VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET

Charity number: 1113758
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Volunteer Centre Dorset commits to promote, support and develop volunteering for all in Dorset.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £422,054
Total expenditure: £479,157

Total income includes £224,751 from 3 government contract(s) and £64,884 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

237 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 April 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • DORCHESTER VOLUNTEER BUREAU (Previous name)
Company number:
05685988 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Phillip Ashley Cooper Chair 24 March 2022
None on record
Peter William Lockley Trustee 24 July 2025
None on record
Andrew Burgen Trustee 01 May 2025
None on record
Pauline Lindsay Chart Trustee 11 March 2025
None on record
Tracey Dennis-Andrews Trustee 11 March 2025
None on record
Helen Johnstone Enright Trustee 13 April 2021
None on record
ALEC BAILEY Trustee
THE DORCHESTER ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH INTO LOCAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Received: On time
DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM MUSIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM MUSIC SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £404.82k £529.70k £596.35k £463.61k £422.05k
Total expenditure £303.11k £407.45k £512.27k £494.25k £479.16k
Income from government contracts N/A £264.33k £376.96k £154.00k £224.75k
Income from government grants £221.23k £132.60k £48.94k £18.03k £64.88k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £8.43k £3.80k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £5.73k £60.73k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £515.51k £531.59k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £31 £221 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £407.45k £512.27k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 £2.00k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 28 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 28 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 December 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 November 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 JANUARY 2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15 APRIL 2009

Charitable objects

TO BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY UNDERTAKING VOLUNTARY WORK IN EDUCATION SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER AREAS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITY AND ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO SO AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY THEREOF):- 1) INFORMING GUIDING AND SUPPORTING PERSONS WILLING TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY SERVICE; 2) ADVISING AND GUIDING ORGANISATIONS USING VOLUNTEERS; AND 3) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A CENTRE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND AS A MEETING PLACE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DORSET

Contact information

Address:
THE COACH HOUSE
ACLAND ROAD
DORCHESTER
DT1 1EF
Phone:
01305269214
Email:
info@volunteeringdorset.org.uk
Website:

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