VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET
Registered charity 1113758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORCHESTER VOLUNTEER BUREAU
Volunteer Centre Dorset commits to promote, support and develop volunteering for all in Dorset.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £57,103 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £422,054 against total expenditure of £479,157. However, the trustees report that the organisation is in a financially secure position for the coming year due to key contracts won from Dorset Council, and unrestricted reserves remain stable at £176,207.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (82% of income)
“Total income for the year was £422,054 (2023-24 £463,606) primarily received from agencies as grants and contracts.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months operating cost (held: £176k)
“We will strive to maintain minimum financial reserves equivalent to 3 months operating cost.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)
Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Phillip Ashley Cooperchair
- ALEC BAILEY · trustee of 2 other charities
- Andrew Burgen
- Helen Johnstone Enright
- Jean Lang
- Pauline Lindsay Chart
- Peter William Lockley
- Tracey Dennis-Andrews
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £57,103 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £422,054 against total expenditure of £479,157. However, the trustees report that the organisation is in a financially secure position for the coming year due to key contracts won from Dorset Council, and unrestricted reserves remain stable at £176,207. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET?
Funders whose own accounts filings name VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET as a grant recipient include THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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