THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
15451657 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 January 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 30 January 2024

End date: 31 January 2025

THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2025

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

THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Directors' report period ended 31 January 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 January 2025

Principal activities of the company

The principle activities of The Prehistoric Workshop CIC are to: teach workshops in ancient crafts, agriculture, and building techniques; to offer access to nature, the outdoors, and low-impact horticultural activities; to provide opportunities for volunteers to develop skills and work together; to promote archaeology, ancient history, agriculture and crafts to a vast range of stakeholders and participants.

Additional information

We have worked across multiple counties delivering workshops in heritage venues. Our main goal of building a roundhouse and developing an ancient farmstead as education centre was stalled when we chose not to continue developing the site at Whetstone Pastures Fruit Farm due to a lack of long-term security and commitment from the land owner. We have since had in excess of 30 meetings with other landowners and the local authority to try and secure a new site. Whilst we have identified a possible new location it is a long distance from our current residence and may not be possible unless we relocate entirely. It is our priority for 2025 to secure a new premises as we feel the workshops we deliver have a greater impact in a dedicated and immersive environment. We have worked with researchers from The University of Leicester in hosting 2 events to enable their observations of natural materials in relation to archaeological contexts. We hope to continue with these collaborations.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
30 January 2024 to 31 January 2025

Stephanie Horak
Neil Philip Bevan


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
1 February 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Stephanie Horak
Status: Director

THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 January 2025

2025


£
Turnover: 5,639
Cost of sales: ( 2,960 )
Gross profit(or loss): 2,679
Operating profit(or loss): 2,679
Profit(or loss) before tax: 2,679
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 2,679

THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 January 2025

Notes 2025


£
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: 2,679
Total current assets: 2,679
Net current assets (liabilities): 2,679
Total assets less current liabilities: 2,679
Total net assets (liabilities): 2,679
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 2,679
Total members' funds: 2,679

The notes form part of these financial statements

THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 January 2025 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 1 February 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Stephanie Horak
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2025

  • 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

THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025
    Average number of employees during the period 2

    Both the directors are contracted on a self-employed basis to deliver workshops.

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

THE PREHISTORIC WORKSHOP CIC

Company Number: 15451657 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 January 2025

Company activities and impact

The Prehistoric Workshop spent the first part of the year developing a dedicated farm site at Whetstone Pastures fruit farm. The site sat across 3 acres and involved a considerable amount of volunteer hours landscaping and creating infrastructure. We worked with approximately 15 volunteers on light horticultural activities. We sowed and harvested 0.7 acres of the ancient grain Emmer wheat by hand, with a more than 190 volunteer hours donated for this. We also sowed 100 square metres of flax seed for fibre flax, again working with volunteers. Volunteers have benefitted from working outdoors, together in nature, and using environmentally low-impact techniques whilst learning about traditions and methods in prehistoric Britain. They have also contributed to the preservation of 2 species of rare crop, fibre flax and Emmer Wheat. In addition to the agricultural activities, we built willow domes, and hazel fencing. We spent a considerable amount of time coppicing and carrying out woodland management at a woodland at Kilby, again working with volunteers. We held approximately 21 workshops and events in the community across multiple venues and counties, as well as on our own dedicated site. We taught flint-knapping, fibre-making with flax, spinning and weaving, and woodwork and hafting. We worked with approximately 190 workshop participants of all ages and abilities, including offering some family/child-friendly workshops. We hosted researchers from The University of Leicester on 2 activity days focused on ancient crafts and materials. Feedback from workshop participants indicates that they appreciate the mindfulness of learning ancient crafts, and leave the sessions with an altered view of natural materials and the ingenuity of our ancestors. We participated in 10 events and talks for various heritage and history groups, delivering presentations on Life In Prehistoric Leicestershire. Some of the events were demonstrations and stalls in busy environments, such as the pop up event in John Lewis to promote the Festival of Archaeology which saw us engaging with hundreds of people across one session alone. People benefitted from learning about local histories and locations that they had never considered before, as well as improving their understanding of the natural materials and building techniques of the past.

Consultation with stakeholders

2 questionnaires were sent to stakeholders. One questionnaire targeted workshop participants, and the other targeted venues and organisations we have worked with. In addition to understanding the participants' benefits of working with us, we wanted to know if there were any activities we did not offer but that people would like to undertake, if there was anything they specifically wanted to us to improve upon, and we left space for them to communicate any other information with us. These questionnaires were sent to approximately 50 people, from which we had around 20+ replies.

Directors' remuneration

The total amount paid to directors is £1522.90. The directors have been paid for some, but not all of their time in delivering workshops as tutors. For a 1/4 of a year at the beginning of trading, they waived their workshop tutor fees to build up the reserves in the business account.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
1 February 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Stephanie Horak
Status: Director