DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

About DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1122113). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 95/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION reported a total income of £2,648,688 and total expenditure of £2,201,625, a spending ratio of 83% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION describes its activities as follows: THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO ASSIST IN DELIVERING THEIR CHARITABLE AIMS, AND DEVELOP LONGER-TERM STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY PROGRAMMES. THIS WORK ENABLES THE FOUNDATION TO DISTRIBUTE GRANT FUNDING TO DORSET BASED COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CHARITIES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE AND ACROSS DORSET. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Latest spending ratio: 83.1% of income spent on charitable work