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Map of charities and companies in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Charities are shown at their registered address and companies are grouped by the postcode of their registered office. Select a dot to see who is there and open their profile. A registered address is not always where an organisation works. Zoom in to see more. Sources: Charity Commission, OSCR and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland via the GovReg place index; Companies House register, 2 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Organisations based here
Charities
800
registered address here
Schools
116
open schools
Companies
31,135
active registered offices
NHS bodies
2
trust head offices
Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.
How do we know this?
| Figure | Source | Period | Geography | Method and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation counts | Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS Public registers, via the GovReg place index Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 | place index build, 10 Oct 2026 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Counted by registered address or school postcode Active companies with a registered office in this area (Companies House). A registered office is not an operating location. Charities whose contact postcode (or nearest postcode) is in this area; not all serve only this area. NHS trust head offices located here; services are delivered across wider areas. Open schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland located here. |
Who serves this area
Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.
Largest charities by income
- The Royal National Lifeboat Institutionincome £286.7m · 13 trustees
- Care Southincome £62.5m · 10 trustees
- Bh Liveincome £48.1m · 10 trustees
- Canford School Limitedincome £27.3m · 13 trustees
- Autism Unlimited Limitedincome £15.6m · 8 trustees
- The Leonardo Trustincome £10.8m · 7 trustees
- Diverse Abilities Plus Ltd.income £10.4m · 8 trustees
- Pivotal Housing Associationincome £9.6m
- The West Hants Clubincome £9.1m · 8 trustees
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestraincome £8.6m · 11 trustees
Largest schools by pupils
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolAll-through · 1,967 pupils
- Poole High SchoolSecondary · 1,891 pupils
- Twynham SchoolSecondary · 1,651 pupils
- Highcliffe SchoolSecondary · 1,519 pupils
- Bournemouth SchoolSecondary · 1,320 pupils
- Bournemouth School for GirlsSecondary · 1,290 pupils
- Parkstone Grammar SchoolSecondary · 1,241 pupils
- Poole Grammar SchoolSecondary · 1,224 pupils
The council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleCouncillors, wards, party groups and their registered interests
NHS trusts with a head office here
- University Hospitals Dorset Nhs Foundation Trust
- Dorset Healthcare University Nhs Foundation Trust
800 charities are registered here; the 760 that report income have a combined income of £657.2m and a median of £25,565. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.
Elected councillors (80)
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 80 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.
Show all 80 councillors
| Councillor | Party | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian David Chapmanlaw | Liberal Democrats | Alderney & Bourne Valley |
| Rachel Marie Pattinson-West | Liberal Democrats | Alderney & Bourne Valley |
| Tony Trent | Liberal Democrats | Alderney & Bourne Valley |
| David Anthony Brown | Liberal Democrats | Bearwood & Merley |
| Marcus Julian Charles Andrews | Liberal Democrats | Bearwood & Merley |
| Richard Glyn Burton | Liberal Democrats | Bearwood & Merley |
| Eleanor Connolly | Labour Party | Boscombe East & Pokesdown |
| George S Farquhar | Labour Party | Boscombe East & Pokesdown |
| Gillian Mary Martin | Labour Party | Boscombe West |
| Patrick Canavan | Labour Party | Boscombe West |
| Hazel Allen | Conservative and Unionist Party | Bournemouth Central |
| Jamie Paul Martin | Labour Party | Bournemouth Central |
| Peter Thomas Sidaway | Liberal Democrats | Broadstone |
| Vikki Slade | Liberal Democrats | Broadstone |
| David Anthony Flagg | Christchurch Independents | Burton & Grange |
| Simon McCormack | Christchurch Independents | Burton & Grange |
| Gavin Wright | Conservative and Unionist Party | Canford Cliffs |
| John Ernest Challinor | Conservative and Unionist Party | Canford Cliffs |
| May Yuen Haines | Conservative and Unionist Party | Canford Cliffs |
| Chris Matthews | Liberal Democrats | Canford Heath |
| Clare Elaine Weight | Liberal Democrats | Canford Heath |
| Sandra Elizabeth Hazel Moore | Liberal Democrats | Canford Heath |
| Michael John Tarling | Liberal Democrats | Christchurch Town |
| Mike Cox | Liberal Democrats | Christchurch Town |
| Margaret Phipps | Christchurch Independents | Commons |
| Vanessa Ricketts | Christchurch Independents | Commons |
| Judes Butt | Poole Engage Party | Creekmoor |
| Paul Richard Slade | Liberal Democrats | Creekmoor |
| Anne Filer | Conservative and Unionist Party | East Cliff & Springbourne |
