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Registered charity (CIO) · Dorchester

Dorchester Almshouses

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £305k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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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.dorchesteralmshouses.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£305k£167k
  • 2025£402k£298k
  • 2024£238k£201k
Earlier years
  • 2023£238k£185k
  • 2021£0£0

Income trend, 2021 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 29%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR ALMSPERSONS APPOINTED FROM THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES.THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES IS PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF DORCHESTER OR ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET.

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.

4.6y median 6y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 11Recreation 2The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Agriculture 1Education 1

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£402k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1187063
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Dec 2019 as amended on 20 Mar 2020
Contact on the register
01305 262662 · office@dorchesteralmshouses.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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