Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE DOT COLLECTIVE

The Activities advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of the performing arts, including the provision of theatrical workshops, public events and performances, particularly for the benefit of elderly people living in care and with dementia. Activities offer cognitive stimulation to beneficiaries in care and raise awareness of dementia to the public at large.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/10/22	£53	£60	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/21	£44	£24	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/10/20	£5	£1	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/10/19	£36	£38	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/10/18	£28	£33	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17	£32	£24	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.thedotcollective.com

07885456135

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

City Bridge Trust	£18,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£11,160
Sussex Community Foundation	£8,000
London Catalyst	£3,500
Haberdashers' Company	£1,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Dot Collective
£3,000	17/11/2023	Funding was provided for production costs.
London Catalyst - The Dot Collective - 2
£1,500	14/11/2023	Professional theatre Christmas production for those living in care and with dementia
National Lottery Community Fund - Alice's Adventures in Aerialand - Theatre in care
£8,660	19/05/2023	The funding will be used to deliver an interactive and participatory theatre production tour and theatre workshops for older people living with dementia across care settings young people living with ....more The funding will be used to deliver an interactive and participatory theatre production tour and theatre workshops for older people living with dementia across care settings young people living with special educational needs and disabilities carers and families. The project aims to bring people together to reduce isolation improve cognitive stimulation and create positive emotional memories.
Haberdashers' Company - Uplift grant
£300	10/05/2023	Contribution to core costs in Cost of Living crisis
Haberdashers' Company - Accessible theatre production and creative workshops
£1,500	19/04/2023	To support those living with dementia, their carers and young people with PMLD
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Dot Collective aka First Draft Theatre
£5,000	11/03/2022	Funding was provided for two professional, dementia friendly theatre productions in care homes across Sussex, transforming living/dinning rooms and outside spaces.
National Lottery Community Fund - Looking for Alice
£2,500	03/10/2021	Funding will be used to provide face-to-face storytelling workshops for older people and children with complex needs. These will explore the impact of classical stories and fairytales with a focus on ....more Funding will be used to provide face-to-face storytelling workshops for older people and children with complex needs. These will explore the impact of classical stories and fairytales with a focus on 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland'. Participants will engage in reminiscence (sharing their personal experiences/memories) and sensory exploration (using costume and props to find characters music and theatrical movement).
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Dot Collective
£18,000	30/09/2021 24	£18,000 over two years (2 x £9,000) towards the project costs of ‘A Map to You’ providing creative, reminiscence, storytelling activities and professional theatre to those living with dementia ....more £18,000 over two years (2 x £9,000) towards the project costs of ‘A Map to You’ providing creative, reminiscence, storytelling activities and professional theatre to those living with dementia and their carers in Southwark and Lambeth.
London Catalyst - The Dot Collective - 1
£2,000	09/02/2021	A Map to You
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Dot Collective aka First Draft Theatre
£5,000	16/11/2018 9	Funding was provided to deliver two professional, dementia friendly theatre productions to care homes across Sussex.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023

NICOLA LESLEY NEWMAN Appointed: 2016

ROBERT CHARLES FITZGERALD HICKSON Appointed: 2016

H J MAYFIELD (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Lawyer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/10/2016, number: 1169951

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

60 COLEMAN ROAD
LONDON
SE5 7TG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS BY ANY MEANS ITS TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN CARE HOMES.

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