DOVE HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DOVE HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Oplnlon We have audited the financlal 8tatements of Dove House Communlty Trust (th6 'charlty') for th• year ended 31 March 2024 which cornprlse th6 stat8ment of financlal activlt188 (Includlng Income and expendllure account), statement of financlal FJO8ltlon, statement of cash ftow8 and tha related note8, IrKludlng a 8ummary of 8iGnlfi¢ant accounting pollGies. Tha flnanclal reportlng framework that has been appll8d In their preparatlon Is appllcable law and Unlted Klngdom Accountwig Stsndards, Includlng FRS 102 Th• Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Rewbllc of Ireland (Unlted Kngdom Genefalty Accepted Accounllng Practlce). In our oplnlon the fflnandal 8tat8ments: gfva a true and falr vlew of th• 8tata of Ihe charlty'8 affalr8 as at 31 Marth 2024 and of Its Incomlng r880ur¢es and appllcatlon of re80ufGe8, Includlng Its Inc¢ma ond exp8ndllure, for tho year then ended., have ￿en properly prepared In accordance wlth Unlted Klngdom Gonerally Accepted Accounllng Practlce; have bean prepared In accordanca wlth the requlremants of the Charttle8 Act (Norlhorn Ireland) X)8. Bas13 for oplnlon We conduclad our audlt In accordance wlth Intefnatlonal Standards on Audltlng (UK) (ISA8 (UK)) and appllcable law, Our responslbllltles undar those 8tandard8 are fvrther de8Grfbod kn tho audltorfs ra8pon6lblllle3 for th6 audlt of the financlal 8tatemgntS 8ecOon of our reporL We are Independent of tho charlty in accordance wlth th8 gthlcal requlroments that aro rolevant to our audlt of the flnandal statem8nt8 In the UK, Includlng the FRC'S Ethtcal Standard, and have fuiniied our other 8thlcal resporffjlbllSlle6 In accordance wlth these requlrement$. Wg belleve that the audit gvldence we have oblalned18 8uffld•nt and approprfate to provkle a basls for our opinoon. Con¢lu•lon$ r•latlng to golng conc•m In audlllng the financlal statoments, wa hav8 concluded thal the Irustees, use of the golng concern bagls of accounllrg In the preparallon of the flnan¢lal Statements Is appropriate. Based on the work we hava perfo￿0d. we have not Idanlrfled any mater181 unrArtalntles relatlng to evant8 or conditlons that, Indlvldually or wlloctlv81y. may cast slgnlflcant doubt on th6 charlV8 ablllty to contlnue as 8 golng concam for a perlod of at loast iwefvg months from when the flnanclal tatements are autPKrlsed for i8sua. Our respon81bilitles and the r8spon8lbllltl88 of the truste88 wNh rosp8¢t to golng concem aro d98crlbed In the rolevant $8cllon8 of thls raport. DOVE HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DOVE HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST (o*u•dJ YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Audtt•¢s rn8pon81bllltlu for tho audlt of th• fiMn¢lal ￿at•M•nts Our objéc11￿8 ar8 to oblaln reasonable assurance about Ythelher the flnanclal 8tat¢ments 88 a whol¢ are fr88 from materlal mlsstatement, whelher due to fraud or error, and to Issue an audltorfs report that Indudes our oplnlon. Reasonable assurance is a high levél of aswranc6, but is not a guarant88 thal an audlt (x>nduGted In accordance whh ISAS (UK) wlll alway8 detect a rnatarlal mlsstat8ment when It exlsts. M183tstemènts can 8rf8e from fraud or error and are consklered material If, Indlvldually or In the aggregata, Ihey could reasonably be èxpacted to Infiuenc• the economlc decision8 of u3ers tak8n on th8 basi5 of Ihese ￿andal 8t8t8m8ni8. Irregularltl88, Including fraud, are In8tsnca8 of nOn￿mPlIance wlth law8 and regulation8. We d88ign proc8dur8s In Ilne wlth (￿r rospon81bllltle8, oudlned abov•, to detsct mat9rlal m188tat8monts In rospecl of Irregula￿lIes, IncludlThJ fraud. The 8Xtent to whlch our procedure8 ar8 capable of detectlng Irregulartlle8, Includlng fraud 18 d8tall8d below. Howevor. the prlmary rasponslblllty for the prev8ntlon and datectlon of fraud r88t8 wllh both managemènt and th060 tharggd wlth governance of the charitablo ¢onwany. W• a8Bessed the SUBceptlblllty of the tharltable company'8 ftnandal statement8 to malgrlal m18Stat6ment, Includlng how fraud mlght o¢cur, lft¢ludlng waluatlng managern8nt'8 Incentlv88 and oppcrtunltt06 to manage e8mlngs or Influence the r8ported re8ulto. In common wlth all aud118 under ISAS (UK), wa are requlred to P8rforrn speclflc pro¢gdure8 to respond to lh• rlsk of rnanagoment ovarrlda. AS part of an audlt In accardanca wlth ISAS (UK), wo exerclse profe88lonal ludgem8nt and malntaln professlonal 8cepkism throughout the audlt. Wa a180: Identlfy and asg088 the rl8k8 of materfal m18Statement of th• flnanclal stat•ments, Nthother dua to fraud or error, dèsFgn and perfMn audlt procedur08 r88ponslve to tho8¢ ri8k8. and obtaln audll evldgnco that Is Sufflclant and appropriate to provkle a ba818 for our oplnlon. Tho rlsk ol not detectlng a materlal ffds8lat8ment msutting from fraud ts hlghor than for on8 re8ultlng from em)r, a8 fraud may Involve collu81on, forgery, Intentlonal om188kJns, m18repre8entatlon8, or Ihe overrfde of Intemal cr>ntrol. Oblaln an Ur￿8rdtand1ng of Intemal control relevani to ihe audlt In order to de8lgn audlt pro¢$dures that are approprlate In tha clrcumstanc88, but not for the purp08e of expre88lng an oplnlon on the effecllvene8s of the Intemal control. Enqulr8 of management, those charged wlth goveman¢e and the Ch8rlly'8 ￿lICItOr around actual and pt)tentlal Iltlgatknn and clalm8. Porfomi analytlcal proc8dures to Idenllfy any unuwal or unexpect•d r•latkn3hlps that may Indl¢at6 rSsks of matorlal m188tgtement due to fraud. Revlew mlnutes of meetlngs of those Charged with governance. Evalua18 the 8pproprlaten888 of acmunllng poltcl88 used and the reasonablaness of accounting e8llmaies and r8lated d18c1(￿uf8s rnade by the tru8tèes. Condude on the approprlateness of Ihe trustees. use of the golrvJ conc8m ba$is of accountlng and, based on the 8udtt avidence obtain8d, whether a mat8rtal une6rtalnty 8xlsts related to events or conditlons that may ￿￿8t 8lgnlfi¢ant doubt on the charlty's ablllty to contlnue as a golng corKem. If we ¢onclud8 that 8 materlal uncertahty exl8t8, wa are requlred to draw attenlon In our auditorf8 report to the related dlsclosures In tha flnanclal slatements or, If 9uch d18closures are Inad8quate, lo m¢dlfy our oplnlon. Our t¢￿clUSIonS are based on the audlt ovklence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. Howaver, future events or conditions may cause the charlty to Cease to contlnu8 as a golng concern. Evaluate the ov8rall presentatlon, 8tructur8 and contenl of th8 financlal statements, IncludlrwJ th¢