The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's themes of affordable housing, social rented housing, affordable home ownership and homeless employment support suit a nonprofit whose work helps people on modest incomes, or people who are homeless, to find or keep a home, and its stated priority area is the City of Westminster and Greater London.
- It does not make grants to individuals, and its listed schemes set eligibility for individual households, so a request should be for an organisation's own project rather than support for particular people.
- No application process or grant range is published, so contact the foundation through the details it shows before drafting anything, and ask what size of grant is realistic rather than assuming one.
- Its annual report gives one total of £255,118 paid, which may include grants to individuals, so the scale of its grants to organisations is not confirmed.
Overview
The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1110090).
The Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, funded by money released from the sale of leasehold interests held by the Dolphin Square Trust in the Dolphin Square mansion block in Pimlico. It exists to help people who live or work in Westminster and cannot get into the housing market without assistance, by investing in social rented housing and affordable home ownership schemes. Its annual report records £255,118 paid in its latest year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The website describes a primary objective of supporting London's workers on modest incomes who cannot afford housing near their place of work. It provides below-market homes and also some social and affordable-rent homes for people in acute housing need. The register says the foundation invests in social rented housing and affordable home-ownership schemes, and makes grants to organisations whose work assists its intended beneficiaries. Its report also describes projects that help homeless people obtain work and provide accommodation to their beneficiaries. Its approach combines direct housing provision with partnerships to expand affordable homes.
Themes
- Affordable housing
- Social rented housing
- Affordable home ownership
- Homeless employment support
Geographic Focus
Priority: City of Westminster; Greater London.
What they don't fund
- It does not make grants to individuals
- Intermediate Rent only:
- You must live or work in one of the boroughs we operate in for at least 12 months before applying
- Your total household income must be less than £90,000
- Households who don’t own a property
- Those who can afford the rent without relying on housing benefit
- You need to be working
- For those who are self-employed, you need to be self-employed for at least 3 years to be eligible
- All applicants must have a British passport or indefinite leave to remain and recourse to benefits
- The Accelerator Scheme only:
- You must live or work in one of the boroughs we operate in for at least 12 months before applying
- Your total household income must be less than £90,000
- People working in London who do not already own a property
- For those who are self-employed, you need to be self-employed for at least 3 years to be eligible
- All applicants must have a British passport or indefinite leave to remain and recourse to benefits
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
- Greater London
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2022 | £12,469,678 | £10,728,329 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £13,094,433 | £12,962,710 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £15,651,990 | £14,815,644 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £15,810,231 | £15,524,349 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
| year to 31 March 2026 | £13,999,886 | £16,052,989 | £255,118 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2026 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2026: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for those years.
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- dolphinliving.com
- dolphinliving.com/our-mission-strategy · read on 23 October 2026
- dolphinliving.com/partner-with-us · read on 23 October 2026
- dolphinliving.com/how-it-works · read on 23 October 2026
- dolphinliving.com/am-i-eligible · read on 23 October 2026
- dolphinliving.com/governance · read on 23 October 2026
- dolphinliving.com/get-in-touch · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2026)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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