Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Dorset Visual Arts is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Dorset Visual Arts (number 1113249) 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 Dorset Visual Arts do?
Provide professional development opportunities to artists and makers in Dorset.To form close ties with schools and colleges and provide grants for educational and training purposes in the field of visual arts and crafts.To support and encourage emerging artists.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Dorset Visual Arts
Answers Dorset Visual Arts 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 Dorset Visual Arts's highest-paid staff paid?
Dorset Visual Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Does Dorset Visual Arts receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Dorset Visual Arts. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Dorset Visual Arts 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 does not record Dorset Visual Arts as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Dorset Visual Arts'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
Where it says it operates
Dorset · Bournemouth · Poole
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 Dorset Visual Arts registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Dorset Visual Arts yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Dorset Visual Arts.
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.
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The register data used for this profile lists Dorset Visual Arts as a registered charity (number 1113249) 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 Dorset Visual Arts's charity number?
Dorset Visual Arts's charity number is 1113249. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1113249?
Search 1113249 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 Dorset Visual Arts do?
Provide professional development opportunities to artists and makers in Dorset.To form close ties with schools and colleges and provide grants for educational and training purposes in the field of visual arts and crafts.To support and encourage emerging artists.
Does Dorset Visual Arts have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Dorset Visual Arts. 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 Dorset Visual Arts?
Dorset Visual Arts's website listed in our register data is http://www.dorsetvisualarts.org. 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 Dorset Visual Arts's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Dorset Visual Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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 Dorset Visual Arts?
The register does not record Dorset Visual Arts as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Dorset Visual Arts's trustees paid?
Dorset Visual Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Dorset Visual Arts registered as a charity?
Dorset Visual Arts was entered on the register on 13 March 2006.