DORKING SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 January 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05126366
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £53,690
Latest expenditure: £42,483
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Dorking Museum, Unit 1, 62 West Street, DORKING, RH4 1BS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

to promote and encourage high standards of architecture and town planning, public interest in and care for the beauty, history and character of Dorking and district and preserve, develop and improve features of general public or historic intrest

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £53,690
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,483

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £57,913
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,937

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £103,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £117,457

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £59,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,461

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £62,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,781

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £53,690
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,483
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: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £57,913
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,937
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: 126

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £103,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £117,457
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £3,005
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: 124

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £59,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,461
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 127

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £62,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,781
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £13,477
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 130

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DORKING SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-01-05T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 MAY 2004.AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06 SEP 2018 as amended on 31 Jul 2023
Charitable Objects: 1) To promote and encourage high standards of architecture, planning and development in the Area of Benefit, and to promote public interest in, and conservation of, the beauty and character of the area and its natural environment.2) To advance education by the maintenance and operation of Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre, including by holding, developing and caring for the Museum's collections for the public benefit.3)To advance the education of the public by promoting and encouraging the study of, and community engagement with, the history of the Area of Benefit via the provision of a local history group
Area Of Benefit: DORKING AND DISTRICT.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 435683
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DORKING & DISTRICT PRESERVATION SOCIETY

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures