DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION
Registered charity 1060910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Supporting communities and voluntary organisations to deliver better projects and services through advice, training and development work. Working with partners and front line organisations to ensure people and communities in Dorset have access to services. Supporting communities to live more sustainably and better able to cope with environmental and economic challenges together with change.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net surplus of £10,540 for the year, with total income of £665,640 and total expenditure of £655,100. Free reserves stood at £218,021, which the trustees consider adequate as it represents 8 months of operating costs against a policy target of 6 months. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 months of operating cost expenditure (held: £218k)
“The Trustees consider that the charity needs to maintain free reserves at a minimum of 6 months of operating cost expenditure” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Alexis Ernst
- Donald Edward Nordberg
- Dr Richard James Brind · trustee of 2 other charities
- Harry William Turner
- Jeffrey Hart
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £10,540 for the year, with total income of £665,640 and total expenditure of £655,100. Free reserves stood at £218,021, which the trustees consider adequate as it represents 8 months of operating costs against a policy target of 6 months. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION as a grant recipient include LOCAL TRUST, TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST.
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