Registered charity (CIO) · Dorset
Dorchester Family Church
Dorchester Family Church is a registered charity (number 1163899) based in Dorset, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Adrian Whiting since 2017. Latest income £253k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as DFC (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £253k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole
- Website
- www.dfc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£253k£214k
- 2024£239k£212k
- 2023£194k£198k
Earlier years
- 2022£201k£173k
- 2021£171k£157k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1.TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS.2.TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DORCHESTER AND ELSEWHERE IN DORSET INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN POVERTY OR IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION.
Grants received
1 grant · £622,420 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
- Greater London Authority · £622,420
Most recent
- Greater London Authority
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Adrian Whiting Chair since 2017
- Derek Keeling since 2017
- Ruth Simons since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Adrian Whiting Chair since 2017
- Derek Keeling since 2017
- Ruth Simons since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Derek Keeling since 2017
- Ruth Simons since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Adrian Whiting Chair since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1163899
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 08 Oct 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01305 602857 · office@dfc.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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