WEYMOUTH CIVIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1148603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society aims, within the borough of Weymouth and Portland and its surrounding area, to increase public awareness of its architecture and civic heritage, to encourage high standards of building and town planning, to preserve buldings and other features of architectural, cultural or historic significance and to acquire buildings of interest for public enjoyment.

Objects

The Society's objects ("Objects") are specifically restricted to the following within the boundaries of Weymouth and Portland Town Councils and its surrounding areas:-4.1 to stimulate public interest in the Area ("the Area"); 4.2 to promote high standards of planning and architecture in the Area; 4.3 to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic, public, natural or environmental interest in the Area; and 4.4 to acquire buildings of historic interest in the Area with a view to their maintenance and long term preservation and to open such buildings to the public with a view to increasing its appreciation and understanding of the local heritage;and 4.5 to undertake any relevant activities to further these objectives insofar as they shall be charitable. 4.6 to operate museums

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased from £903,142 to £953,251 over the year. The charity's unrestricted funds were £556,005, while restricted funds stood at £397,246. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts did not comply with legal or accounting requirements.

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.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

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 ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/11/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alistair Simon Raynes
• Graham Attwood
• Henry Keith Holdaway
• James William Farquharson
• Laura Kimber
• Maxine Elisabeth Foster
• RICHARD JAMES BURGESS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stuart Holden

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

Operates in: Dorset

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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