dorset mental health forum

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Dorset Mental Health Forum is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Dorchester and operates in Dorset, Bournemouth, and Poole.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Dorset Mental Health Forum is a local peer led charity, which promotes the principles of wellbeing, recovery and coproduction through partnership working and providing recovery orientated partnership and peer led services.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Dorset Bournemouth Poole

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,489,331

Latest Expenditure

£1,410,032

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.7%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 1.8%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,930

Charitable Activities £1,451,755

Other Trading £0

Investments £34,241

Other Income £1,405

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,410,032

Raising Funds £0

Governance £25,786

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,489,331	£1,410,032	£1,410,032	£1,332,837	£335,362	72 / 10
2023	£1,433,108	£1,444,809	£1,444,809	£1,253,538	£283,848	76 / 10
2022	£1,544,580	£1,076,395	£1,076,395	£1,265,239	£239,382	77 / 10
2021	£1,186,147	£941,466	£941,466	£797,054	£175,332	72 / 10
2020	£1,186,252	£896,764	£896,764	£552,373	£118,390	69 / 20