THE DORSET HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Charity number: 282790
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the trust is to assist financially with the preservation, repair, maintenance and preservation of Christian churches and chapels in Dorset. The trustees decide as a matter of policy from time to time which of those things shall be aided by grants made by them.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £147,480
Total expenditure: £125,473

People

17 Trustee(s)

7 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 August 1971: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

17 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
His Honour David Euan Barron Grant Chair 25 February 2020
DORSET OPERA
Received: On time
Deborah Priddy Trustee 13 March 2025
None on record
Susan Elizabeth Diment Trustee 13 March 2025
None on record
Liz Jones Trustee 24 October 2024
None on record
JOHN TURNBULL Trustee 04 July 2024
BLANDFORD FORUM CHARITIES
Received: On time
Sir Andrew GRAHAM Bt CB,CBE Trustee 29 June 2023
None on record
Thomas Sweet-Escott Trustee 16 March 2023
None on record
Roger Bryant Blaber Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record
Revd Canon Andrew John William Rowland Trustee 23 June 2020
None on record
Thomas Wickson Trustee 01 June 2019
None on record
STEVEN NORMAN Trustee 01 November 2016
None on record
Sally-Anne Elizabeth Barrett nee Stanbury Trustee 29 February 2016
None on record
James Timothy Smith Trustee 29 June 2015
None on record
Michael Warren Trustee 01 January 2015
None on record
Col Jeremy Anthony Montagu Aylwin SELFE Trustee 01 November 2013
None on record
DR Timothy Connor Trustee 30 June 2013
None on record
Susan BRUCE-PAYNE Trustee 31 August 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £142.96k £158.91k £121.29k £148.53k £147.48k
Total expenditure £173.58k £144.25k £152.10k £157.20k £125.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 December 2024 31 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 31 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 06 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 06 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 06 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 12 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 12 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 1ST MARCH 1960 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 21 JANUARY 2004 AND DEED OF AMENDMENT DATED 13 MAY 2007.

Charitable objects

THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN DORSET AND OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES AND OF THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO ANY SUCH CHURCHES.

Area of benefit

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

DORSET

Contact information

Address:
Porter Dodson Llp
Mey House
Bridport Road
Poundbury
DORCHESTER
Dorset
Phone:
01305852138
Email:
jeremyselfe@hotmail.com
Website:

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