Dolphin Society

Registered charity 203142 Registered since 1962

Operates: North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4y median 3y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 6Education/training 2Environment/conservation/heritage 2Disability 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Education 4Arts and leisure 2Professional services 2

Boards that share trustees

The Pople Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Charity 1 shared trustee
The Guild of Guardians of Bristol Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Pople Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Charity 1 shared trustee
The Guild of Guardians of Bristol Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The David Wilson Foundation Similar size; both General purposes
The D C Trust Similar size; both General purposes
The Council for Voluntary Service Uttlesford Similar size; both General purposes

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Contact

Website	dolphin-society.org.uk
Email	enquiries@dolphinsociety.org.uk
Phone	01179299649
Address	KITALE, WILLS LANE, BRISTOL, BS9 1FH

Finances

£317,364 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£110,863	£171,562
2022	£128,229	£173,703
2023	£105,545	£134,938
2024	£161,948	£122,933
2025	£317,364	£184,786

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

Elderly/old PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY OR DISABLED PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN BRISTOL AND ITS ADJOINING LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS AND WHO ARE IN NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND INDEPENDENCE BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING THEM TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN HOMES. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED IN NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE WAYS AS SHALL BE PROPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT FOR THE TIME BEING IN ANY APPEAL MADE ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY

Governing document: FOUNDED IN 1749, LETTER DATED 21 DECEMBER 1961 AND CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 SEPTEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 22 MARCH 2010 as amended on 15 Jul 2020

Trustees (7)

7trustees

72median age

1aged 70+

Amanda Carol Trembath since 2025
David Jeremy Pople since 2023
Frances Michelle Mimi Avery since 2025
John Anthony Hollingdaleage 75 since 2014
Jane Elizabeth Palmerage 68 since 2023
John Francois Alun Davies since 2020
Michael Beesley since 2024

Connected charities (3)

The Guild of Guardians of Bristol Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Pople Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Charity 1 shared trustee

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