# THE FRIENDS OF DOLPHIN

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 284692
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [01625795](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01625795)
- **Registered:** May 10, 1982
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=284692


## Contact

- **Address:** 16 Moriconium Quay, Lake Avenue, POOLE, Dorset
- **Postcode:** BH15 4QP
- **Phone:** 01202 657446
- **Email:** thefriendsofdolphin@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.thefriendsofdolphin.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE DISABLED IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A BOAT AND OTHER ANCILLARY TRANSPORT WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.

**Activities:** We operate a powerful catamaran boat - safe and comfortable - in and around Poole Harbour, and up the River Frome to Wareham. We exist to provide boat trips - totally free - to disabled persons of all ages and disabilities, a maximum of 12 on each trip (including carers) due to regulations. From 1st May to 30th September, trips of 2-4 hours and 1 to 2 trips every day.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Dorset
- Poole





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY ELGAR |  | Oct. 25, 2016 |
| Andrew Preston |  | March 26, 2026 |
| Carol Helen Cox Chair |  | Jan. 21, 2024 |
| Duncan Oliver Ovens |  | Oct. 23, 2024 |
| Elizabeth Crew |  | Oct. 8, 2013 |
| Howard Gordon Richings |  | Jan. 24, 2025 |
| Martin Stanley |  | Jan. 21, 2024 |
| NORMAN FRANK HOLLAMBY |  | June 13, 2022 |
| Philip John Edgar Cox |  | July 17, 2025 |
| ROBERT HENRY IRWIN |  |  |
| William Emile Lauste |  | Oct. 23, 2024 |




