STAFFORDSHIRE WARGAMING GUILD CIC

Company Registration Number:
13973536 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 14 March 2022

End date: 31 March 2023

STAFFORDSHIRE WARGAMING GUILD CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Community Interest Report

STAFFORDSHIRE WARGAMING GUILD CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

13 months to 31 March 2023


£
Turnover: 2,188
Cost of sales: ( 1,950 )
Gross profit(or loss): 238
Operating profit(or loss): 238
Profit(or loss) before tax: 238
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 238

STAFFORDSHIRE WARGAMING GUILD CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2023

Notes 13 months to 31 March 2023


£
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: 240
Total current assets: 240
Net current assets (liabilities): 240
Total assets less current liabilities: 240
Provision for liabilities: ( 238 )
Total net assets (liabilities): 2
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital: 2
Total Shareholders' funds: 2

The notes form part of these financial statements

STAFFORDSHIRE WARGAMING GUILD CIC

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 26 November 2023
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Harriet Jefferies Brandsom
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

STAFFORDSHIRE WARGAMING GUILD 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

STAFFORDSHIRE WARGAMING GUILD CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2023

  • 2. Employees

    13 months to 31 March 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 1

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

STAFFORDSHIRE WARGAMING GUILD CIC

Company Number: 13973536 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 March 2023

Company activities and impact

The company provide a safe environment for gamers and hobbyists to practice and explore their hobbies. During the first year of trading (2022-23), Covid-19 restrictions began to lift completely but while some members were eager to return to normal, others were a bit more cautious and concerned with living costs on the rise. The guild’s activities have benefited the community in the following ways:Set up 2 additional days for meet ups and games, helping to reach more people who need a regular social group.New and old members have entered the world of 3D printing, so with a few rules in places, these members have been able to trial run a business idea or print replacement parts for old models for other members.The guild has run 2 small-scale fundraising events. The first was for the local charity Tri-Services Veterans Centre in Newcastle-Under-Lyme. Tri-Services is a drop-in centre for currently serving and ex-service personnel who have served in the Navy, Army and RAF, including some of our own members. The guild raised over £300 for the charity when their drop-in centre was under threat from being sold off by the council. - The second fundraiser focused on the guild itself. The funds raised from our Christmas event has allowed us to secure a future venue for our next event charity event, also to upgrade and repair the equipment used on a weekly basis (MDF and plastic scenery) and starter sets for members to try new out new games. By having these extra starter sets for other games of interest, more sub-groups have been formed. This also makes the guild more accessible as the members who want to try out new games don’t have to buy anything upfront and those who already play those games now have different opponents and play styles to compete against, which also means the guild has a greater variety of gaming available. - The guild has also organised meet ups outside of the gaming community such as cinema trips, general social gatherings and volunteering at the larger conventions in the UK, all of which have allowed members to open up more about their private lives and anything troubling them, and also made it easier for them to engage with other and new members. A couple of members have even expressed that if the group didn’t exist, they would still be at home, locked behind a door and continue to follow Covid rules. - The guild in general has also helped the overall community’s mental health but providing general life advice where applicable, hobby targets and forming friendships with other groups/shops in the Staffordshire area. The group’s target for the next couple of years is to be even more inclusive where the directors and some key members learn the basics of sign language and increase the amount we raise for charity.

Consultation with stakeholders

The company’s stakeholders live within the Staffordshire area, stretching from as far as Crewe to Wolverhampton, Market Drayton to Uttoxeter. The directors live in Stone, the centre point of the catchment area, and have done for 30+ years. Noticing there were already a small number of established groups within Stoke and Stafford, there was no in between, so Staffordshire Wargaming Guild was formed in Stone as a community group in 2014. The community group’s initial aim was the find like-minded people - roleplayers and wargamers - but after 6 months, the directors soon realised the positive effect the group had on the members’ mental health, especially when the guild had it’s first member who suffered from PTSD.The directors then set up a number of lines of communication, ranging from a number of online messaging services (such as Facebook, Meetup, Twitter, etc) to private online groups or giving out direct and private numbers to a small number of individuals (for those who didn’t like using social media). This was so that the guild could communicate meet-ups on a weekly basis within the group, but also events outside of the group such as cinema trips and conventions. The group also operates a ‘contact anytime’ policy.Just before becoming a CIC, the directors asked the community both face-to-face and through their social media networks about doing another ‘gaming day’ as the guild was gaining interest and attention from new people wanting to join but unable to do the current once a week meet up on a Sunday. As a result, the guild now runs 2 additional days, allowing other gamers and hobbyists the opportunity to carry out and/or explore their interests, meet new people and form new friendships, and explore other aspects to the gaming world, all within a safe place.Most members are happy enough to meet up once a week to have their ‘catch up chat’ and play games. However there are a few members who have varying degrees of having fallen on hard times, from just having a bad week to having been made homeless.The directors have been able to identify these situations through changes in behaviour or the members have felt confident enough to open about their private lives. An aspect of the guild is that chats about personal events come second - ultimately they are there to briefly escape reality, rather than attend a support group where “people site in a circle and explain their problems” - whilst, at the same time, their issues aren’t forgotten about or pushed aside.Overall, the members are kept up to date with what the guild is doing next and are also able keep in touch whenever or if it’s needed. The guild always encourages creativity and leadership, so when someone want sot start something new, the directors will help publicise the event and, if it falls into their area of expertise, guild the members if their require it, as each group whiting the guild needs a ‘sub-leader’ especially as the directors are sub-leaders themselves.

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
26 November 2023

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Harriet Jefferies Brandsom
Status: Director