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Age UK Dorchester LTD

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Age UK Dorchester LTD is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about Age UK Dorchester LTD?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£487,638
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£719,373
Registered charity number
1142519
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Units 1 and 2
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Age UK Dorchester LTD (number 1142519) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Age UK Dorchester LTD do?

The core purpose of Age UK Dorchester is to support older people to live in their own homes for as long as they want and ensure that the voices of older people in North, South and West Dorset are collectively and individually heard and responded to. We offer a range of services including homesupport, handyperson, information and advice, befriending, social activities and dementia therapy.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Age UK Dorchester LTD

Answers Age UK Dorchester LTD gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Age UK Dorchester LTD's highest-paid staff paid?

Age UK Dorchester LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Does Age UK Dorchester LTD receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Age UK Dorchester LTD. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Age UK Dorchester LTD reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Age UK Dorchester LTD as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Age UK Dorchester LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
07614504 (Companies House)
Also known as
Age UK Dorchester; Age UK North South and West Dorset
Where it says it operates
Dorset

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Age UK Dorchester LTD registered for?

General Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for Age UK Dorchester LTD yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Age UK Dorchester LTD. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Age UK Dorchester LTD a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Age UK Dorchester LTD as a registered charity (number 1142519) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Age UK Dorchester LTD's charity number?
Age UK Dorchester LTD's charity number is 1142519. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1142519?
Search 1142519 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Age UK Dorchester LTD do?
The core purpose of Age UK Dorchester is to support older people to live in their own homes for as long as they want and ensure that the voices of older people in North, South and West Dorset are collectively and individually heard and responded to. We offer a range of services including homesupport, handyperson, information and advice, befriending, social activities and dementia therapy.
Does Age UK Dorchester LTD have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Age UK Dorchester LTD. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Age UK Dorchester LTD?
Age UK Dorchester LTD's website listed in our register data is http://www.ageuk.org.uk/northsouthwestdorset/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Age UK Dorchester LTD's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Age UK Dorchester LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Age UK Dorchester LTD?
The register records Age UK Dorchester LTD as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Age UK Dorchester LTD's trustees paid?
Age UK Dorchester LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Age UK Dorchester LTD registered as a charity?
Age UK Dorchester LTD was entered on the register on 21 June 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07614504).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.