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2023-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1170157

Report of the Trustees and

Audited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

for Dovedale

Dovedale

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Report of the Trustees 2 to 4
Report of the Independent Auditors 5 to 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Cash Flow Statement 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 19
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 20

Dovedale

Reference and Administrative Details for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

TRUSTEES R A Lough J A Lough E V Lough O J Lough S M Watson J Speers PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 71 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AY REGISTERED CHARITY 1170157 NUMBER INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Smartax Limited 7 Merlin Courtyard Gatehouse Close Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP19 8DP

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Dovedale

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The purpose of the charity is to advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the charity trustees see fit from time to time by making grants to organisations and individuals.

In particular the charity aims include:

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity's Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives, in planning future activities, and setting the grant making policy for the period.

Grant-making

The charity furthers its charitable purposes for the public benefit through its grant-making policy which aims to provide grants to projects that seek to achieve its objects.

It also monitors the institutions that have been supported by requesting them to provide reports back to the charity on an annual basis, which would be reviewed before further grants are awarded.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

During the period, the charity continued to develop its internal management and grant-making policies as well as consolidating the donations received through investments in various funds.

The charity enhanced its grant-giving capabilities, providing more funding and to a wider range of entities to fulfil its objectives. Total grants awarded during the period were £164,000 compared to £118,500 in the previous period.

During the year, the charity awarded further grants totalling £8,000 to Apollo Music Projects and has committed to provide future funding. Apollo Music Projects is a music education charity that delivers a programme of live music to primary schools in deprived areas of London.

The charity also furthered its objectives by awarding significant grants to Music Action International, Partnership for Children, Aurora Orchestra, Friends for Columbia School, Learning Skills Research Foundation Ltd and The Benedetti Foundation and committed to provide future funding to these and other institutions.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The statement of financial activities shows net income of £609,880 (2022 - net expenditure £388,793) for the period. Total funds as at 31 December 2023 stood at £5,013,790 (2022 - £4,403,910). The trustees consider the state of the charity's affairs to be satisfactory.

During the year, the charity received unrestricted donations totalling £219,000 (2022 - £205,000) from trustees to advance the charity's purposes.

Investment policy and objectives

The charity's investment advisors are instructed to maximise the total return on funds within the constraints of a medium to low risk investment portfolio.

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Dovedale

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

The charity continues to build up reserves which it intends to use for carrying out its charitable objectives over the next few years.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The trustees regularly consider key risks the charity is exposed to and ensure to take corrective action to implement measures to manage and mitigate identified risks to an acceptable level.

Foreign currency risk

The charity's investments overseas expose it to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The charity holds investments in multiple currencies, mitigating the impact of changes in the foreign exchange rate.

Volatility of markets

The charity is also faced with the financial risk of volatility in equity and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors. The charity holds a portfolio of assets listed in different regions to mitigate this risk.

FUTURE PLANS

The charity intends to continue its commitment to provide funding to various other organisations and individuals that meets its aims.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a constitution, and constitutes a charitable incorporated organisation under the Charities Act 2011.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee is appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

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Dovedale

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

AUDITORS

The auditors, Smartax Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 25th October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

J A Lough - Trustee

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of Dovedale

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Dovedale (the 'charity') for the year ended 31st December 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of Dovedale

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the charity and the environment in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the charity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. Our audit procedures were designed to respond to the risk, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

We focused on laws and regulations that could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, financial reporting legislation, the Charities Act 2011 and UK pensions and tax legislation. We assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation and enquiries with management regarding correspondence with regulators and tax authorities.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it and therefore we have communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indication of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.

We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates. We addressed the risk of management override of internal controls through testing journals. We evaluated whether there was evidence of bias by the directors in accounting estimates that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud. We challenged assumptions and judgements made by management in any significant accounting estimates.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of Dovedale

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Smartax Limited 7 Merlin Courtyard Gatehouse Close Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP19 8DP

25th October 2024

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Dovedale

Statement of Financial Activities

for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
Investment income
3
Other income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
5
Advancement of education through the arts
Education and social care
Total
Net gains/(losses) on investments
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
31.12.23
Unrestricted
fund
£
369,344
78,367
(3,534)
444,177
26,186
100,880
75,125
202,191
367,894
609,880
4,403,910
5,013,790
31.12.22
Total
funds
£
205,000
62,167
29,421
296,588
24,173
75,624
56,162
155,959
(529,422)
(388,793)
4,792,703
4,403,910

