DORKING SOCIETY

Registered charity 1107459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORKING & DISTRICT PRESERVATION SOCIETY

to promote and encourage high standards of architecture and town planning, public interest in and care for the beauty, history and character of Dorking and district and preserve, develop and improve features of general public or historic intrest

Objects

1) To promote and encourage high standards of architecture, planning and development in the Area of Benefit, and to promote public interest in, and conservation of, the beauty and character of the area and its natural environment.2) To advance education by the maintenance and operation of Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre, including by holding, developing and caring for the Museum's collections for the public benefit.3)To advance the education of the public by promoting and encouraging the study of, and community engagement with, the history of the Area of Benefit via the provision of a local history group

Area of benefit: DORKING AND DISTRICT.

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

£54k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £24,671 for the year, with total funds increasing to £520,460. The charity is staffed entirely by volunteers and has no paid employees or trustee remuneration. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate with no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: upkeep and potential expansion of the museum building and to support the Society (held: £520k)

“Reserves have accrued through unrealised gains in the value of investments, and surpluses generated in prior years. They are being maintained for the upkeep and potential expansion of the museum building and to support the Society.” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Grant Spooner
Gwendoline Helen Wood
James Denis Dampier
James Friend · trustee of 1 other charity
Jean Patricia Ward Mrs
KATHRYN ATHERTON
PIERRE TARTARI

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£54k	£42k
31/12/2024	£58k	£51k
31/12/2023	£104k	£117k
31/12/2022	£60k	£52k
31/12/2021	£62k	£26k

Common questions

Is DORKING SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £24,671 for the year, with total funds increasing to £520,460. The charity is staffed entirely by volunteers and has no paid employees or trustee remuneration. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate with no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.