DORSET MAMMAL GROUP

Registered charity 1196394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DMG

conservation, education

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE MAMMALS IN DORSET IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: I. MAINTAINING RECORDS OF THE PRESENCE AND ACTIVITIES OF WILD MAMMALS IN ORDER TO:• PROTECT HABITATS FROM ILLEGAL INTERFERENCE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT• ENCOURAGE PROTECTIVE MEASURES AT ACCIDENT BLACK SPOTS• MONITOR THE STATUS OF WILD MAMMALS IN DORSET II. HELPING INVESTIGATE CASES OF SUSPECTED PERSECUTION OR HABITAT DISTURBANCE IN LIAISON WITH ALL RELEVANT AUTHORITIES;III. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND RESPECT FOR, WILD MAMMALS;IV. PROVIDING ADVICE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN MAMMAL-RELATED MATTERS;V. CONTRIBUTING TO COUNTY-WIDE AND NATIONAL RESEARCH INTO MAMMAL POPULATIONS;VI. ENGAGING IN AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF MAMMALS AND THEIR HABITATS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £28,328 to £48,745 over the financial year, driven by income exceeding expenditure. The charity reports that all members and trustees are volunteers and receives no money for its data submission activities. The trustees note that trustee availability remains a challenge in addressing previously identified policy deficiencies.

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 3 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Colin Varndell Natural History Photography — “The DMG is sponsored by Colin Varndell Natural History Photography” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Pricechair
• Dr Steven Richmond
• Ian Mortimer
• Janet Vercoe
• Susan Caroline Varndell

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

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