Dorset Blind Association

Registered charity 1140321 Registered since 2011

Operates: Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

4.6y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.2y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Business services 6Hospitality 2Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Website	www.dorsetblind.org.uk
Email	info@dorsetblind.org.uk
Phone	01202712861
Address	17 BOURNEMOUTH ROAD, POOLE, BH14 0EF

Finances

£1,290,108 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£703,335	£530,619
2022	£728,607	£691,033
2023	£949,307	£827,370
2024	£964,511	£936,108
2025	£1,290,108	£1,117,985

What it does

What

Disability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

1 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT BLINDNESS AND DEAFNESS AND THE NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY AND/OR HEARING IMPAIRED IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS2 TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF IN NEED OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A SIGHT AND/OR HEARING LOSS IN THE 0COUNTY OF DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 NOVEMBER 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 25 JANUARY 2011

Trustees (6)

6trustees

68median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Christopher Paul Southonage 66 since 2026
Jamie Perryage 49 since 2018
Jessica Mary Websterage 55 since 2020
Linda Ann Charltonage 70 since 2026
Maria Luisa Grundmannage 75
Tessa Lynne Bastardage 76 since 2017

Linked company (Companies House)

Dorset Blind Association · 07435564 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 10/11/2010

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (3)

The Historical Dance Society 1 shared trustee
Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival 1 shared trustee
The Dystonia Society 1 shared trustee

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