RECREATE DORSET

Registered charity 1149697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOURNEMOUTH 2026 TRUST

The Trust aims to improve the lives of people living and working in Bournemouth, particularly the most vulnerable and deprived and those not achieving their full potential. It takes an independent, evidence based, long term view, seeks to reduce inequality and focus on prevention and ensure the community is able to influence decisions. The Trust works within the principles of the Earth Charter.

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Latest income
£228k
Latest spending
£221k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £123,243 against a policy target of six months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income of £6,669 for the year, with total income of £228,057 and total expenditure of £221,388. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants and donations (59% of income)
“Grants received and released 27,031 107,380 134,411”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Karolina Bilvinaite received £325 for TOSH Space redesign proposal & drawings.
“Karolina Bilvinaite - Trustee - TOSH Space redesign proposal & drawings - £325.00” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Karolina Bilvinaite - Trustee - TOSH Space redesign proposal & drawings - £325.00
“Karolina Bilvinaite - Trustee - TOSH Space redesign proposal & drawings - £325.00” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£228k£221k
31/03/2024£217k£207k
31/03/2023£124k£128k
31/03/2022£138k£131k
31/03/2021£88k£99k

Common questions

Is RECREATE DORSET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £123,243 against a policy target of six months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income of £6,669 for the year, with total income of £228,057 and total expenditure of £221,388. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RECREATE DORSET?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RECREATE DORSET as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2023£27k
DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£11kGrants to institutions
DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£11kGrants to institutions
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£20kThe Outsiders Outreach Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2022£9kSeeking Refuge
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2020£175kThe Outsiders Project