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Dovedale

Balance Sheet 31st December 2023

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
11
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
12
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
13
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
14
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
31.12.23
Unrestricted
fund
£
4,774,202
-
273,939
273,939
(34,351)
239,588
5,013,790
5,013,790
5,013,790
5,013,790
31.12.22
Total
funds
£
4,115,875
57,375
245,226
302,601
(14,566)
288,035
4,403,910
4,403,910
4,403,910
4,403,910

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 25th October 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

J A Lough - Trustee

S M Watson - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Dovedale

Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
17
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of fixed asset investments
Sale of fixed asset investments
Interest received
Dividends received
Net cash used in investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in
the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the reporting period
31.12.23
£
240,779
240,779
(2,030,027)
1,739,594
10,765
67,602
(212,066)
28,713
245,226
273,939
31.12.22
£
76,836
76,836
(884,261)
478,455
978
61,189
(343,639)
(266,803)
512,029
245,226

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Dovedale

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the accounting policies, trustees are required to make judgement, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affected current and future periods.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank. Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due. This is normally upon notification by the investment advisor of the dividend yield of the investment portfolio.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Cost of raising funds relate to costs incurred in attracting voluntary income and the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is conveyed to the recipient. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure. Where a grant has been made for the benefit of an individual, or a group of individuals, through the means of an institution, this is recorded as a grant to the institution.

Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty about either the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable.

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Dovedale

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Allocation and apportionment of costs

Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. These costs include costs related to statutory audit and legal fees together with an apportionment of overhead and support costs.

Governance costs and support costs relating to charitable activities have been apportioned on a basis consistent with the use of resources. The allocation of support and governance costs is analysed in note 7.

Volunteers

The value of the services provided by volunteers is not incorporated into these financial statements.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Irrecoverable VAT

Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the expenditure heading for which it was incurred.

Fixed asset investments

Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the period.

The charity does not acquire put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments.

The main forms of financial risk faced by the charity is that of foreign exchange risk and volatility in equity and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors.

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Accrued income and tax recoverable is included at the best estimate of the amounts receivable at the balance sheet date.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, demand deposits and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Creditors

Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discount due.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

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Dovedale

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Foreign currencies

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Realised gains and losses

All gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sale proceeds and their opening carrying value or their purchase value if acquired subsequent to the first day of the financial year. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the fair value at the year end and their carrying value. Realised and unrealised investment gains and losses are combined in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans, which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, and investments which are held at fair value.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

General donations
Gift aid
31.12.23
£
219,000
150,344
369,344
31.12.22
£
205,000
-
205,000

Included within general donations was the sum of £219,000 (2022 - £205,000) received during the year from trustees.

3. INVESTMENT INCOME

INVESTMENT INCOME
31.12.23 31.12.22
£ £
Fixed asset investment income 67,602 61,189
Deposit account interest 10,765 978
78,367 62,167

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Dovedale

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

4. RAISING FUNDS

Investment management costs

Support costs
5.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Advancement of education through the
arts
Education and social care
6.
GRANTS PAYABLE
Advancement of education through the arts
Education and social care
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:
Apollo Music Projects
Read Easy UK
Learning Skills Research Foundation Ltd
The Benedetti Foundation
The Refugee & Migrant Centre
Music Action International
Partnership for Children
Aurora Orchestra
Friends for Columbia School
Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel
The Childhood Trust
Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
6)
£
94,000
70,000
164,000
31.12.23
£
26,186
Support
costs (see
note 7)
£
6,880
5,125
12,005
31.12.23
£
94,000
70,000
164,000
31.12.23
£
8,000
-
10,000
40,000
-
18,000
20,000
25,000
20,000
20,000
3,000
164,000
31.12.22
£
24,173
Totals
£
100,880
75,125
176,005
31.12.22
£
68,000
50,500
118,500
31.12.22
£
22,500
25,000
10,000
25,000
18,000
18,000
-
-
-
-
-
118,500

As at 31 December 2023, the charity has provided grant funding commitments totalling £241,000 (2022 - £90,000) over the next three year period provided the grant terms are met. Included within this sum is a funding commitment of £15,000 (2022 - £15,000) to Apollo Music Projects.

The institutions have been made aware of the charity's intention to fund these awards. However the awards are contingent upon meeting certain annual conditions and as such have not been accrued in these financial statements.

