UNSEEN TOURS C.I.C.

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
07340037 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 September 2023

End date: 31 August 2024

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

Directors report
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

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Directors' report period ended 31 August 2024

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

Directors

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

Jesse-Ann Demanche
Jayni Gudka
Giacomo Mason


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
31 October 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jesse-Ann Demanche
Status: Director

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Balance sheet

As at 31 August 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 2,063 3,151
Cash at bank and in hand: 49,584 84,667
Total current assets: 51,647 87,818
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 14,678 ) ( 21,402 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 36,969 66,416
Total assets less current liabilities: 36,969 66,416
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year: 5 ( 15,500 ) ( 22,143 )
Total net assets (liabilities): 21,469 44,273
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 21,469 44,273
Total members' funds: 21,469 44,273

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 August 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.

The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 31 October 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Jesse-Ann Demanche
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 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

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 2 0

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

3. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 2,030 1,840
Prepayments and accrued income 33
Other debtors 1,311
Total 2,063 3,151
Debtors due after more than one year: 1,311

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 6,643 6,643
Trade creditors 20 752
Taxation and social security 654 1,658
Accruals and deferred income 6,150 11,852
Other creditors 1,211 497
Total 14,678 21,402

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

5. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 15,500 22,143
Total 15,500 22,143

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

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Company Number: 07340037 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 August 2024

Company activities and impact

The company has benefited the 6 (formerly homeless) tour guides in the following ways: - Provided them with meaningful work opportunities to work as tour guides - Provided them opportunities for training, skills development and confidence-building - Enabled them to lead conversations around homelessness - We have also started work to train three new tour guides - We have launched our first tour curated by a survivor of human trafficking and modern slavery - of Canning Town. - We have launched a new tour of Westminster Over the course of the year, we’ve also participated in workshops and given university lectures. In the past year we have delivered over 419 experiences to over 1605 customers in London.

Consultation with stakeholders

The company’s stakeholders are people who have experience of homelessness in London. The company provides them training and opportunities to share their stories, and those of the communities that they live in, as tour guides. The directors of the company have lived in London for a number years and further developed the business model for the social enterprise based on their experiences in the tourism, social impact and business sectors. The customers for the company include locals in London and visitors from the UK and beyond, including tourists, school and university students and local businesses. We encourage everyone who takes part in our walking tours to fill out pre- and post-experience surveys so that we can measure the impact we are having. This allows us to see if and how our tours are helping change perceptions around homelessness. The overwhelming response has been positive: “We did the London Bridge tour with David. It’s an area we know pretty well but we learned so many fascinating things. David’s facts and stories were excellent and he generously shared some of his own experiences. Thoroughly recommend this tour and looking forward to trying some of the others offered by UT. Son’s opinion: To add on to that David was a very nice man and I’m 100% sure the other members of the UT team are as well.” Written August 20, 2024 “I was unsure what to expect but I was very pleasantly surprised. Nic was a very knowledgeable guide who brought Soho to life with a wealth of stories, many of them about people she knew personally. I thoroughly enjoyed the walk.” Written July 10, 2024 “London is so sprawling, and there are so many areas you realise you never visit or spend time in: thank you Halimot for sharing your own personal story along with so much history and information about this part of East London. You are an incredible woman and a lesson in resilience, bravery and love. London is lucky to have you here, sharing your story. It was especially poignant taking teenagers to widen their perspective on the world a different world right on their doorstep.” Written May 20, 2024 “It was a fascinating tour of a part of London I knew little to nothing about. What was different and totally inspiring was the tour guide we had in Halimot. She shared part of her own personal story of being trafficked and her experience of modern slavery and homelessness and her triumph against all the odds. I wanted to listen to her every single word. I learned so much.” Written March 4, 2024

Directors' remuneration

The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was: £31,393 There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
31 October 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jesse-Ann Demanche
Status: Director