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Registered charity (CIO) · Dorchester

Dorchester Poverty Action

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £90k (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
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Dorset
Website
www.dorchesterpovertyaction.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£90k£82k
  • 2025£69k£57k
  • 2024£116k£28k
Earlier years
  • 2023£0£0

Income trend, 2023 to 2026.

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE DT1 AND DT2 POSTCODE AREAS BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND / OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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.

6 trustees on the board

3.7y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
7.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

1
company-linked trustees

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

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6Disability 2Education/training 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 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.

Tech and media 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£69k 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
1198452
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Mar 2022
Contact on the register
073400119014 · info@dorchesterpovertyaction.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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