Charlty Reglstration no 1121797
DOVETAIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
TRUSTEESI REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

DOVETAIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Mrs J Hazelgrove
Mr A Lomath
Mr R Wadham
Mrs r Cann
Mr D Platt (appointed 1st October 2024)
Charity no.
1121797
Charlty correspondent
Mr A Lotnath
Hill ingdon Park Baptist Church
25 Hercies Road
Hillingdon
Middlesex UBIO 9LS
Independent examlner
C. Hamilton ACCA
Ward Williams
Bay L(MJge
36 Harefield Road
Uxbridge
Middlesex UB8 IPH
Bankers
Metro Bank
One Southampton Row
London
WCIB SHA

DOVETAIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CONTENTS
Page
Ti￿SteeS, IEPOrt
Independent examiner's Report
statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the accounts
9-15

DOVETAIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
TRUSTEES) REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The trustees present their report and accounts for the period from l April 2024 to 31 March
2025,
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Dovetail Comniunity Outreach ("DCO") was founded as part of Hilliiigdon Pai'k Baptist Cliwch
on 1st October 1994 and registered as an unincorporated charity on 3 December 2007. The
charity's goveiThing document is a DeCI￿￿tion of Trust inade on 28 Septembei 2007.
Trustees
The trustees. who Served during the period, were:
Mr D Platt (appointed 1st October 2024)
Mrs J Hazelgrove
Mr A Lom3th
Mr R Wadham
Mrs T Cann
The Declarati on of Trust provides that there shal I be at least three trustees.
Trustees are elected by members of the Hi Ilingdon Park Baptist Church and are elected by ballot
at the church annual general meeting or at any other Church Members Meeting, Hill ingdon Park
Baptlst Church is a registered charity (charity number 1131213).
Related partles
The trustees of the charity are considered to be related parties of the charity. A total of £646 was
paid to trustees in the year (2024: £154) regarding reimbursement of costs incurred by the
trustees on behalf of the charity,
Trustees Mrs J Hazelgrove and Mr A Lomath are trustees of Hillingdon Park Baptlst Church
("HPBC"). The cliaiity i'eiits pirmises from tbe church and HPBC also provide some
administiation and piinting s￿VICeS on the charity's behalf, which al'e included in the rental fee.
Frorn August 2023 HPBC suspended rental payments due to the financial position of DCO, this
arrangement conti nued throughout the current year.

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TRUSTLESJ REPORT (Continued)
Risk factors
The trustee5 have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, In particular those
relating to the operations and finances of the charity, aThJ are satisf led
that systems are in place to mitigate its exposure to the major risks.
The appropriate systems include financial controls, good health and safety procedures and
maintaining a sufficient unrestricted reserve to protect against loss of income. All appropriate
insurances are taken out. The trustees ensure that they are up to date with legislative
requirements.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The objective of DCO is to relieve financial hardship and sickness and to promote and preserve
good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the
provision of counselling and support in the London Borough of Hillingdon and in such other
parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees from time to time may think fit, This IS
particularly but not exclusively by means of the development of community care including
working together with Hlllingdon Baptist Church, Voluntary Charit3ble agencies, Prlmary care
trusts and local authorities to support young people, the elderly and those who are unemployed,
The charity is also to address other purposes that are exclusively charitable according to the law
of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the trust,
The charity alms to work with the community for improvements with,.
Older people
Youth
Family
Health
Unern ployed
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity
Con)mission's general guidance oil public benefLt when reviewiiig the Tivst's aims and
objectives and in planning future activitles.

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TRUSTEKS? Rfi PORT (Continued)
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The main activities and achievements of the charity during the year were as follows..
The Dining Centre has operated throughout the year and continued with a delivery
service to housebound clients. Return of diners has been slow with numbers are still
lower than pre-pandemic levels. A total of 4,954 paid for meals were served during the
year which is 3n increase of around 400 on the previous year. A Christmas meal was
served to 56 people followed the next day by a Christmas meal for the volunteers and a
takeaway main course served to DASH for 20 people. Volunteers have included
members of HPBC, special needs students from local colleges on work experience
placements and previous work experience students. This work experience pait or the
activlties is much valued by parents, carers and schools,
Since the grant from the London Borough of Hil lingdon was no longer available after a
number of years of support, grant applications were made to a number of other
organi5ations, The Fassnidge Memorial Trust gave a grant of £20,000 and working
together with DCO which resulted iri a press release about the Dovetai l Dlning Centre
and a fl ier being distributed with over 800 Christmas boxes distributed by the Fassnidge
Trust,
DCO continues to run bereavement 5UPPOrt services, with six trained SLJPPOrt workers.
The monthly drop-in support meetings have continued throughout the year with over 25
attendees during the year, bul individual support meetings have not been restarted.
The fund5 transferred from U-Can-Ask-Angels in April 2020 have not been used during
this period,
Although all premises hiring is now covered by the Church DCO still liaises with a
number of groups regarding community issues.

