THE DORSET ASHLAR HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 900151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of housing for freemasons, their dependents and others who are considered by the trustees to be in necessitous circumstances.

Objects

TO CARRY ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF MASONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF LODGES IN THE MASONIC PROVINCE OF DORSET (AND OTHER PROVINCES IN ENGLAND AND WALES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES) AND THEIR WIDOWS THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,568 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £1,014,266. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• KENNETH HENRY BARNES JPchair
• Colin Wills
• DEREK BIDKAR FRANK BURT · trustee of 1 other charity
• GRAHAM CHARLES THORNE
• KIM ANDREW ORTON
• Matthew Robert Devereux

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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