DOLPHIN SOCIETY

Registered charity 203142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£317k
Latest spending
£185k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £267,041 following significant legacy income, while the trustees maintain a designated reserve policy target of approximately £70,000. The trustees report a surplus for the year and confirm adequate resources to continue as a going concern without material uncertainty.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £70,000 (held: £267k)
The Society is working towards reducing its Reserves to its agreed level of approximately £70,000 and its future policy will be to match its charitable expenditure and overheads to its annual income. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dolphin Society (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£317k£185k
30/09/2024£162k£123k
30/09/2023£106k£135k
30/09/2022£128k£174k
30/09/2021£111k£172k

Common questions

Is DOLPHIN SOCIETY financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £267,041 following significant legacy income, while the trustees maintain a designated reserve policy target of approximately £70,000. The trustees report a surplus for the year and confirm adequate resources to continue as a going concern without material uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DOLPHIN SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DOLPHIN SOCIETY as a grant recipient include SPIELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, MIVA FOUNDATION, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£21kUnrestricted Funding

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