DORSET MAMMAL GROUP

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

conservation, education

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

Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£54k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

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

Governance: The document states policies were deficient and trustee availability is a 'constant nuisance', but does not explicitly state a failure of internal control or regulator engagement in the formal sense required for this flag.

“We are looking at policies which were deficient in last year's report but availabilty of trustees to deal with these problems is a constant nuisance because everyone leads such busy lives.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£62k	£54k
30/06/2024	£23k	£3k
30/06/2023	£8k	£570
30/06/2022	£8k	£3k

Common questions

Is DORSET MAMMAL GROUP financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.