DORCHESTER FOODBANK

Registered charity 1200552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty in Dorchester and surroundings by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/ or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

Objects

1.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN DORCHESTER AND SURROUNDINGS BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/ OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with a net loss of £1,431.36 for the year, resulting in a closing balance of £55,622.88. The trustees note that disposable income was more than sufficient to meet needs, despite a rise in expenditure driven by increased food costs and voucher distributions. The charity maintains reserves by transferring funds to a deposit account, adhering to a policy of holding approximately half of annual running costs.

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 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rosemary Hardwickechair
• Dr JOHN HILTON
• Dr John Philip S Burn
• Stuart Dawson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Tracy Hughes

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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