DORCAS (DAUGHTERS, OPTIMISTIC, RESPECT, COURAGE, ASSURANCE AND SUPPORT) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 12 April 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £111,123
Latest expenditure: £128,062
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: West Midlands House Ltd, Gipsy Lane, WILLENHALL, West Midlands, WV13 2HA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dorcasuk.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Raise awareness of FGM through educational programmes for students, parents, and communities. Facilitate accredited FGM training. Provide safeguarding, counselling, advocacy, and support for survivors. Deliver early years safeguarding/body autonomy sessions. Provide holistic care and wellbeing programmes addressing abuse, physical/mental health, health disparities and other support needs.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £111,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,062

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £98,486
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,116

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £31,982
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,870

Fin Period Start Date: 12 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,465
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,517

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £111,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,062
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £98,486
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,116
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £31,982
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,870
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 20000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 12 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,465
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,517
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leicester City
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leicestershire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Staffordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DORCAS (DAUGHTERS, OPTIMISTIC, RESPECT, COURAGE, ASSURANCE AND SUPPORT)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-04-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Apr 2021 as amended on 20 Sep 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF GIRLS AND WOMEN LIVING IN THE BLACK COUNTRY AND BIRMINGHAM, ESPECIALLY BY PROVISION OF: ONE TO ONE EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK OR HAVE UNDERGONE FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM).PROVIDING TRAINED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO EXPLAIN MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS OF FGM AND AVAILABLE TREATMENTS.ADVOCACY, SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND INTERNAL COUNSELLING.PROVISION OF TRAINED INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISOR TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF FGM. (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RAISE AWARENESS OF FGM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS TO UNDERSTAND FGM AND HOW TO SUPPORT VICTIMS, PARTNERSHIPS WORKING WITH GP PRACTICES, POLICE, EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, DELIVERY OF SCHOOL/COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY AWARENESS PROGRAMME AND BY ENGAGING WITH FAITH AND CULTURAL GROUPS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 636737
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DORCAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures