DORCHESTER ARTS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 December 1992
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02752793
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £559,134
Latest expenditure: £545,863
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Corn Exchange, High East St, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1HF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Arts Centre

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: 3 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £559,134
Total Gross Expenditure: £545,863

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: 10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £457,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £471,757

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: 5 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £412,074
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,256

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: 10 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £338,877
Total Gross Expenditure: £238,266

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 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £205,288
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,095

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: 3 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £559,134
Total Gross Expenditure: £545,863
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £64,864
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

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: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £457,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £471,757
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £52,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

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: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £412,074
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,256
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £50,293
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 65

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: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £338,877
Total Gross Expenditure: £238,266
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £54,558
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 65

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 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £205,288
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,095
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £87,640
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 65

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 3 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 78321
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 463767
Income Investments: 3067
Income Other: 13979
Income Total Income And Endowments: 559134
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £8,041
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £537,822
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 545863
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1800
Expenditure Support Costs: 1800
Expenditure Depreciation: 5901
Gain Loss Investment: -1878
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 149
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £94,232
Assets Total Fixed: 24752
Assets Own Use: 11630
Assets Long Term Investment: 13122
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £186,632
Assets Total Liabilities: £61,569
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £149,815
Creditors One Year Total Current: 61569
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £175,532
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 94232
Funds Restricted: 55583
Funds Total: 149815
Count Employees: 6
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DORCHESTER ARTS
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-03-17T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1007680
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1007680
Assoc Charity Name: SHERBORNE ARTS LINK LTD

Charity Name: DORCHESTER ARTS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1992-12-03T00:00:00

Charity Name: DORCHESTER ARTS
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-03-14T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5037046
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1153234
Assoc Charity Name: SOLO TRUST

Charity Name: DORCHESTER ARTS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-04-15T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 4040016
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1124937
Assoc Charity Name: THE MALTINGS ARTS

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/10/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/10/2011NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29/10/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/11/2012
Charitable Objects: 1) TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA BALLET MUSIC SINGING LITERATURE SCULPTURE PAINTING PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET 2) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES TO OTHER BODIES IN THE AREA OF OPERATION OF THE COMPANY FOR THE HOLDING OF EXHIBITIONS MEETINGS LECTURES CLASSES SEMINARS AND TRAINING COURSES WHICH FURTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS.
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE THE COUNTY OF DORSET

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 86766
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE

Charity Name Id: 529916
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE

Charity Name Id: 529915
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DORCHESTER ARTS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures