THE PURBECK STONE CENTRE TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1135118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BURNGATE STONE CARVING CENTRE
Courses in stone carving, masonry, sculpture, letter cutting, as well as rural arts and crafts for people of all ages and abilities.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF STONEMASONRY, STONE CARVING, SCULPTURE AND THE STONE WORKING HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF PURBECK BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.
Area of benefit: PURBECK
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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Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small trading surplus with net income of £1,754 for the year ended 30 June 2026. Total funds increased to £22,033, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of the charity's net assets. The trustees confirm the organization is financially resilient and optimistic about future stability.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: a better buffer against the unexpected, and to ensure we can meet our financial and legal obligations in the unwelcome circumstance that we must close (reserves figure: £22k)
“A key part of financial governance is still the reserve policy to provide a better buffer against the unexpected, and to ensure we can meet our financial and legal obligations in the unwelcome circumstance that we must close.”
Per its FY2026 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
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2026
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 5
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Amanda Joanne Randall
- Howard Gladden
- Martin Kirby
- Patrick William Michael Corbett
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE PURBECK STONE CENTRE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small trading surplus with net income of £1,754 for the year ended 30 June 2026. Total funds increased to £22,033, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of the charity's net assets. The trustees confirm the organization is financially resilient and optimistic about future stability. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
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