OSTEOPOROSIS DORSET

Registered charity 1023507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity are to reduce the incidence of osteoporotic fracture in Dorset by applying evidence based interventions to specific high risk groups

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM OSTEOPOROSIS AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE DORSET

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£309k

Latest spending

£196k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £195,955 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £567,742. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity does not make grants and receives some funding from the NHS.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“1 employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: 1).” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“1 employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: 1).” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs (held: £568k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds which provide sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROL JONES
DR Claire Davies
Dr Adam Wheldon
Dr Fouz Rahmeh

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£309k	£196k
31/03/2024	£84k	£106k
31/03/2023	£78k	£97k
31/03/2022	£48k	£83k
31/03/2021	£53k	£88k

Common questions

Is OSTEOPOROSIS DORSET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £195,955 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £567,742. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity does not make grants and receives some funding from the NHS. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of OSTEOPOROSIS DORSET earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)	2	£1.5m
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£50k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	2	£27k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	1	£2.5m
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£551k
LOCAL TRUST	1	£187k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£165k
MJB CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£120k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY.

ROYAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY income £6.6m
ACTIVE DORSET income £987k
THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED income £179k
DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION income £666k
DORSET MIND income £1.1m
THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY income £11.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OSTEOPOROSIS DORSET	£309k	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY FY2025	£6.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ACTIVE DORSET FY2025	£987k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION FY2025	£666k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DORSET MIND FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	1.3%	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.