FRIENDS OF DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL

Charity number: 1139970
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve patients and former patients of Dorset County Hospital who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, infirm or in need of financial assistance and generally to support the charitable work of the said hospital.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £46,517
Total expenditure: £45,750

People

7 Trustee(s)

35 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 January 2011: Standard registration
  • 05 September 2013: Funds received from 283089 FRIENDS OF DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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
  • 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
Barbara Doris Purnell Chair 18 April 2013
None on record
Paul James Kent Trustee 26 January 2023
THE CHESIL SAILING TRUST
Received: On time
Keith Edward Russell Trustee 26 January 2023
None on record
Sharon Patricia Merritt Trustee 26 January 2023
None on record
Karen Margaret Holt Trustee 24 March 2022
None on record
Jane Elizabeth Pearson Trustee 24 March 2022
Trees for Dorset
Received: On time
Annette-Marie Kent Trustee 20 May 2014
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 £55.52k £37.56k £168.98k £22.33k £46.52k
Total expenditure £77.24k £67.20k £122.75k £43.76k £45.75k
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 02 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 02 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 November 2022 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 04 November 2022 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 22 APR 2020

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE DORCHESTER HOSPITALS WHO RE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GENERALLY, TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITALS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Spirare Ltd
Mey House
Bridport Road
Poundbury
DORCHESTER
Dorset
Phone:
01305264573
Email:
friends@dchft.nhs.uk
Website:

No information available