SPEAKERS COLLECTIVE CIC


SPEAKERS COLLECTIVE CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
11864856 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 April 2022

End date: 31 March 2023

SPEAKERS COLLECTIVE CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

SPEAKERS COLLECTIVE CIC

Directors' report period ended 31 March 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2023

Principal activities of the company

The Speakers Collective is a Social Enterprise. We work together with a shared commitment to challenge stigma, facilitate important conversations and promote learning on a variety of social issues.The aim of the Speakers Collective is twofold:1. To create a community of support for those who work alone, sharing their lived experience within business, education and public sector settings.2. To ensure that those seeking speakers can be confident that our members will speak with integrity and professionalism, in line with the Speaker Collective Pledge.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023

J Emmerson
J Salmon


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
8 December 2023

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: J Emmerson
Status: Director

SPEAKERS COLLECTIVE CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

2023 2022


£

£
Turnover: 73,907 75,091
Cost of sales: ( 49,339 ) ( 38,135 )
Gross profit(or loss): 24,568 36,956
Administrative expenses: ( 23,987 ) ( 31,538 )
Other operating income: 3,190
Operating profit(or loss): 581 8,608
Interest receivable and similar income: 4
Profit(or loss) before tax: 585 8,608
Tax: ( 136 ) ( 1,635 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 449 6,973

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Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2023

Notes 2023 2022


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 11,634 5,791
Cash at bank and in hand: 719 9,107
Total current assets: 12,353 14,898
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 4,629 ) ( 7,623 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 7,724 7,275
Total assets less current liabilities: 7,724 7,275
Total net assets (liabilities): 7,724 7,275
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 7,724 7,275
Total members' funds: 7,724 7,275

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 2023 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 8 December 2023
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: J Emmerson
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

SPEAKERS COLLECTIVE CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023 2022
    Average number of employees during the period 2 2

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

3. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 11,633 5,135
Other debtors 1 656
Total 11,634 5,791

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2023 2022
£ £
Trade creditors 1,127
Taxation and social security 41 1,913
Accruals and deferred income 2,421 5,710
Other creditors 1,040
Total 4,629 7,623

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

SPEAKERS COLLECTIVE CIC

Company Number: 11864856 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 March 2023

Company activities and impact

2023 saw us grow our speakers and community, increasing the number of social issues that we sought to address, to include disability awareness, race and gender, mental health.We continue to support members by running monthly virtual meet ups and masterclasses. Our monthly newsletter allow members to share good practice, collaborate and take part in opportunities. We continue to promote our members campaigns and projects on our social media and actively encourage members to write blogs for our website. In November 2022, the Speakers Collective ran their first Hope Conference for grassroot individuals and organisations on the themes of Collaboration, Connection and Community. We continue to run a range of lived experience speeches, in person and virtually across the UK and inter-nationally. We deliver work in schools, businesses, government organisations, the NHS, universities and charities. We provide free webinars available to all, covering the social issues we work within and bringing together lived experience speakers with professionals. We have provided speakers to support volunteers at the AGM conferences of regional Samaritan areas.

Consultation with stakeholders

Members are consulted at the monthly meet ups, within the newsletters on their needs and the programmes that are run for them. Clients are consulted via post-delivery questionnaires and meetings.

Directors' remuneration

Two directors were paid a salary of £5,200 each.The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £1,719

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
29 December 2023

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: J Emmerson
Status: Director