Registered charity · Dorset
Common Ground
Common Ground is a registered charity (number 326335) based in Dorset, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Julian Francis since 2016. Latest income £8k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £8k (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, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.commonground.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Common Ground
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8k£16k
- 2024£26k£12k
- 2023£25k£25k
Earlier years
- 2022£29k£27k
- 2021£3k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 18%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:- (A) TO PROMOTE & ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF VALUED PLACES, LANDSCAPES & WILDLIFE (B) TO EMPHASIZE THE VALUE & CHARM OF COMMON PLANTS & ANIMALS, OF LOCAL LANES & WORDS, & OF OTHER PLACES OF LOCAL NATURAL HISTORY, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST. (C) TO STIMULATE PEOPLE IN ALL SIDES OF THE ARTS TO CELEBRATE & DEFEND THEIR INSPIRATIONAL SOURCES IN NATURE & THE COUNTRYSIDE. (D) TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO PROTECT & CONSERVE THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE. (E) TO UNDERTAKE, SUPPORT & CO-ORDINATE WORK IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, PUBLICATION & TRADING. (F) TO TAKE ANYOTHER LAWFUL ACTION TO PROMOTE THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Grants received
1 grant · £2,500 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Dorset Community Foundation · £2,500
Most recent
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Julian Francis Chair since 2016
- Neil Sinden since 2014
- Stephen Boyce since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Julian Francis Chair since 2016
- Neil Sinden since 2014
- Stephen Boyce since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Julian Francis Chair since 2016
- Neil Sinden since 2014
- Stephen Boyce since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
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
- 326335
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 JUNE 1982 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 19 MARCH 1983
- Companies House
- Company number 01645674 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01305 251333 · ADRIAN@COMMONGROUND.ORG.UK
- 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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