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Who runs things in Dorset

Postcode district DT2 is in Chalk Valleys ward, Crossways, Dorset, West Dorset constituency.

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Schools
184
in Dorset
Charities based here
1,658
registered in Dorset
Charities working here
2,382
say they operate in Dorset
Companies
30,450
registered in Dorset
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Schools and their governors

184 schools in Dorset, nearest first.

St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster7 governors · Primary · Part of Initio Learning Trust1.2 mi
Damers First School10 governors · Primary · Part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust2.4 mi
Sunninghill Preparatory Schoolgovernors not published · Other independent school2.7 mi
The Thomas Hardye School12 governors · Secondary · Part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust2.8 mi
Dorchester Middle School10 governors · Middle deemed secondary · Part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust2.9 mi
Dorset Studio School11 governors · Secondary · Part of Kingston Maurward Studio School Limited2.9 mi
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester3 governors · Primary · Part of Plymouth Cast3.0 mi
The Prince of Wales School11 governors · Primary · Community school3.1 mi
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School11 governors · Middle deemed secondary · Part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust3.1 mi
Manor Park Church of England First School7 governors · Primary · Part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust3.3 mi
Piddle Valley Church of England First School7 governors · Primary · Part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust3.5 mi
Dorchester Learning Centre8 governors · Pupil referral unit3.9 mi
Puddletown Church of England First School7 governors · Primary · Part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust4.1 mi
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School13 governors · Primary · Voluntary controlled school4.3 mi
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown9 governors · Middle deemed secondary · Part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust4.5 mi

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Charities working in Dorset

iCharities that tell the Charity Commission they operate in Dorset (or its county), wherever they are registered. 1,053 of the 2,382 are registered outside the council area. National charities are left out.
United Church Schools Trustbased elsewhere£185.2m
Sherborne Schools Groupbased here£84m
Care Southbased elsewhere£62.5m
Bh Livebased elsewhere£48.1m
Dimensions Somerset Sev Limitedbased elsewhere£39.7m
Prep Schools Trustbased elsewhere£30.6m
The Brendoncare Foundationbased elsewhere£27.8m
Canford School Limitedbased elsewhere£27.3m
The You Trustbased elsewhere£25.5m
Amica Care Trustbased elsewhere£15.9m
Autism Unlimited Limitedbased elsewhere£15.6m
Clayesmore Schoolbased here£14.8m

Showing 12 of 2,382 charities.

Charities based here

1,658 charities with a registered address in Dorset, largest first. Where a charity is registered is not always where it works.

Sherborne Schools Group17 trustees · 2 new this year£84m
Bryanston School Incorporated13 trustees · 3 new this year£31m
Clayesmore School3 trustees£14.8m
Weldmar Hospicecare12 trustees · 2 new this year£12.4m
Julia'S House Limited11 trustees · 4 new this year£12.2m
The Tank Museum Limited12 trustees · 1 new this year£10.8m
The Council of Milton Abbey School Ltd7 trustees£10.2m
The Sheiling Special Education Trust9 trustees · 3 new this year£10.1m
The Catholic Schools Trust3 trustees · 3 new this year£9.8m
The Ephesian Fund6 trustees£9.3m
Worldwide Veterinary Service5 trustees£9.3m
Port Regis School Ltd12 trustees · 2 new this year£8.6m

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Longest-established companies registered in DT2

iCompanies at shared addresses are left out. Only the postcode district is shown for a company, not its address.
Stone Marine Shipcare Limitedsince 1898 · Manufacturing
Stone Marine Propulsion Limitedsince 1917 · Manufacturing
Brunton's Propellers Limitedsince 1919 · Manufacturing
Appledore Shipbuilders Limitedsince 1922 · Industry not stated
Woodstock Estates Limitedsince 1931 · Construction
Tudor Cafe (Hoddesdon) Limitedsince 1935 · Real estate

Organisations only. We never search or list people by where they live. Sources, all open data: ONS National Statistics Postcode Lookup (OGL), Charity Commission for England and Wales register, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator register (contains information supplied by OSCR, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0), Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register, Companies House (registered offices), Get Information about Schools and school governor records (England), the Welsh Government, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Department of Education school lists, Democracy Club councillor data, Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland electoral areas, NHS ODS and the health board websites. Distances are straight-line from the middle of the postcode district. Counts are of what is on the public registers, not a judgement of any organisation.