01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 24 October 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £64,238
- Latest expenditure
- £70,188
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: PO Box 9018, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 9GY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dorset-cpre.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The objects of the Branch shall be seek to improve, protect and preserve for the benefit of the public, the countryside and the market towns and rural villages of the County of Dorset.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £64,238
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £70,188
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £48,078
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £71,092
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £45,649
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £55,319
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £41,087
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £49,502
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £93,181
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £59,790
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £64,238
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £70,188
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 32
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £48,078
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £71,092
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 31
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £45,649
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £55,319
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £41,087
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £49,502
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £93,181
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £59,790
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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
- 20
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
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - DORSET BRANCH
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-05-04T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 264546
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 264546
- Assoc Charity Name
- SHAFTESBURY CIVIC SOCIETY
- Charity Name
- CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND - DORSET BRANCH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-10-24T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED (WITH AMENDMENTS) ON 28TH OCTOBER 1972 AS AMENDED 18 NOVEMBER 1996AS AMENDED ON 22 NOV 2008 as amended on 21 Nov 2015 as amended on 15 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO IMPROVE, PROTECT AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE COUNTRY TOWNS AND VILLGES OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF CONSTITUTION)
- Area Of Benefit
- DORSET
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 79632
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DORSET BRANCH CPRE
- Charity Name Id
- 79620
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- COUNCIL FOR THE PRESERVATION OF RURAL ENGLAND (DORSET BRANCH)
- Charity Name Id
- 79640
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL ENGLAND (COUNTY OF DORSET BRANCH)
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment