DORCHESTER POVERTY ACTION

Charity number: 1198452
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Gathering information about poverty locally and nationally and disseminating this to the public in and around Dorchester. Setting up projects and/or campaigning about specific poverty issues. Running a Fund to make grants to people who live in the DT1 and DT2 area who are in a financial crisis, are referred by a recognised agency and to whom a small amount of money would make a difference.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £69,271
Total expenditure: £56,725

People

6 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 March 2022: CIO registration
  • 18 July 2025: Funds received from 1041397 DORCHESTER POVERTY ACTION
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Wendy Elizabeth Hilton Chair 01 April 2022
None on record
Susan Caroline Hosford Trustee 01 November 2024
DT2 PRODUCTIONS
Received: On time
DORCHESTER ALMSHOUSES
Received: On time
Kathleen Barbara Joslin Trustee 01 April 2022
DORCHESTER FAMILY SUPPORT
Received: On time
Simon Kenneth Booth Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Peter James See Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Jean Croot Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £0 £115.53k £69.27k
Total expenditure £0 £27.64k £56.73k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 March 2025 03 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 03 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 February 2025 15 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 February 2025 15 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Mar 2022

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE DT1 AND DT2 POSTCODE AREAS BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND / OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Contact information

Address:
United Church Dorchester
49-51 Charles Street
DORCHESTER
DT1 1EE
Phone:
073400119014
Email:
info@dorchesterpovertyaction.org.uk
Website:

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