# Changing Key Dorset

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1197069 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1197069)
- Latest income: £250; spending £11.2k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Children / young people, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Dorset
- Other names: Changing Key (working)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/changing-key-dorset

Giving grants to assist children and young people resident in or educated within Bournemouth, Poole and the Dorset area who face financial hardship and/or additional challenges due to their life circumstances to enable them to access music education opportunities.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £250 | £11.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £5,505 | £11.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £96.6k | £9,087 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £0 | £7 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 3.1 to advance education particularly (but not exclusively) in relation to music; 3.2 to advance the arts and culture, particularly (but not exclusively), by promoting and facilitating access to performances of music, participation in musical activities and providing access to instruments, scores and other means of performance and study for such purposes; and 3.3 to provide for the recreation of children and young people by providing equipment, facilities and services to them in the interests of social welfare in particular (but not exclusively) through providing community music programmes, with the object of improving their conditions of life.

## What it funds

Changing Key Dorset is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and arts / culture / heritage / science for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Changing Key Dorset reported income of £250 and spending of £11.2k. Over its last 4 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £32.1k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Changing Key Dorset in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Changing Key Dorset open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Changing Key Dorset is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Changing Key Dorset fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset.

### Does Changing Key Dorset give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Changing Key Dorset makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Changing Key Dorset give each year?

The register does not break out Changing Key Dorset's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £11.2k. Over its last 4 reported years its spending averaged £8,036 a year.

### How large is Changing Key Dorset?

In its latest reported year Changing Key Dorset reported income of £250 and spending of £11.2k.


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