# DORCHESTER POVERTY ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1041397
- **Other names:** DORCHESTER POVERTY ACTION FUND
- **Status:** Removed
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Oct. 25, 1994
- **Removed:** July 18, 2025
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1041397



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS

**Activities:** Gathering information about poverty locally and nationally and disseminating this to the public in and around Dorchester.Setting up projects and/or campaigning about specific poverty issues.Running a Fund to make grants to people who live in the DT1 and DT2 area who are in a financial crisis, are referred by a recognised agency and to whom a small amount of money would make a difference.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- **Area of benefit:** DORCHESTER AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES
- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £25019 | £28178 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £62761 | £62970 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £39076 | £37121 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £57340 | £37889 |  -  |  -  |  |