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THE DULWICH SOCIETY

Registered charity 234192 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q115923569

To foster and safeguard the amenities of Dulwich.

Objects

A. TO MAINTAIN AND FOSTER THE AMENITIES OF DULWICH IN THE INTERESTS OF ITS RESIDENTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY OF WHICH DULWICH IS PART. B. TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE OPEN SPACES AND ENCOURAGE THE PROPER PUBLIC USE THEREOF. C. TO SAFEGUARD THE TREES. GARDENS, VERGES, WILD LIFE AND OTHER NATURAL ENDOWMENTS. D. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT BUILDINGS OF DISTINCTION AND PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE A GOOD STANDARD OF DESIGN AND APPEARANCE IN BUILDINGS AND STREETS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSITITUTION).

Area of benefit: DULWICH

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,098 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £35,443 and expenditure of £23,173. Per the trustees' report, accumulated funds totalled £46,542, which is in excess of the stated reserves policy target of approximately £31,800. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months’ normal expenditure (currently some £18,000) together with a further £10,000, to cover unplanned major projects. In addition, the trustees are reserving the unspent amount from the legacy received in 2016 for the future history projects... amounting to some £3,800. These amounts total around £31,800. (reserves figure: £47k)
“it is the trustees’ policy to hold as reserves nine months’ normal expenditure (currently some £18,000) together with a further £10,000, to cover unplanned major projects. In addition, the trustees are reserving the unspent amount from the legacy received in 2016 for the future history projects, which they consider reflect the interests of the legatee, amounting to some £3,800. These amounts total around £31,800.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 125

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 123

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 117
  • Government income: £2,920 — grants £2,920 (2); 9% of the £32,042 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£35k£23k
31/12/2024£32k£25k
31/12/2023£32k£27k
31/12/2022£24k£23k
31/12/2021£26k£20k

Common questions

Is THE DULWICH SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,098 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £35,443 and expenditure of £23,173. Per the trustees' report, accumulated funds totalled £46,542, which is in excess of the stated reserves policy target of approximately £31,800. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2017£1kGrant to Dulwich Society
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2016£2kGrant to Dulwich Society

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DUNWICH TOWN TRUST1£8k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST DULWICH COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DULWICH SOCIETY£35k—0above—no doubt
EAST DULWICH COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt
DULWICH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025£323k—0unclear—no doubt
Dulwich Prep & Senior FY2025£18.4m——unclear—no doubt
DULWICH FESTIVAL FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
DULWICH ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£156k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.