Registered charity · Dorchester
Dorchester Opportunity Preschool Group LTD
- 4 trustees
- Income £118k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Dorset
- Website
- www.dorchesteropportunitygroup.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Dorchester Opportunity Preschool Group LTD.
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£118k£119k
- 2024£98k£112k
- 2023£95k£101k
Earlier years
- 2022£71k£93k
- 2021£109k£98k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 49%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES, THE OBJECTS OF THE GROUP ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND ADDITIONAL NEEDS WHO ARE PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY AGE AND LIVE IN WEST AND SOUTH DORSET.
Grants received
6 grants · £248,030 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £209,689 (2 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £32,991 (2 grants)
- Somerset Community Foundation · £5,350 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Tess James Chair since 2012
- Alison Margaret Crawford since 2023
- Frances Christina Clifford since 2023
- Jane Pryce since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Tess James Chair since 2012
- Jane Pryce since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Tess James Chair since 2012
- Alison Margaret Crawford since 2023
- Frances Christina Clifford since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Jane Pryce since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1147030
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/09/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 07775635 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01305262359 · dorchester-opportunity-group@btconnect.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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