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THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 273413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DORSET INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL TRUST LIMITED

Promoting the relief of sickness primarily by making grants to organisations and medical providers which it deems worthy of support.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£187k
Latest spending
£274k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds total unrestricted funds of £4,444,627 with no restricted or designated funds, resulting in a sound financial position. The trustees consider that no target level of reserves is required due to minimal running costs and discretionary grant-making. The Trust confirms it has sufficient funds to continue fulfilling its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no target level of reserves is required (held: £4.4m)
“the trustees consider that no target level of reserves is required.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£187k£274k
30/06/2024£290k£38k
30/06/2023£167k£86k
30/06/2022£164k£195k
30/06/2021£143k£178k

Common questions

Is THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds total unrestricted funds of £4,444,627 with no restricted or designated funds, resulting in a sound financial position. The trustees consider that no target level of reserves is required due to minimal running costs and discretionary grant-making. The Trust confirms it has sufficient funds to continue fulfilling its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES2£802k
FRIENDS OF THE YEATMAN HOSPITAL1£88k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
CLARK FOUNDATION1£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHERBORNE WITH CASTLETON1£2k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.ANDREW'S,PRESTON WITH SUTTON POYNTZ1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DORSET HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED£187k—0unclear—no doubt
DORSET HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£220k—0above—no doubt
DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£1.4m—0above12.5%no doubt
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£555k—0within—no doubt
EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DORSET HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt

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