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TRUST￿￿{ S? REPORT (Continued)
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Detai Is of the fi nancia I performance for the period are set out on pages 7 to 15.
At the start of the year the projected budget with no grant trom London Borough of Hillingdon
meant that the Dining Centre was likely to run out of money before the end of the flnancial year.
The charge to diners wa5 increased from £6 to £7 in July 2024 and less expensive sources of
ingredients explored, The Church has not charged for any room hire or administrative support
costs duri ng the year, th i 5 has been included i n the accounts at £500 per month written off by the
Church so no transfers actual ly took place. In September the Fassnidge Memorial Trusl gave
the Dlning Centre a very generous grant of £20,000 for which the trustees were very grateful. A
further grant of £625 was received from the Antioch Community Trust and individual people
donated £1,600 through the year.
After expenses there is a surplus for the period of £9,941 (2024.. deficit £7,688), After this is
added lo the funds brought forward balance of £15,890 an amount of £25,831 has been carried
folw￿d to be used iii furtherance of the charity's objectiv¢s.
With numbers of diners only increasing slowly and costs rising the Trustees realise that the
Dining Centre could still be short of funds in before MaTch 2026 and will keep the situation
under c105e review during the year and grant applications will continue to be made,
At the time of this report, the dining centre had a small amount of perishable and non-perishable
foodstuffs that were not included in the period-end accounts,
Reserve Policy
The trustees reviewed the policy in January 2020 and agreed to change the policy to hold
between four and twelve month5 running costs in reserve. The monies currently held fall within
this pol icy although at the current rate of monthly deficits this could fall below 4 month cover
before the end of the year.
PLANS FOR FUTURE YEARS
The Dining ce.ntre needs to increase the number of mea15 being served by a significant amount
during the coming year,. this will require advertising around the local area and recruitment of
volunteers. The Trustees also need to explore sourcing funding from other organisations in
order to keep the Dining Centre running in its current format. If this does not happen then the
Trustees wil I need to change how the Dining Centre operates.
As wel l as continuing to run the Bereavement Support Service the trustees will also be open to
other opportunities for developing community work in the local area in line with the stated
objectives of the charity, especially with regard to disadvantaged young people.

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TRUSTEES) Rfi PORT (Continued)
STATEMENT OF TRUSTI4KS) RESPONSIBILITI￿s
The tNstE¢s are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Rcpoit and the financial statements iii
accordance with the rules of the trust, applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting
Standard5 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law appl icable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare f inancial
statements for each financi31 year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
charity and of the incorning resources and application of resources of the charity for th3t period,
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to.,
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
ake j udgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,, and
prepare the f inancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the
financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and 2022, the Charity (Accounts and
Reports) Regulations ?008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the b03rd of trustees
Andrew Lomath (Trustee)

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INDEPfi NDF,NT FXAMINERIS REPORT
TO THE TRUSTÉES OF DOVETAIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year
ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 15.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's ts'ustees you responsible for the preparation of the accounts iti
accoidance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,).
I repoit in iespect of my examination of the chaiity's accounts carried out under section 145
of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed 311 the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
liidependent examinei. s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have corne to my attention
in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect,,
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130
of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and
content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
othei than any iequirement that the ac¢ounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a
rn3tter considered as part of an independent examination,
Colin Hamilton ACCA
Ward Williams
Bay Lodge
36 Haref ield Road
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 IPH
Date: 19 191%

DOVETAIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Restricted Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
2025
2025
Total
Funds
2025
Total
Funds
2024
Notes
INCOME FROM:
I ncomlng resources from
genei'ated funds;
Donations and legacies
Charltable activlties
Investment incotne
27,604
33,469
148
27,604
33,469
148
10,889
29,481
162
TOTAL INCOME
61,221
61,221
40,532
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charltable actlvlties
51,280
51.280
48,220
TOTAL RESOURCES
EXPENDED
51,280
48,220
51,280
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
FOR YEAR
9,941
9,941
(7,688)
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
FOR THE YEAR
9,941
9,941
(7,688)
Total funds at l April 2024
4,580
11,310
15,890
23,578
FUND BALANCES AT 31
MARCH 2025
4,580
21,251
25,831
15,890

DOVETAIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
2025
2024
Note5
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible asset5
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
988
106
574
25,488
556
16,466
26.062
17,022
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within
one year
(1,219)
11,238)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
24,843
15,784
NET ASSETS
25,831
15,890
INCOME FUNDS
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
11
11
4,580
21,251
4,580
11,310
25,831
15,890
The accounts were approved by the trustees on
Mr A Lomath (Trustee)

