THE DOT COLLECTIVE

Registered charity 1169951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Objects

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.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£95k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Dot Collective reported a surplus of income over expenditure of £11,752 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income of £95,227 and total expenditure of £83,475. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £38,014, which exceeds its stated policy target of £10,131 (representing three months of costs). The trustees confirm that the financial status has increased consistently year on year as the charity grows.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months costs which would be unrestricted funds of £10,131 (held: £38k)

“We plan to have reserves of 3 months costs which would be unrestricted funds of £10,131.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mrs. N L Newman received £825.00 for services as a director.

“As part of the R&D process, one of our trustees, Mrs. N L Newman, provided services as a director and was paid £825.00.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mrs. N L Newman (trustee) paid £825 for services

“As part of the R&D process, one of our trustees, Mrs. N L Newman, provided services as a director and was paid £825.00.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £21,290 — grants £21,290 (1); 22% of the £95,227 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

Volunteers: 2
Government income: £25,130 — grants £25,130 (1); 26% of the £98,213 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £34,788 — grants £34,788 (2); 36% of the £95,471 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Dot Collective (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

H J MAYFIELDchair
Anne Williams
NICOLA LESLEY NEWMAN
ROBERT CHARLES FITZGERALD HICKSON

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£95k	£83k
31/10/2024	£98k	£85k
31/10/2023	£95k	£100k
31/10/2022	£53k	£60k
31/10/2021	£44k	£24k

Common questions

Is THE DOT COLLECTIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The Dot Collective reported a surplus of income over expenditure of £11,752 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income of £95,227 and total expenditure of £83,475. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £38,014, which exceeds its stated policy target of £10,131 (representing three months of costs). The trustees confirm that the financial status has increased consistently year on year as the charity grows. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DOT COLLECTIVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DOT COLLECTIVE as a grant recipient include SOUTHWARK CHARITIES, LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SOUTHWARK CHARITIES	FY2024	£16k
LONDON CATALYST	FY2023	£2k	For client welfare, art resources and new community activities.
SOUTHWARK CHARITIES	FY2023	£360	Grants awarded to community organisations and charities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	29/03/2024	£7k	Unrestricted Funding
City Bridge Foundation	22/08/2023	£44k	Grant to The Dot Collective
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/05/2023	£9k	Alice's Adventures in Aerialand - Theatre in care
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/10/2021	£3k	Looking for Alice
City Bridge Foundation	30/09/2021	£18k	Grant to The Dot Collective

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LOCAL TRUST	1	£187k
OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION	1	£33k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£30k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£20k
CROYDON ALMSHOUSES	1	£15k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£6k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION.

DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION income £666k
PEOPLE IN ACTION income £11.4m
HONITON COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY income £37k
REMARK! COMMUNITY LTD income £582k
THE EUROPEAN DOCTORS ORCHESTRA income £71k
Dementia Studio CIO income £68k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DOT COLLECTIVE	£95k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
DORSET COMMUNITY ACTION FY2025	£666k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PEOPLE IN ACTION FY2025	£11.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HONITON COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£37k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REMARK! COMMUNITY LTD FY2025	£582k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EUROPEAN DOCTORS ORCHESTRA FY2025	£71k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.