Dorset County Orchestra

Registered charity 1050778 Registered since 1995

Operates: Dorset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.5y median 5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.3y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

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Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1

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Contact

Website	www.dorsetcountyorchestra.org.uk
Phone	01202316194
Address	38 Ophir Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 8LT

Finances

£10,975 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£585	£1,092
2022	£6,806	£4,697
2023	£8,629	£7,002
2024	£11,873	£7,671
2025	£10,975	£9,478

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 JUNE 1995

Trustees (4)

4trustees

60median age

0aged 70+

Garry Smith since 2021
Sylvia Candy since 2015
Susan Jane Smithage 60 since 2021
Toby William Buckmaster Miller since 2025

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