DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
11663146 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 30 November 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 December 2023

End date: 30 November 2024

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

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

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

2024 2023


£

£
Turnover: 14,866 22,112
Gross profit(or loss): 14,866 22,112
Administrative expenses: ( 26,081 ) ( 15,053 )
Other operating income: 371
Operating profit(or loss): (10,844) 7,059
Profit(or loss) before tax: (10,844) 7,059
Tax: ( 1,263 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (10,844) 5,796

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Balance sheet

As at 30 November 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 186 3,833
Cash at bank and in hand: 1,461 15,064
Total current assets: 1,647 18,897
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 1,248 ) ( 7,654 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 399 11,243
Total assets less current liabilities: 399 11,243
Total net assets (liabilities): 399 11,243
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 399 11,243
Total members' funds: 399 11,243

The notes form part of these financial statements

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 30 November 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 20 June 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Stuart Harrison
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Financial Reporting Standard 101

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

3. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 186 3,833
Total 186 3,833

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 855
Taxation and social security 1,263
Other creditors 393 6,391
Total 1,248 7,654

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

DEAF & HEARING TRAILBLAZERS CIC

Company Number: 11663146 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 30 November 2024

Company activities and impact

To deliver Leadership Summit and one course/activity every two months This year has been one of learning and discovery in terms of our core market for leadership training. On reflection our plans to deliver training was very ambitious and we began the year with the decision to invest our reserves to test out the viability of continuing with our core offer – Inclusive Leadership training. There has been a 24-year gap in this type of training for our stakeholder market and we wanted to use the year to test whether or not we should continue and evaluate our training pathway. To assist us with this action we appointed an external administrative assistant to help manage the expected workload and efforts required for social media marketing. We began the year with one course in February 2024 recruiting the minimum number of delegates to break even, but take up was very slow and we had a rolling agreement with the training venue and subsequently postponed dates for April 2024 and June 2024 and then went ahead with a heavily subsidised course in October 2024, again with a minimum number of delegates. In consultation with stakeholders and our network of client organisations following a financial review in Month 6 (May 2024), it was clear that our sales offer was not attractive and prices were too challenging for individuals to cover without their employers stepping in to cover the costs. We made the decision to terminate our agreement with the administration assistant. Alongside this, we made an application for approval of our courses by The Institute of Leadership, whilst this was approved an announced in June 2024, it did not create an immediate uplift in sales. We had an overall overspend of £14k for the year less sales due to less demand and the fees for Institute Approval that were not in the original budget. Our cash balance at year end (30th November 2024) was £1.5k Despite all this, the feedback we received from course delegates told us that we had a unique and highly valued offer. (from both courses in 2024 we scored 100% for course delivery, 50% very good, and 50% excellent for facilitation with 100% intending to take up further training with us) Towards the end of the year, we revised our sales offer for the courses and approached our network again so that by the middle of Q1 for following year we had secured two key pledges to commit to training for 2025. Alongside the challenges we had with our leadership programme, we were able to deliver on the following: UK Deaf Leadership Summit – In 2024, we have delivered three 1-hour webinars with a total of 240 people attending . This year our speakers were from the Australia(x2), and Ireland. All our webinars are recorded and are available on our website and You Tube This year our recordings have attracted 690 live and recorded viewings (5% increase on the previous year) and 2,672 in total to date (an annual increase of 32%). Our bespoke consultancy delivered: Money Matters workshops (x 6) for Cardiff Deaf Youth Club Trustee training consultation for York District Deaf Society In exchange for free volunteer training BSL Celebrations gave us free keynote speaking space at their event in Manchester April 2024 BSL Fix were sub-contracted to provide BSL videos for Leicester Cathedral Inclusive Leadership Training Programme: Part 1 and 2 approved by The Institute of Leadership (June 2024) Delivered Part 1 Working in Inclusive teams, February 2024 Part 1 training in April 2024 was cancelled and moved to October 2024 to allow a longer recruitment period. The training went ahead in October 2024 but only 9 delegates, with very low uptake despite being heavily subsidised. Part 2 was postponed to 2025 as we had insufficient numbers in Part 1 for the year UK Deaf Sport training programme: Safeguarding delivered x 2 (24 participants), other courses x 2 cancelled. Approval from SkillsBuilder to monetise any activities we develop using the SkillsBuilder framework. Skills Builder Academy page was drafted for our website with the view to testing market appetite from Q1 2024/25. The Association of BSL teachers & Assessors approached us to provide mentoring training for their membership, we agreed to manage a pilot mentoring system using a free site and generated interest for a permanent provision to be developed in 2024/25 by Beta testing with a new bespoke website build based on feedback from the pilot. ABSLTA also asked for Fundraising training – discussions carried over into 2024/25

Consultation with stakeholders

ILTP consultation with stakeholder clients and organisations – Q1 take up of training was very slow and we had minimum numbers. Everyone’s place was paid for by employers but considered too expensive for individuals to self-fund, we decided to offer a 20% discount for the remainder of the year. At the end of Q2, we held a risk assessment meeting: Recruitment from marketing was weak and we sought external advice on this to improve our conversion rate. Directors’ decision making was quick as people were giving more of their time We agreed to release our freelancing Administrator from our agreement Strategy to speak directly to CEOs or MDs of network organisations to encourage ILTP recruitment We agreed to subsidise Part 1 training When developing our bespoke training and consultations, we carry out training needs analysis with the stakeholder organisations to determine how best to meet their needs. At the end of each training session, our delegates are being asked to complete a feedback form, and this informs us and our stakeholder organisations as to the outcomes. With permission from individuals, we share names and emails with organisations where we are licensed (UK Coaching, Buddle) to deliver their training, this informs them of the number of people who have completed training and enables the necessary certification to be awarded where appropriate. As of June 2025, our decision to invest some of our reserves into the Inclusive Leadership training programme resulted in 40 people attending Part 1 and 30 people attending Part 2 training this will be reported in our 2024/25 Social Audit.

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
25 June 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Stuart Harrison
Status: Director