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Registered charity (CIO) · Witney

The Dorcas Dress Project

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £45k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities and 5 more
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.dorcasdressproject.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£45k£44k
  • 2024£26k£14k
  • 2023£10k£11k
Earlier years
  • 2022£16k£18k
  • 2021£13k£6k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING SEWING EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND TO DO SO USING CHRISTIAN VALUES AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Grants received

6 grants · £63,723 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,8642025-12-04
  • Oxfordshire Community Foundation £4,9202025-03-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £17,0982024-10-02
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,2102023-04-21
  • Crowdfunder £5,6312022-05-05
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

2.2y median 1.5y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6Disability 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4Religious Activities 2Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£45k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1177034
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Feb 2018 as amended on 28 May 2024
Contact on the register
07590264246 · dorcasdressproject@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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