Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

ACCESS DORSET LTD 

Access Dorset is a member led organisation of disabled people, older people, carers and other users of support. In partnership with twenty local organisations we provide a Center for Independent Living providing information, advice, peer support and advocacy. We are currently bringing our website alive with a project that introduces peer support videos and citizen journalism online.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 13 years

www.accessdorset.org.uk

enquiries@accessdorset.org.uk

01202771336

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
30/09/22£165£206£-41n/an/an/an/an/a30
30/09/21£215£196£19n/an/an/an/an/a54
30/09/20*£226£227£-1n/an/an/an/an/a45
30/09/19£291£230£61n/an/an/an/an/a45
30/09/18*£292£232£60£0£0£0n/a036
30/09/17£265£284£-19£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£286£246£40£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£222£219£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£196£197£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£202£195£7£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£142£124£18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Lloyds Bank Foundation£61,213
People's Health Trust£48,032
Dorset Community Foundation£30,166
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - New Horizons Tuesday Club
£5,000 06/02/2023
Funds to support the continuation of the Tuesday Club activities for older people
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Access Dorset Ltd
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Access Dorset
£7,500 05/12/2022
Warm Welcome of Thursdays and Fridays with lunch and games provided
Dorset Community Foundation - Build Project
£4,982 02/12/2022
Men's Shed for adults with disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Build Grow Cook
£10,000 07/10/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a programme of activities including creating and upcycling furniture gardening and cooking sessions for people living with disabilities and older people. The ....more
People's Health Trust - New Horizons Plus
£8,953 18/07/2022
This two-year project is for disabled people in Bournemouth. It aims to improve social connections by creating social links, developing peer support opportunities and improving mental and physical ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Access Dorset Ltd
£50,000 25/05/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Access Dorset Ltd
Dorset Community Foundation - New Horizons Friday Club
£4,984 10/02/2022
To enhance accessible access to water at the allotment site, covering the cost of new water troughs and taps
Dorset Community Foundation - Help Home from Hospital Emergency Fund
£4,000 08/11/2021
Contribution to the cost of delivering an advice service through a dedicated caseworker on Portland, to support people in financial difficulty
Dorset Community Foundation - Horizons
£3,700 12/10/2021
Contribution towards the Operations Manager salary to ensure the new Community Hub and activities continue to run smoothly, maximising income for the charity, meeting local needs and achieving ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Access Dorset Ltd
£8,963 23/07/2020
Grant to Access Dorset Ltd meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
People's Health Trust - New Horizons
£39,079 13/07/2020
This two-year project creates weekly social activities and lunches for people with disabilities, living in Bournemouth. The project offers a safe and supportive environment in which participants can ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Horizons Cafe
£10,000 07/09/2018
12
The funding will be used to continue the running of the groups community cafe. The project aims to deliver inter-generational activities, bring people together and improve levels of wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 25/07/2018
Access Dorset
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Access Dorset Ltd
£75,000 30/11/2017
36
To fund additional capacity for the Employment Support Co-ordinator to co-design social enterprise opportunities with service users, as part of an employability programme for people with disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - GAIN Club (Goals and Information Networking Club)
£10,000 18/01/2017
12
This charity will use the funding to deliver a social job club for disabled people within the community - building their confidence, developing their learning and skills and removing barriers to ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Access Dorset
£6,000 21/04/2016
12
over one year as development funding towards external consultancy to support organisational development and business planning for a user-led disability organisation
National Lottery Community Fund - Help Through Crisis Dorset
£500,000 03/03/2016
60
A project to support those with disabilities and older people, in particular those with complex needs, who are experiencing financial hardship and distress. Working to reduce the practical barriers ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Access Dorset
£65,000 15/07/2014
36
over three years towards the CEO's salary at a user-led disability charity based in Bournemouth
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Access Dorset Ltd
£19,900 29/05/2014
The charity provides a range of services to the disabled, carers and older people across Dorset. It seeks support for project work that will reduce hate crime. This will enable the beneficiaries to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-67
  • EDWARD DOWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2011, number: 1142171
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/09/2010, number: 07384409
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR20: 12 days late, AR18: 156 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from DOUBLE ACT THEATRE COMPANY on 27/03/2024
Main office

The Bridge
Chaseside
BOURNEMOUTH
BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7BX

Objectives

1. TO ESTABLISH A CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING IN DORSET WHICH WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ADVICE, PEER SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND TRAINING, AND GENERALLY SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND IMPROVE THEIR LIFE CHANCES.2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF DISABLED PEOPLE, CARERS, OLDER PEOPLE AND OTHER USERS OF SUPPORT IN DORSET, BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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