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2,403 charities work in Dorset. 95 are behind with their accounts.
1,328 of them work only in Dorset, with a combined income of £270.0m. The share behind with their accounts, 4.0%, is below the rate for England and Wales as a whole (5.4%).
DorsetCount
Charities that name Dorset as an area of operation2,403
Of which work only here1,328
Behind with their accounts95
in default two years or more62
Income of the charities that work only here£270.0m
Charity Commission register as at 27 September 2026. Every charity in Dorset (CSV)
Behind with their accounts, largest first
The Charity Commission's own status for each. A charity in default has not filed accounts or an annual return by its deadline.
| Charity | No. | Last income | Status | Last accounts to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal Housing Association | 1121914 | £9.6m | Accounts overdue | 31 March 2024 |
| The Abbeyfield (Weymouth) Society Limited | 246972 | £1.0m | In default two years or more | 30 September 2023 |
| South West Peninsula Methodist District | 1134878 | £523k | Accounts overdue | 31 August 2024 |
| Beaufort Community Association | 800843 | £364k | Accounts overdue | 31 March 2024 |
| Community Connections | 1179693 | £174k | Accounts overdue | 30 June 2025 |
| Word of Life Church (Poole) | 1075775 | £129k | Accounts overdue | 30 June 2024 |
| The Birkett-Smith Animal Sanctuary | 1152016 | £117k | Accounts overdue | 1 November 2024 |
| Whitchurch Pre-School CIO | 1177671 | £100k | Accounts overdue | 31 July 2024 |
| Jumping Beans Pre-School Portland | 1031522 | £96k | In default two years or more | 31 March 2025 |
| Bridport Round Table | 1057808 | £87k | Accounts overdue | 31 March 2024 |
| Southwell Pre-School | 1109390 | £87k | In default two years or more | 31 August 2014 |
| Mount Scar Cygnets | 1014564 | £86k | Accounts overdue | 31 August 2024 |
| Weymouth Carnival and Events Club | 1151696 | £76k | In default two years or more | 1 April 2017 |
| South West Area Committee of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs | 294649 | £76k | Accounts overdue | 31 July 2024 |
| Thomas Hardye Foundation | 307424 | £74k | Accounts overdue | 15 August 2024 |
| Rodwell Preschool | 272865 | £70k | In default two years or more | 31 July 2024 |
| Sam Pilcher Trust | 1151779 | £67k | In default two years or more | 31 December 2024 |
| Sherborne Area Youth & Community Centre | 1171439 | £60k | Accounts overdue | 30 June 2024 |
| HVDV (Helping Victims of Domestic Violence in Wiltshire) | 1161380 | £51k | In default two years or more | 31 March 2021 |
| The Bournemouth Jamei Mosque Trust | 1080078 | £45k | In default two years or more | 31 December 2015 |
| The Dorset County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs | 301209 | £44k | Accounts overdue | 31 August 2025 |
| Shaftesbury Breast Cancer Awareness | 1177288 | £42k | Accounts overdue | 30 April 2024 |
| Pound Puppy Animal Rescue | 1167435 | £35k | In default two years or more | 1 April 2022 |
| Howe Croft Community Association | 1161915 | £31k | Accounts overdue | 30 June 2024 |
| Blandford Youth Centre Management Board | 1171690 | £31k | In default two years or more | 1 June 2023 |
| Weymouth & Portland Lions Club (CIO) | 1200524 | £30k | In default two years or more | 30 June 2024 |
| The Armour Centre Bovington President of Regimental Institutes (Pri) | 1163396 | £28k | In default two years or more | 30 June 2022 |
| Milborne ST Andrew Sports Club | 1091790 | £27k | Accounts overdue | 30 November 2023 |
| Devon Essential Medical Services & Southern Event Solutions CIO | 1197624 | £23k | Accounts overdue | 31 March 2024 |
| Blandford Young Farmers' Club | 271335 | £18k | Accounts overdue | 31 July 2024 |
| Vine Youth Ministry | 1131007 | £18k | Accounts overdue | 31 August 2024 |
| The Rotary Club of Weymouth Trust Fund | 1101630 | £17k | Accounts overdue | 30 June 2024 |
| Mere Pre-School/Nursery | 1027052 | £16k | In default two years or more | 10 March 2022 |
| Lytchett Minster & Upton Age Concern | 285918 | £13k | In default two years or more | 31 December 2019 |
| The Simon Read Foundation | 1198956 | £13k | In default two years or more | 21 August 2023 |
| Charmouth Primary School PTFA | 1157166 | £12k | In default two years or more | 31 August 2022 |
| Park School Community Education Trust | 1186674 | £10k | In default two years or more | 31 August 2020 |
| Stoborough School Parent, Teacher & Friends Association | 1040772 | £8,930 | Accounts overdue | 31 August 2024 |
| Clover House | 1057408 | £7,327 | In default two years or more | 30 April 2017 |
| Friends of Blandford ST Mary Primary School | 1144959 | £7,297 | Accounts overdue | 31 August 2024 |
| The Natural Horsemanship Association | 1161523 | £6,920 | In default two years or more | 1 January 2016 |
| ST Catherine's Parents Association | 1051179 | £6,118 | In default two years or more | 31 August 2019 |
| Charity of Eva Annette Louisa Bishop | 273076 | £6,000 | In default two years or more | 31 March 2022 |
| Weymouth and Dorchester Islamic Centre | 1134365 | £4,440 | In default two years or more | 31 December 2019 |
| Foundation for Recreation | 301199 | £4,255 | In default two years or more | 13 May 2022 |
| East Knoyle Mere and District Physically Handicapped Centre | 1037035 | £4,225 | In default two years or more | 31 March 2006 |
| New Life Outreach Trust | 1062318 | £4,170 | In default two years or more | 5 April 2017 |
| Dorset and Poole Childminding Association | 1010528 | £3,899 | In default two years or more | 31 March 2009 |
| Gillingham Senior Club | 900030 | £3,419 | In default two years or more | 30 May 2020 |
| The Thorncombe Playing Field Association | 1080829 | £2,844 | In default two years or more | 31 May 2021 |
| The New Forest Marathon Community Fund | 1176268 | £2,799 | In default two years or more | 31 December 2024 |
| Kings Park Primary School Pfa | 1010273 | £2,700 | Accounts overdue | 30 August 2024 |
| Bournemouth Northbourne a Townswomen's Guild | 1082523 | £2,521 | In default two years or more | 31 January 2015 |
| Friends of Cattistock Church | 1087017 | £2,252 | In default two years or more | 30 June 2023 |
| Bristol Sporting Club | 1139449 | £1,918 | In default two years or more | 30 June 2021 |
| Weymouth District Association of the Disabled | 1139199 | £1,512 | In default two years or more | 31 March 2022 |
| The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund | 231592 | £1,255 | Accounts overdue | 31 March 2024 |
| Cattistock Women's Institute | 291573 | £970 | Accounts overdue | 29 February 2024 |
| Poole and East Dorset Club for the Disabled Inskip League of Friendship, Branch No 15 | 255288 | £700 | In default two years or more | 28 February 2019 |
| Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles Fundraisers Limited | 1144588 | £528 | Accounts overdue | 30 June 2024 |
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