CCEW Charity Commission profile

DORSET ARCHIVES TRUST

Registered charity 1000142 · organisation 1000142

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
21 August 1990
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£55,276
Latest expenditure
£31,466
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: C/O Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, DORCHESTER, Dorset, DT1 1RP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dorsetarchivetrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Fundraising, educational lectures and social events to help fund the collection, preservation and storage of Dorset's archives.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
10 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
10 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£55,276
Total Gross Expenditure
£31,466
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
14 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
14 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£29,896
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,880
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
15 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£15,817
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,991
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£12,570
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,654
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 July 2021
Total Gross Income
£10,729
Total Gross Expenditure
£37,391

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
10 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£55,276
Total Gross Expenditure
£31,466
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
14 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£29,896
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,880
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
15 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£15,817
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,991
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£12,570
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,654
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
28 July 2021
Total Gross Income
£10,729
Total Gross Expenditure
£37,391
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Dorset
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
DORSET ARCHIVES TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1990-08-21T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26/06/1990AS AMENDED ON 24/06/2009AS AMENDED ON 25/02/2012AS AMENDED ON 12 MAY 2016 as amended on 20 Jul 2020 as amended on 26 May 2022
Charitable Objects
THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE PRESERVATION OF DORSET'S ARCHIVES AND BY THE SUPPORT ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ARCHIVES SITUATED AT THE DORSET HISTORY CENTRE THROUGH THE ACTIVITY OF A GROUP OF MEMBERS
Area Of Benefit
DORSET

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
42211
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FRIENDS OF DORSET'S ARCHIVES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries