Father’s House, Shaftesbury

Registered charity 1197047 · since 2021fathershouseshaftesbury.com·Dorset·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£45,178

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The foundation's stated focus is County of Dorset, so work based there fits its geography most clearly, though its purposes also reach elsewhere, including churches in Ghana and India and financial support for ministries.
Its themes are Christian ministry, relief of need and Christian education, and its own work combines ministry with advice on finances, debt, food and housing and with play sessions for referred families of under-fives.
The annual report gives one total of £45,178 for giving, which may include grants to individuals, the register does not confirm that scale, and no grant range is stated, so check the likely size of a grant before setting your request.
No application process is published, so contact the foundation first, using the contact it shows for getting in touch, to learn whether it funds work like yours and how it would like to hear from you.
No exclusions are stated, so no group is ruled out on the published information.

Overview

Father’s House, Shaftesbury is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1197047).

Father's House, Shaftesbury is a registered charity in England and Wales that exists to advance Christianity in the County of Dorset and elsewhere, to relieve people in need, and to advance education for children or adults on Christian principles. Its origins lie in people from many different backgrounds who, looking for a richer and deeper experience of God, found each other and began to seek Him together. Its programmes include meeting to worship God and study the Bible, running a Pre-school, operating a Christian Conference Centre, and running conferences and other events. Its annual report gives one total for giving of £45,178, which may include grants to individuals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation’s stated purposes are to advance Christianity in Dorset and elsewhere; relieve people in need because of sickness or poor health, youth or age, financial hardship or other disadvantage; and advance general and vocational education for children and adults on Christian principles. Its latest report describes continued support for churches in Ghana and India and financial support for ministries. The foundation’s website describes a worshipping Christian community and local services, including advice and support with finances, debt, food and housing for people in its area, and play sessions for referred families of under-fives in need of extra support. Its work combines Christian ministry with community support and education grounded in Christian principles.

Themes

Christian ministry
Relief of need
Christian education

Geographic Focus

County of Dorset.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Dorset

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Father’s House, Shaftesbury.

Blandford Forum Parish ChurchNo public process The Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable FoundationRollingGave £956k Smith Bradbeer Charitable TrustInvitation onlyGave £176k The Frontiers Charitable TrustNo public processGave £62,202 Dorset Community FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £1.7M St Mary Magdalene, Stoke BishopNo public processGave £183k Swanage & Studland Team MinistryNo public process Ursuline Sisters BrentwoodNo public process Communities Together DurhamNo public process St Aidan GravesendNo public processGave £25,200

3 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2023	£0	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£482,412	£487,580	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£437,923	£443,029	£45,178	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.