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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

DOLPHIN SOCIETY

We provide pendant alarms(telecare) for disadvantaged elderly or disabled people living alone and at risk of falls. We also give grants for essential small works to aid independence and ensure security.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be 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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£106£135£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£128£174£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£111£172£-61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£177£184£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£98£148£-50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£193£103£90n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£94£110£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£93£91£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£107£97£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£60£101£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£138£72£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£88£88£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£83£54£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10*£84£44£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£76£142£-67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£117£125£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07*£115£127£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06*£92£103£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05*£97£116£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£77£62£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 63 years

dolphin-society.org.uk

enquiries@dolphinsociety.org.uk

01179299649

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£500 20/11/2023
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal as requested.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£3,000 23/10/2023
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£1,000 15/06/2023
As directed by the donors towards the society's work supporting elderly people within the city and surrounding area.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£750 10/11/2022
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£3,100 20/10/2022
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£1,000 15/11/2021
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£750 12/11/2021
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£650 12/11/2021
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal (The Dolphin Society for David Pople’s Appeal).
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£500 01/11/2021
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£1,000 27/10/2021
As directed by the donor towards the society's annual appeal
National Lottery Community Fund - Digitalised telecare
£9,924 02/07/2021
The organisation will use the funding to provide pendant alarms to isolated older people living independently.
National Lottery Community Fund - Administrator's salary
£10,000 31/08/2018
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The funding will be used to manage emergency alarm calls from elderly people. The project aims to provide a point of contact for isolated older people to support independent living.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Dolphin Society
£5,000 22/09/2017
As requested by the donor towards support for elderly and disabled people in need.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID JEREMY POPLE Appointed: 2023
  • EDWARD JOHN CORRIGAN Appointed: 2020
  • HELEN ELIZABETH MOSS Appointed: 2021
  • JOHN ANTHONY HOLLINGDALE Appointed: 2014
  • JANE ELIZABETH PALMER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHN FRANCOIS ALUN DAVIES Appointed: 2020
  • PAUL WILLIAM BROWN Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/02/1962, number: 203142
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 116 days late, AR07: 113 days late, AR06: 15 days late, AR05: 25 days late,
Main office

KITALE
WILLS LANE
BRISTOL
BS9 1FH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY OR DISABLED PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN BRISTOL AND ITS ADJOINING LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS AND WHO ARE IN NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND INDEPENDENCE BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING THEM TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN HOMES. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED IN NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE WAYS AS SHALL BE PROPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT FOR THE TIME BEING IN ANY APPEAL MADE ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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