DOVER OUTREACH CENTRE

Registered charity 1168737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

DOVER OUTREACH CENTRE WILL OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIALLY ISOLATED GROUPS SUCH AS THE HOMELESS AND VULNERABLE TO RECEIVE SERVICES AT THE CENTRE. AS WELL AS BEING A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO SOCIALISE THE SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, LOOKING AT EACH PERSON'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND DIRECTING THEM TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES.

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Latest income
£750k
Latest spending
£826k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £75,800 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £363,413 to £287,770. The trustees' report indicates that the charity's reserves policy is to maintain a level equivalent to at least 6 months of operational expenditure, and the current unrestricted fund balance is £52,560. The filing notes that the charity is dependent on securing future funding and continued creditor support to continue operating.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months of operational expenditure (held: £53k)
“The charity's policy is to maintain a reserves level equivalent to at least 6 months of operational expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transaction disclosed in Note 13.
“Sunrise Cafe (Dover) Ltd A subsidiary of the charity. During the year £7,150 (2024 - £5,588) was charged to Sunrise Cafe (Dover) Ltd regarding rent and utilities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sunrise Cafe (Dover) Ltd
“Sunrise Cafe (Dover) Ltd A subsidiary of the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sunrise Cafe Dover (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£750k
Total spending
£826k
Reserves (reported)
£53k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (63% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£750k£826k
31/12/2024£737k£812k
31/12/2023£845k£654k
31/12/2022£692k£591k
31/12/2021£246k£247k

Common questions

Is DOVER OUTREACH CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £75,800 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £363,413 to £287,770. The trustees' report indicates that the charity's reserves policy is to maintain a level equivalent to at least 6 months of operational expenditure, and the current unrestricted fund balance is £52,560. The filing notes that the charity is dependent on securing future funding and continued creditor support to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DOVER OUTREACH CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DOVER OUTREACH CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, DEAL, KENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government26/04/2024£32kTransformation Fund
UK government01/04/2023£46kTransformation Fund
UK government01/04/2021£155kTransformation Fund

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EMMAUS DOVER LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DOVER OUTREACH CENTRE£750k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS DOVER LTD FY2025£774k—0unclear—no doubt
MUNICIPAL CHARITIES OF DOVER FY2024£447k—0unclear—no doubt
CANOLFAN FELIN FACH CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
DINGLE MULTI AGENCY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£137k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTREPOINT OUTREACH FY2025£224k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.