THE DODGSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1187598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the CIO is to make donations to such charitable or other institution or institutions, individual or individuals, at such time or times, in such manner, and to such extent as the charity trustees may, in their absolute discretion think fit.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE OR OTHER INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AND TO SUCH EXTENT AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £2,917,106 to £2,740,378 due to a net expenditure of £176,728, driven by charitable costs exceeding incoming resources. Free reserves stood at £1,510,378, which is below the stated policy target of £2,000,000. The charity remains solvent with unrestricted funds covering its liabilities.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk 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.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £261k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Georgina Reedchair
• CHRISTOPHER CLIVE KEMPSTER BUTLER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Caroline Maria Frazer
• David John Standing · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Edward Griffiths Mr
• Robert James Overton-Hart
• Stephen John Bridges

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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