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Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
12711883 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 August 2023

End date: 31 July 2024

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 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 July 2024

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

Directors

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

Malcolm John Brooks
Debra Lynn Buller
Nicola Sweeting


The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 August 2023 to 4 December 2023

Elizabeth El-Abed


The director shown below has held office during the period of
13 February 2024 to 31 July 2024

Joanne Elizabeth Wheatley


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
11 April 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Debra Lynn Buller
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 July 2024

2024 2023


£

£
Turnover: 1,002 790
Cost of sales: ( 69 ) ( 3,291 )
Gross profit(or loss): 933 (2,501)
Administrative expenses: ( 1,218 ) ( 1,338 )
Operating profit(or loss): (285) (3,839)
Profit(or loss) before tax: (285) (3,839)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (285) (3,839)

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Balance sheet

As at 31 July 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 2,162 2,162
Cash at bank and in hand: 3,692 3,663
Total current assets: 5,854 5,825
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 1,324 ) ( 1,010 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 4,530 4,815
Total assets less current liabilities: 4,530 4,815
Total net assets (liabilities): 4,530 4,815
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 4,530 4,815
Total members' funds: 4,530 4,815

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 July 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 11 April 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Debra Lynn Buller
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 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 July 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2024

3. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 2,162 2,162
Total 2,162 2,162

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2024

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 300 300
Other creditors 1,024 710
Total 1,324 1,010

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

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Company Number: 12711883 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 July 2024

Company activities and impact

DMCIC facilitates monthly social groups for people living with deafness. This includes Signers Anonymous (BSL social group for people with anyone who uses BSL or is learning BSL) and Deafinate Connections Cafe (social group for anyone with a hearing loss - all communication methods are included. Stakeholders are also able to access this group too). Both of these groups reduces isolation for D/deaf people. It enables D/deaf people to meet others who live with deafness and discuss the challenges and solutions that barriers within society presents. DMCIC is able to feed back this information to stakeholders. DMCIC also provides activities along with a signposting service where anything is outside of DMCIC’s remit. Generally the groups also encourage positive mental health and wellbeing DMCIC facilitates BSL and Deaf Awareness courses which enables barriers to be broken down. This includes communication, society and environmental barriers. These courses can encourage positive mental health and wellbeing for people with hearing loss and positive interactions between hearing and D/deaf people DMCIC set up a Hearing Loss Champion project where DMCIC collaborate with nominated Hearing loss champions within organisations to ensure accessibility to their services for D/deaf employees and members of the public who access their services. This involves DMCIC providing support, training and consultations with the Hearing Loss Champions DMCIC provides quarterly newsletters and updates their website and social media pages regularly to provide regular updates and to ensure lines of communication are kept open in different ways

Consultation with stakeholders

Stakeholders: Chilton Polden school - Due to a child’s communication method of BSL a need was established for a BSL course for some of the child’s teachers. DMCIC facilitated a BSL course and evaluated this. A deaf teaching assistant also needed support around reasonable adjustments for her role. The teaching assistant requested DMCIC’s support to meet with the school and provide advice, further support and consultations in this area Musgrove Park Hospital & Yeovil Hospital – DMCIC is a member of the Access Working Group and regularly attends/consults with the Access Working Group to analyse current working practices/processes and support/consult to break down any barriers identified within these hospitals. A representative from the hospital consults with D/deaf people directly also by attending the Deafinate Connections cafe. The Access Working Group meetings are minuted Somerset ICB – DMCIC is a member of Citizens Hub and regularly attends/consults with other Citizen’s Hub members to analyse current working practices/processes and any barriers presented to the D/deaf communities and support/consult to break down any barriers identified. The Citizen Hub meetings are minuted Open Mental Health – DMCIC attended meetings and is in ongoing consultations regarding access to mental health services for D/deaf communities. A report has been completed of these consultations. A representive attended the Deafinate Connections Cafe to discuss ways forward if DMCIC is allocated project funding from SPARK in conjunction with Open Mental Health Mind – DMCIC facilitated a bespoke Deaf Awareness course for Mind staff teams in respect of the new NHS BSL 111 service and how to work with interpreters and D/deaf people remotely, promoting best practice. This course was evaluated Swan Advocacy – DMCIC facilitated a Deaf Awareness course for Swan Advocacy staff teams which was evaluated. Swan Advocacy nominated a Hearing Loss Champion as a result of this course. Swan Advocacy also delivered a Self Advocacy course for D/deaf people with DMCIC facilitating this. As a result of the Self Advocacy course attendees it was identified there is a need for a peer support group for D/deaf people locally (DMCIC set this up and starting facilitating this towards the end of 2024 and this is now held monthly with members naming this as ‘All Ears peer support group’) HealthWatch – DMCIC regularly consults with HealthWatch and works collaboratively also as both organisations are members of Citizens Hub The Hub (Bridgwater) – DMCIC attended a networking day for business, statutory & volunteering sectors with the focus of ’Supporting our Community’ Wellington Signing Cafe – DMCIC met with the CEO to discuss the importance of using registered interpreters for particular situations and how made recommendations of how to make their services more accessible for D/deaf people

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
11 April 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Debra Buller
Status: Director