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Charity information
Dovetail Coinmunity Outrcach ("DCO") is an unincorporated charity which was
reg istered on 3 December 2CQ7, The Charity's registration niimber is 1121797.
1,1 Accounting conventlon
The accoiints have been prepared in accoi'dance with the Chaiity's goveriiing docuinellt,
the Chaiities Aot 2011 and "Accountiftg and Repoiting by Charities: Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance
with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
(FRS 102)" (published in October 2019) The Charity Is a Public Benefit Entity as
defined by FRS 102.
The Charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying
FRS 102 Update Bulletin I not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The accounts have departed from the Charities IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved
following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather
than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the
Regulations but whlch has since been withdrawn.
The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the fvnctional currency of the Charity.
Monetary arnounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £,
The accounts have been prepared on a going concem basls under the historical cost
convention, The princip()l accounting pol icies adopted are set out below.
1.2 Incoming resources
Voluntary income include5 donations, gifts and grants and is Included in the Statement of
Fiiiancial A¢tivities ("SOFA") for the year wlien th¢ charity is legally entitled to the
income and the amount can be quantif led with reasonable accuracy.
Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis.
Income resources from charitable activities represent atnounts derived from the d ining
centre.
Deferred income relates to income that has been received prior to the year-end that
relates to performance and specific deliverables that has not been achieved at the year
end, As such, the charity accounts for the income as it earns the right to consideration by
its performance.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1.3 Resou rces expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis as a l iabi lity is incurred.
Ch3ritable activities expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the
delivery of its activities and services to Its beneficiaries and those costs necessary to
support them.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutlonal and
statutory requirernents of the charity and other expenditure not directly related to the
charitable activiti es.
1.4 Tangible flxed assets and depreciatlon
Tangible fixed assets are stated at COSt less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at
rates calculated to write off the cost less estitnated residual value of each asset over its
expected useful l ife, as follows:
Computer Equipment
Kitchen Equipment
Fixture and Fittings
113 of Cost
20% of Cost
20% of Cost
1,5 Fund Accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the
trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been
designated for other purposes,
Restricted funds are funds that are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions
I mposed by donors that have been raised by the charity for particular purposes, The c05t
of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim
and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the.f inancial statements
Investrnent income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund,
1,6 Cash and cash equIval￿ts
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at cal I with banks, other
short-term l iquid investments with original m3turitie5 of three months or less, and bank
overdrafts, Bank overdrafts are shown with t)orrowings in current liabil ities.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Restricted Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Dining centre grant:
The Fa5snidge Memorial Trust
LBH
Other donations
20,000
20,000
10,000
889
7,604
7,604
27,604
27,604
10,889
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Restricted Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Dining centre
Café and drinks cabinet
Special catering
30,709
1.900
860
30,709 26,878
1,900
1,959
860
644
33,469
33,469 29,481
INVESTMENT INCOME
Restrirted Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Bank interesl receivable in year
148
148
162
148
148
162

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Restricted Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
20?4
Dlrect charitable actSvities
Hall hire rent
Catering employment costs
Dining centre consumables
Catering equipment and repairs
Kitche.n equiptnent depreciation
Training costs
Sundry expenses
Bereavernent costs
Donatlon to Children in Need
6,000
22,745
19,758
218
352
6,000
3,200
22,745 22,773
19,758 19,667
218
122
352
104
271
230
271
230
242
210
273
49,574
49,574 46,591
Charitable support costs
Insurance
686
686
669
Governance costs
686
686
669
Independent examination fees
1,020
1,020
960
1,020
1,020
960
Total charitable actlvities
expenditure
51,280
51,280 48,220

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
EMPLOYEES
2025
2024
Number Number
Number of employees:
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
Employment costs
Catering manager wages cost (inc PAYEIN IIPension)
22,745 22,773
22,745 22,773
There were no employees whose annual emoluments were £60,000 and above.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Computer
Kitchen Flxtures &
Equipment Equipment
Fittings
Total
COST
At l Aprll 2024
Additions
Disposals
800
30,476
1,234
(1,914)
4,955
36,231
1,234
(1,914)
At 31 March 2025
800
29.796
4.955
35,551
Depreciatlon
At l April 2024
Charge for the year
Disposals
8CK)
30,370
352
{1,914)
4,955
36.125
352
(1,914)
At 31 March 2025
800
28,808
4,955
24,563
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
988
988
At 31 March 2024
106
106

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
DEBTORS
2025
2024
Prepayments and accrued income
other debtors
539
35
556
574
556
CREDITORS . Amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Other creditors
Accruals
199
1,020
278
960
1,219
1,238
10.
RELATED PARTIES
Trustees
None of the trustees, or any person connected with them, received any remuneration in
the year.
A total of £646 was paid to trustees in the year (2024: £154) regarding reimbursement of
costs incurred by the trustees on behalf of the charity,
During the year, the charity paid rent to Hillingdon Park Baptist Church (HPBC), a
charity for whom some trustee5 of Dovetail Community Outreach are also trustees,
total ling £6,00012024.. £3,200).
Controlling party
The charity Is control led by the trustee5.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
11, STATEMENT OF FUNDS
At
l April Incoming Resources
2024 Resources Expended
At31
March
2025
General funds
General funds
11,310
61.221 (51,280)
21,251
Total Unrestricted
funds
11.310
61,221
(51,280)
21,251
Restrlcted funds
Tri
sloutings
AA Restricted Fund
4,572
4,572
Total Restricted funds
4.580
4,580
Total of Funds
15,890
61,221 (51,280)
25,831
The UCAA (U-can Ask Angels) restricted fund relates to an amount received from that
charity on its closure. The funds are restricted to be used to 5UPPOrt chlldren and young
people, in line with the originally charitable objective5 of UCAA.