THE DORCAS TRUST

Registered charity 275494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Donations made during the year

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£109k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(90,325) for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in a deficit. The trustees confirm there are no going concern issues, noting that the charity receives all its income from investments which are expected to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2.1m; policy: no policy to build up or maintain income reserves)

“The Trustees do not consider the underlying capital to be reserves since they form the sole source of income for the Trust. It is not the intention of the Trustees to build up or maintain income reserves, with any under expenditure of income being balanced by over expenditure in preceding or subsequent years.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

JAMES BROAD
MRS JAN BROAD
PETER LESLIE BUTLER
Paul Mangell

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£46k	£109k
05/04/2024	£55k	£111k
05/04/2023	£56k	£107k
05/04/2022	£56k	£96k
05/04/2021	£50k	£70k

Common questions

Is THE DORCAS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(90,325) for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in a deficit. The trustees confirm there are no going concern issues, noting that the charity receives all its income from investments which are expected to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.