DORSET SCRAPSTORE

Registered charity 1081569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Dorset Scrapstore provides resources for educational purposes to those having need of them throughout the county of Dorset including Bournemouth and Poole by operating a scrapstore containing donated surplus, reject or otherwise unwanted materials donated by businesses.

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Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased to £32,497, up from £19,438 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £13,059. The charity holds £26,343 in cash and has no borrowings or pension deficits disclosed. The trustees report that the membership base has remained stable at around 1,500 members.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dorset Scrapstore (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROLYN CORRchair
JOHN ROBERT MARSH
Philip Peter Comber
Rebecca Louise Parker
Sarah Jane Woods
Zeena Bonds

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£78k	£65k
31/03/2024	£76k	£71k
31/03/2023	£73k	£74k
31/03/2022	£63k	£55k
31/03/2021	£52k	£59k

Common questions

Is DORSET SCRAPSTORE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased to £32,497, up from £19,438 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £13,059. The charity holds £26,343 in cash and has no borrowings or pension deficits disclosed. The trustees report that the membership base has remained stable at around 1,500 members. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DORSET SCRAPSTORE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DORSET SCRAPSTORE as a grant recipient include THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/07/2023	£10k	Volunteer co-ordinator funding application
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/01/2007	£9k	Creative Family Workshops