ealing · Hackney · Hammersmith And Fulham · Lambeth · Southwark · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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