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BLANDFORD FORUM CHARITIES

We are an Almshouse Charity providing accommodation for elderly and families in Blandford Forum. We also have and Apprenticing and Education Charity and a Relief in Need.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£360	£214	£146	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£240	£199	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£244	£209	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20		£238	£183	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£231	£204	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£230	£199	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£224	£202	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£223	£256	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£211	£245	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£223	£207	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£203	£164	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£185	£165	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£163	£133	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£161	£128	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£157	£141	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£155	£164	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£146	£137	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06?		£87	£84	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/05		£85	£74	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/04		£84	£75	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 50 years

clerkbfc@googlemail.com

01258451810

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

COLIN STEVENS Appointed: 2006

LYNN LINDSAY (Chair) Appointed: 1999

PETER CLARK Appointed: 2014

ROSEMARY HOLMES Appointed: 2022

STEPHEN GARBUTT Appointed: 2017

STEPHEN HITCHINGS Appointed: 2003

BYRON QUAYLE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT (NOCS),

CAROLE SHARP Appointed: 1999, Other trusteeship: THE CHARITY OF WILLIAM WILLIAMS,

HAYDN WHITE Appointed: 1993, Other trusteeship: THE CHARITY OF WILLIAM WILLIAMS,

JOHN TURNBULL Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: BLANDFORD STOUR ROTARY CLUB TRUST FUND,

JOSEPH HICKISH Appointed: 1985, Other trusteeship: NORTH DORSET TRAILWAY NETWORK,

ROGER CARTER Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: BLANDFORD SECONDARY SCHOOL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/1974, number: 230853

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR13: 114 days late, AR07: 2 days late,

Main office

BLANDFORD FORUM CHARITIES
BARNES HOMES SALISBURY ROAD
BLANDFORD FORUM
DORSET
DT11 7HU

Objectives

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF BLANDFORD FORUM.

Data Sources

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