| Anne-Marie Moriarty | Labour Party | East Cliff & Springbourne |
| Martin Joseph Bedford | Labour Party | East Cliff & Springbourne |
| Sara Louise Armstrong | Green Party | East Cliff & Springbourne |
| Bernadette Patricia Nanovo | Liberal Democrats | East Southbourne & Tuckton |
| Judy Richardson | Liberal Democrats | East Southbourne & Tuckton |
| Brian Hitchcock | The Party for Poole People Ltd. | Hamworthy |
| Julie Bagwell | Poole Engage Party | Hamworthy |
| Peter Jonathan Cooper | Labour Party | Hamworthy |
| Andy Martin | Christchurch Independents | Highcliffe & Walkford |
| David Francis Martin | Christchurch Independents | Highcliffe & Walkford |
| Cameron Ralph Adams | Conservative and Unionist Party | Kinson |
| Duane William Farr | Conservative and Unionist Party | Kinson |
| Michelle Andrea Dower | Labour and Co-operative Party | Kinson |
| Bobbie Dove | Conservative and Unionist Party | Littledown & Iford |
| Lawrence Williams | Conservative and Unionist Party | Littledown & Iford |
| Alice Kate Salmon | Green Party | Moordown |
| Joe Salmon | Green Party | Moordown |
| Lesley Margaret Dedman | Christchurch Independents | Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe |
| Paul Alan Hilliard | Christchurch Independents | Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe |
| Brian George Castle | Independent | Muscliff & Strouden Park |
| Kieron Wilson | Independent | Muscliff & Strouden Park |
| Lisa Northover | Independent | Muscliff & Strouden Park |
| Toby Edward George Slade | Conservative and Unionist Party | Muscliff & Strouden Park |
| Marion Le Poidevin | Liberal Democrats | Newtown & Heatherlands |
| Millie Clementine Earl | Liberal Democrats | Newtown & Heatherlands |
| Sandra MacKrow | Liberal Democrats | Newtown & Heatherlands |
| Felicity Joy Rice | The Party for Poole People Ltd. | Oakdale |
| Pete Miles | The Party for Poole People Ltd. | Oakdale |
| Crispin James Goodall | Liberal Democrats | Parkstone |
| Emily Carrie Harman | Liberal Democrats | Parkstone |
| Jo Clements | Liberal Democrats | Penn Hill |
| Oliver John Walters | Liberal Democrats | Penn Hill |
| Andy Hadley | The Party for Poole People Ltd. | Poole Town |
| Mark Howell | The Party for Poole People Ltd. | Poole Town |
| Sue Aitkenhead | Labour Party | Poole Town |
| Alasdair Keddie | Green Party | Queen's Park |
| Sharon Carr-Brown | Labour Party | Queen's Park |
| Jackie Edwards | Independent | Redhill & Northbourne |
| Stephen Gordon George Bartlett | Independent | Redhill & Northbourne |
| Dawn Logan | Liberal Democrats | Talbot & Branksome Woods |
| Karen Alexis Rampton | Conservative and Unionist Party | Talbot & Branksome Woods |
| Matthew Stephen Gillett | Liberal Democrats | Talbot & Branksome Woods |
| Philip Broadhead | Conservative and Unionist Party | Talbot & Branksome Woods |
| Olivia Maria Brown | Liberal Democrats | Wallisdown & Winton West |
| Richard Herrett | Liberal Democrats | Wallisdown & Winton West |
| Brian Chick | Liberal Democrats | West Southbourne |
| Jeff Hanna | Liberal Democrats | West Southbourne |
| David D'Orton-Gibson | Conservative and Unionist Party | Westbourne & West Cliff |
| John William Beesley | Conservative and Unionist Party | Westbourne & West Cliff |
| Chris Rigby | Green Party | Winton East |
| Simon Bull | Green Party | Winton East |
Full profiles are on the council page.
Organisations that share board members
Among the 760 largest charities here with trustee data, 184 are linked to at least one other through 189 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.
- The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Oakdale St.george, Poole and Oakdale Playing Field14 shared board members
- The Talbot Village Almshouses Trust and Talbot Village Trust9 shared board members
- The Herpetological Conservation Trust and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust8 shared board members
- Bournemouth Young Men's Christian Association and Pokesdown Community Youth Centre7 shared board members
- The Leonardo Trust and Leonardo Carer Support6 shared board members
- Poole Bay Methodist Circuit and Bournemouth Methodist Church6 shared board members
- Bournemouth Unit 49 Of The Sea Cadet Corps and Bournemouth Unit 49 Of The Sea Cadet Corps6 shared board members
- Bournemouth School Fund and Roberts Thomson and Others Scholarships Foundation5 shared board members
- Apostolic Faith Church and The Apostolic Faith Church Trust Homes5 shared board members
- Bournemouth Young Men's Christian Association and Townsend Youth Partnership4 shared board members
Connections between organisations through shared board members describe how boards overlap. They are not evidence of influence, control or coordination, and many overlaps are ordinary in small communities. Only elected councillors are named. No addresses or other personal details are shown; organisation links point to existing public GovReg profiles.
Sources used on this page
1- Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS England: Organisation registers, via the GovReg place indexA charity or company is counted where its registered address is, which is not necessarily where it works.
Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.