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Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
SC619189 (Scotland)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 January 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 February 2023

End date: 31 January 2024

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

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

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Directors' report period ended 31 January 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 January 2024

Principal activities of the company

The principal activity of the company is that of running music and dance workshops and tuition.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024

P Rainford
D Coxon
A Szulik


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
10 October 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: P Rainford
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

2024 2023


£

£
Turnover: 2,837 4,934
Cost of sales: ( 1,136 ) ( 2,949 )
Gross profit(or loss): 1,701 1,985
Administrative expenses: ( 1,649 ) ( 1,985 )
Operating profit(or loss): 52 0
Profit(or loss) before tax: 52 0
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 52 0

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Balance sheet

As at 31 January 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 109 218
Total fixed assets: 109 218
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: 3,377 3,216
Total current assets: 3,377 3,216
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 3,434 ) ( 3,434 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (57) (218)
Total assets less current liabilities: 52 0
Total net assets (liabilities): 52 0
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 52 0
Total members' funds: 52 0

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 January 2024 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 10 October 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: P Rainford
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

  • 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

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases: Plant and equipment 33.33% straight line The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to surplus or deficit.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 3 3

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 February 2023 807 807
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 January 2024 807 807
Depreciation
At 1 February 2023 589 589
Charge for year 109 109
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 January 2024 698 698
Net book value
At 31 January 2024 109 109
At 31 January 2023 218 218

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Other creditors 3,434 3,434
Total 3,434 3,434

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

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Company Number: SC619189 (Scotland)

Year Ending: 31 January 2024

Company activities and impact

Safer By Sound provide Music, drama, dance/movement, sound recording (digital) and film/film editing workshops for people with health issues, people in recovery from alcohol and substance dependency and those with lifelong disability issues. In the past year along with our local partners Inspiring Leith, St James Church community hall, Building Bridges community meals, Satosa community wellbeing cafe and Leith Festival Association, we have run workshops for, Dance/Movement, Drama, Film/film editing, Green screen workshops and sound studio workshops culminating in performances and film nights. With Inspiring Leith and St James we hold a performance night known as The Well, the first Saturday of every month. Along with our Community Partners we have provided 6 community meals at Satosa Cafe and many coffee mornings. We also have a marquee we set up and use at Leith Festival with 10 performers on the day. We use the marquee during the summer at other local festivals including Leith Croft. Most of our participants are often not given the chance to perform elsewhere.

Consultation with stakeholders

Safer by Sound Our Stakeholders are People with health issues, lifelong disabilities, People in recovery from alcohol and substance dependency, and those disenfranchised from society. Safer by Sound is a ground up organisation, within the remits it is the participants who choose the program they wish to explore, what it should be about etc. We enable each program as part feedback session by its nature. We also have many long term participants, who come along to workshops time and time again. We encourage our stakeholders to participate in the running of the company and organising of workshops/events To take responsibility and help run said Programmes /events.

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
10 October 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Philip Rainford
Status: Director