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363 charities work in Poole. 17 are behind with their accounts.

83 of them work only in Poole, with a combined income of £15.0m. The share behind with their accounts, 4.7%, is below the rate for England and Wales as a whole (5.4%).

PooleCount
Charities that name Poole as an area of operation363
Of which work only here83
Behind with their accounts17
  in default two years or more11
Income of the charities that work only here£15.0m
Charity Commission register as at 27 September 2026. Every charity in Poole (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.

CharityNo.Last incomeStatusLast accounts to
Pivotal Housing Association 1121914 £9.6m Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
The Parochial Church Council for Branksome ST Aldhelm Poole Dorset 1130874 £135k Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Word of Life Church (Poole) 1075775 £129k Accounts overdue 30 June 2024
The Bournemouth Jamei Mosque Trust 1080078 £45k In default two years or more 31 December 2015
Alderney Manor Community Association 265415 £40k Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Howe Croft Community Association 1161915 £31k Accounts overdue 30 June 2024
Dorset Dog Rescue 1159089 £18k In default two years or more 1 April 2019
Park School Community Education Trust 1186674 £10k In default two years or more 31 August 2020
Alderney West Youth Club 1173049 £2,480 In default two years or more 31 August 2022
Poole Christmas Parcels Fund 1037565 £701 In default two years or more 31 March 2017
Parents, Teachers and Friends of Hamworthy Park Junior School 292232 £400 In default two years or more 31 March 2016
The Friends of Poole Park 1174865 £5 In default two years or more 31 March 2025
Gemini Baton Twirling Team 1063266 £0 In default two years or more none on file
Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation 1152775 £0 Accounts overdue 31 October 2024
Wessex Warriors Powerchair Football Club 1169708 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2021
The Dorset Carers Hub 1200462 £0 In default two years or more none on file
Nuestra Escuela BCP 1200336 £0 In default two years or more 31 August 2023

The largest charities that work only in Poole

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Poole Arts Trust Limited 275961 £7.1m
2 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Canford Magna 1137810 £980k
3 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Longfleet (ST Mary's), Poole 1130469 £751k
4 East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited 1171297 £548k
5 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Michael & ST Gabriel Hamworthy 1163697 £455k
6 Poole Communities Trust 1165309 £333k
7 Canford Heath United Reformed Church Charity 1134115 £313k
8 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Parkstone Saint Peter and Saint Osmund with Branksea Saint Mary 1132324 £291k
9 Christ Church Creekmoor 1148672 £290k
10 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST John the Evangelist, Heatherlands with the Church of the Good Shepherd 1132310 £259k
11 Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities 232200 £236k
12 Branksome All Saints Mothers Union Nursery 1038723 £218k
13 Twin Oaks Pre-School 1198373 £204k
14 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO 1155945 £184k
15 Unit Institute Fund Royal Marines Poole 1128739 £178k
16 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Branksome Park, Poole 1132583 £175k
17 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Broadstone, Poole 1162162 £175k
18 1ST Lilliput Sea Scouts 1016668 £166k
19 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Oakdale St.george, Poole 1134975 £153k
20 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST James' Church Poole 1133726 £146k
21 Broadstone Methodist Church 1127850 £137k
22 The Parochial Church Council for Branksome ST Aldhelm Poole Dorset 1130874 £135k
23 Branksome Chine Surf Life Saving Club 1193369 £131k
24 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks, Poole 1131644 £125k
25 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Branksome ST. Clement, Parkstone 1131692 £122k

The largest charities working in Poole

Including national charities that name Poole among their areas.

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Care South 1014697 £62.5m
2 The Brendoncare Foundation 326508 £27.8m
3 Canford School Limited 306315 £27.3m
4 Autism Unlimited Limited 1000792 £15.6m
5 The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Charity 1078685 £11.0m
6 The Leonardo Trust 1086045 £10.8m
7 Diverse Abilities Plus Ltd. 282197 £10.4m
8 Pivotal Housing Association 1121914 £9.6m
9 Plymouth Diocesan Trust 213227 £7.6m
10 Bournemouth Young Men's Christian Association 1078728 £7.1m
11 Poole Arts Trust Limited 275961 £7.1m
12 Abbeyfield Wessex Society Limited 230902 £7.1m
13 Ealing Community Transport 1135354 £6.9m
14 The Rose Road Association 276172 £5.1m
15 Communities First Wessex 1147527 £4.4m
16 Talbot Village Trust 249349 £4.1m
17 Lewis-Manning Hospice Care 1120193 £3.6m
18 Dorset Community Foundation 1122113 £2.6m
19 Dorset Mental Health Forum 1169215 £1.5m
20 Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1074727 £1.4m
21 Dorset Blind Association 1140321 £1.3m
22 Care and Relief for the Young 1011513 £1.2m
23 Dorset Mind 1108168 £1.1m
24 Forest Holme Hospice Charity 1038021 £1.1m
25 Mytime 297481 £1.1m

What they work on

Education/training 167General Charitable Purposes 110Disability 83Religious Activities 82The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 72The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 67Arts/culture/heritage/science 66Amateur Sport 51

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