The Dorset Historic Churches Trust
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 282790
- Status
- Registered
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed March 11, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- Aug. 25, 1971
- Legal form
- Trust
Address
- Address
- Porter Dodson Llp
Mey House
Bridport Road
Poundbury
Dorchester
Dorset
Contact
- Phone
- 01305 852138
- jeremyselfe@hotmail.com
- Website
dhct.org.uk
Activities
The object of the trust is to assist financially with the preservation, repair, maintenance and preservation of Christian churches and chapels in Dorset. The trustees decide as a matter of policy from time to time which of those things shall be aided by grants made by them.
Objects: The Preservation, Repair, Maintenance, Improvement, Upkeep, Beautification And Reconstruction Of Churches In Dorset And Of Monuments, Fittings, Fixtures, Stained Glass Furniture, Ornaments And Chattels In Such Churches And Of The Churchyard Belonging To Any Such Churches.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- What
- Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Who
- Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind
Geography
- Area of benefit
- Dorset
- Local Authority
- Dorset
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | March 11, 2026On time | £152,422 | £134,732 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025On time | £147,480 | £125,473 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | May 6, 2024On time | £148,526 | £157,201 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | April 6, 2023On time | £121,286 | £152,103 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | May 29, 2022On time | £158,909 | £144,246 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| His Honour David Euan Barron Grant (Chair) | Feb. 25, 2020 |
| Charlotte Fiona Springett | Oct. 23, 2025 |
| Col Jeremy Anthony Montagu Aylwin SELFE | Nov. 1, 2013 |
| DR Timothy Connor | June 30, 2013 |
| Deborah Priddy | March 13, 2025 |
| John Turnbull | July 4, 2024 |
| James Timothy Smith | June 29, 2015 |
| Liz Jones | Oct. 24, 2024 |
| Michael Warren | Jan. 1, 2015 |
| Revd Canon Andrew John William Rowland | June 23, 2020 |
| Roger Bryant Blaber | Oct. 27, 2020 |
| Steven Norman | Nov. 1, 2016 |
| Sally-Anne Elizabeth Barrett nee Stanbury | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Sir Andrew GRAHAM Bt CB,CBE | June 29, 2023 |
| Susan Elizabeth Diment | March 13, 2025 |
| Thomas Sweet-Escott | March 16, 2023 |