DORSET COUNTY ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 306252 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORSET ARTS & CRAFTS ASSOCIATION

Annual Exhibition of traditional and modern arts and crafts

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Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased from £51,542 in 2022 to £55,475 in 2025, with the General Fund rising from £48,517 to £52,176. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a surplus for the year ended 2025 of £1,443, although the budget for 2026 anticipates a loss of reserves. Reserves are held in COIF accounts, with £14,571 in deposit funds and £18,908 in investment funds as of 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JENNIFER ELIZABETH GURDENchair
Gillian Elaine Hedger
Janette Underdown
John Forsdyke
Pauline Forsdyke

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£29k	£27k
30/09/2024	£26k	£25k
30/09/2023	£24k	£21k
30/09/2022	£21k	£18k
30/09/2021	£13k	£10k

Common questions

Is DORSET COUNTY ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £51,542 in 2022 to £55,475 in 2025, with the General Fund rising from £48,517 to £52,176. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a surplus for the year ended 2025 of £1,443, although the budget for 2026 anticipates a loss of reserves. Reserves are held in COIF accounts, with £14,571 in deposit funds and £18,908 in investment funds as of 2025.