Registered charity · Weymouth
Dorset County Arts and Crafts Association
Dorset County Arts and Crafts Association is a registered charity (number 306252) based in Weymouth, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Jennifer Elizabeth Gurden since 2011. Latest income £29k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Dorset Arts & Crafts Association (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £29k (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
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole
- Website
- www.dorsetartsandcrafts.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1967
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£29k£27k
- 2024£26k£25k
- 2023£24k£21k
Earlier years
- 2022£21k£18k
- 2021£13k£10k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 35%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) TO REVIVE AND PROMOTE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS BY HOLDING EVENTS, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL EXHIBITION AT WHICH EXHIBITS WILL BE JUDGED BY COMPETENT PERSONS. (2) TO ENCOURAGE, INCLUDING THROUGH THE AWARDING OF GRANTS, THE EDUCATION OF RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET IN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ARTS, CRAFTS AND RELATED INDUSTRIES, FOR THEIR PLEASURE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. (3) TO PROMOTE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS FACILITIES FOR TEACHING ARTS, CRAFTS AND RELATED INDUSTRIES NOW CARRIED ON IN 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.
5 trustees on the board
- Jennifer Elizabeth Gurden Chair since 2011
- Gillian Elaine Hedger since 2024
- Janette Underdown since 2025
- John Forsdyke since 2026
- Pauline Forsdyke since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Jennifer Elizabeth Gurden Chair since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Jennifer Elizabeth Gurden Chair since 2011
- Gillian Elaine Hedger since 2024
- Janette Underdown since 2025
- John Forsdyke since 2026
- Pauline Forsdyke since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 306252
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08 AUG 1967AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 01 FEB 2021AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 15 MAY 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01305816530
- 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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