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Dovedale

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

7. SUPPORT COSTS

7. SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
Management Finance costs Totals
£ £ £ £
Investment management costs 26,186 - - 26,186
Advancement of education through the arts - 218 6,662 6,880
Education and social care - 163 4,962 5,125
26,186 381 11,624 38,191
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
Governance costs
31.12.23 31.12.22
Advancement
of Education
education and
through social Total Total
the arts care activities activities
£ £ £ £
Auditors' remuneration 2,682 1,998 4,680 4,440
Accountancy and legal fees 3,034 2,260 5,294 3,770
Consultancy 946 704 1,650 4,708
6,662 4,962 11,624 12,918
8. AUDITORS' REMUNERATION
31.12.23 31.12.22
£ £
Fees payable to the charity's auditors for the audit of the charity's financial
statements 4,680 4,440

9. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st December 2023 nor for the year ended 31st December 2022.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st December 2023 nor for the year ended 31st December 2022.

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Dovedale

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

10. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
Investment income
Other income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Advancement of education through the arts
Education and social care
Total
Net gains/(losses) on investments
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
11.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
MARKET VALUE
At 1st January 2023
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
At 31st December 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st December 2023
At 31st December 2022
Unrestricted
fund
£
205,000
62,167
29,421
296,588
24,173
75,624
56,162
155,959
(529,422)
(388,793)
4,792,703
4,403,910
Listed
investments
£
4,115,875
2,030,027
(1,761,464)
389,764
4,774,202
4,774,202
4,115,875

Investments within the UK amounted to £1,031,324 (2022 - £1,876,590) and outside the UK amounted to £ 3,742,878 (2022 - £2,239,285).

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Dovedale

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

Cost or valuation at 31st December 2023 is represented by:

Valuation in 2021
Valuation in 2022
Valuation in 2023
Listed
investments
£
4,239,491
(123,616)
658,327
4,774,202

12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Other debtors
13.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
Other creditors
14.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At 1.1.23
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
4,403,910
TOTAL FUNDS
4,403,910
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
Resources
resources
expended
£
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
444,177
(202,191)
TOTAL FUNDS
444,177
(202,191)
31.12.23
£
-
31.12.23
£
-
34,351
34,351
Net
movement
in funds
£
609,880
609,880
Gains and
losses
£
367,894
367,894
31.12.22
£
57,375
31.12.22
£
7,221
7,345
14,566
At
31.12.23
£
5,013,790
5,013,790
Movement
in funds
£
609,880
609,880

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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.1.22
£
4,792,703
4,792,703
Net
movement
in funds
£
(388,793)
(388,793)
At
31.12.22
£
4,403,910
4,403,910

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
296,588
296,588
Resources
expended
£
(155,959)
(155,959)
Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
(529,422)
(388,793)
(529,422)
(388,793)
Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
(529,422)
(388,793)
(529,422)
(388,793)
(388,793)

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.1.22
£
4,792,703
4,792,703
Net
movement
in funds
£
221,087
221,087
At
31.12.23
£
5,013,790
5,013,790

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
740,765
740,765
Resources
expended
£
(358,150)
(358,150)
Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
(161,528)
221,087
(161,528)
221,087
Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
(161,528)
221,087
(161,528)
221,087
221,087

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15. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As disclosed in note 6, as at 31 December 2023 the charity has provided grant funding commitments to institutions totalling £241,000 (2022 - £90,000) over the next three year period. These awards are contingent upon meeting certain annual conditions and will be funded using the unrestricted funds of the charity.

16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year, the charity awarded grants totalling £8,000 (2022 - £22,500) to Apollo Music Projects, a registered charity, in which the trustee, J A Lough, was a former trustee. As disclosed in note 6, further grants are intended to be provided. J A Lough resigned as a trustee of Apollo Music Projects on 18 January 2022.

As disclosed in note 2, during the period the charity received unrestricted donations totalling £219,000 (2022 - £205,000) from trustees to advance the charity's purposes.

17. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the
Statement of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
(Gain)/losses on investments
Interest received
Dividends received
Decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by operations
31.12.23
£
609,880
(367,894)
(10,765)
(67,602)
57,375
19,785
240,779
31.12.22
£
(388,793)
529,422
(978)
(61,189)
-
(1,626)
76,836

18. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.1.23 Cash flow At 31.12.23
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 245,226 28,713 273,939
245,226 28,713 273,939
Total 245,226 28,713 273,939

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