DORSET COUNTRYSIDE VOLUNTEERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 25 September 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,051
Latest expenditure: £2,003
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Flat 9, Chine Mansions, 6 Chine Crescent Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5LD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

DCV volunteers assist in the management and improvement of nature reserves and the maintenance of the public footpath and bridleway network throughout Dorset.We work on weekends throughout the year, undertaking a wide variety of work for charitable and statutory nature conservation organisations, local authorities and private landowners.

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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: 25 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,003

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: 4 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,928

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: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,026

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: 5 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £157
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,116

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: 12 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £494
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,161

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DORSET COUNTRYSIDE VOLUNTEERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-09-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9 MAY 1998
Charitable Objects: 1) TO CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT, MAINLY USING VOLUNTEERS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DORSET POOLE BOURNEMOUTH

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 422212
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DCV

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment