Dumpton School

Registered charity 306222 Registered since 1968

Operates: Dorset

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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

Christopher Wheeler since 2026
David Brook since 2026
Timothy Brown since 2026

0y median 0y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

16y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

David Brook since 2026
Timothy Brown since 2026

Portfolio (1)

Christopher Wheeler since 2026

company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Environment/conservation/heritage 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.

Education 12

Gaps to watch

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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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.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£4.5m latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

17.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 22.3 in 2021

97 from 87 in 2021

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Stowe School Limited 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

ST Mary's School, Hampstead Similar size; both Education
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Limited Similar size; both Education
The Guildhall School Trust Similar size; both Education
Queen Mary's School (Baldersby) LTD Similar size; both Education
Inclusion Hampshire Similar size; both Education

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.dumpton.com
Email	secretary@dumpton.com
Phone	01202883818
Address	DUMPTON SCHOOL, DEANS GROVE HOUSE, WIMBORNE, BH21 7AF

Finances

£4,512,903 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£3,672,158	£3,755,725
2022	£3,866,579	£3,741,398
2023	£4,166,648	£4,162,415
2024	£4,459,507	£4,354,644
2025	£4,512,903	£4,730,529

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER AND TO CARRY ON AND DEVELOP THE UNDERTAKING OF A PRIVATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND ANY OTHER SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 2 AUG 1968, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 16 OCT 1992, WRITTEN RESOLUTION OF 13 AUG 2004 AND BY WRITTEN SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 OCTOBER 2010 AND REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 DECEMBER 2010.

Trustees (3)

3trustees

49median age

0aged 70+

Christopher Wheelerage band 45-49 since 2026
David Brookage band 60-64 since 2026
Timothy Brownage band 45-49 since 2026

Linked company (Companies House)

Dumpton School · 00936623 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 02/08/1968

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Stowe School Limited 1 shared trustee

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