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DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

#1122113
Charitable company•Large•Registered
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org

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.

Areas of operation

BournemouthDorsetPoole

Registered address

DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, The Spire, High Street, POOLE, BH15 1DF

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£1,504,924
Expenditure

All activities

£1,267,056
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£19,072
Total Assets

Gross assets

£6,607,798
Working Capital

Liquidity

£110,833

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 8,683 similar large charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
0.2 months
Median: 3.8 monthsBelow typical
Income Growth (1yr)
-14.1%
Median: 7.4%Below typical
Spending Efficiency
98.7%
Median: 97.8%Around typical
Income Concentration
53.7%
Median: 87.9%Top quartile
Fundraising ROI
91.9x
Median: 19.2xTop quartile
Income Volatility
91.9%
Median: 20.6%Below typical
Self-Generated Income
53.4%
Median: 82.9%Around typical
3-Year Income CAGR
-4.7%
Median: 7.8%Below typical

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
98.7%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

91.9%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

0.8%
Grant Making

% given away

63.2%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

14.2%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

0.2 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

46.6%
Government Reliance

% of income

35.1%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 5375

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

-14.1%↓
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

-4.7%
Volatility

High Volatility

91.9%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Depleting

Governance

Employees

Staff count

5
Volunteers

Volunteer count

1
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

0.2:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£300,985
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

0%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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Income vs Expenditure
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5 Year Trend

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Employees & Volunteers

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