# DORCHESTER POVERTY ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198452
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 30, 2022
- **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=1198452


## Contact

- **Address:** United Church Dorchester, 49-51 Charles Street, DORCHESTER
- **Postcode:** DT1 1EE
- **Phone:** 073400119014
- **Email:** info@dorchesterpovertyaction.org.uk
- **Website:** www.dorchesterpovertyaction.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE DT1 AND DT2 POSTCODE AREAS BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND / OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

**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, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £69271 | £56725 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £115534 | £27637 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Wendy Elizabeth Hilton** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2022
- Jean Croot — appointed April 1, 2022
- Kathleen Barbara Joslin — appointed April 1, 2022
- Peter James See — appointed April 1, 2022
- Simon Kenneth Booth — appointed April 1, 2022
- Susan Caroline Hosford — appointed Nov. 1, 2024