DORCHESTER YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1168701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Youth Service provision, and facilities for Community use

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Latest income

£175k

Latest spending

£150k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus for the year, with total funds increasing to £124,875.73. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves are held at a lower than desirable level to cover future emergencies, and the charity faces significant risk if its principal funding source, Dorchester Town Council, were to stop.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £20k; policy: cover unforeseen risks such as redundancy, legal and major building repairs)

“The charity has achieved a surplus in its activities this year but is holding a lower than desirable amount of Reserves to cover future emergencies.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“There is no major concern of the charity remaining as a going concern but as always securing ongoing revenue is an ongoing challenge.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Many members and trustees are town councillors, Dorset councillors and many are members of various local Rotaries

“Many members and trustees are town councillors, Dorset councillors and many are members of various local Rotaries”

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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Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Martin Biggschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Richard James Brind · trustee of 2 other charities
Peter Farrington
Vanessa Caroline Lloyd-Jones · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£175k	£150k
31/03/2024	£175k	£161k
31/03/2023	£108k	£171k
31/03/2022	£164k	£80k
31/03/2021	£96k	£77k

Common questions

Is DORCHESTER YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus for the year, with total funds increasing to £124,875.73. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves are held at a lower than desirable level to cover future emergencies, and the charity faces significant risk if its principal funding source, Dorchester Town Council, were to stop. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DORCHESTER YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DORCHESTER YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/02/2023	£261k	Dorchester Youth and Community Centre (DYCC)
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/05/2020	£10k	Supporting Vulnerable Young people