KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
14488113 (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

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

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

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Directors' report period ended 30 November 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 November 2024

Principal activities of the company

The company was incorporated on 16 November 2022 and began trading soon after. Its principal activity during the period was preservation of the legacy of Mr Keith Critchlow's geometric art works and knowledge.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024

Ms A Critchlow
Mrs G Critchlow
Dr M Critchlow
Mr D Docherty


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
12 August 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Dr M Critchlow
Status: Director

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

2024 2023


£

£
Turnover: 3,493 2,416
Cost of sales: ( 2,388 ) ( 9,220 )
Gross profit(or loss): 1,105 (6,804)
Administrative expenses: ( 9,219 ) ( 2,080 )
Operating profit(or loss): (8,114) (8,884)
Profit(or loss) before tax: (8,114) (8,884)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (8,114) (8,884)

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Balance sheet

As at 30 November 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 284 378
Total fixed assets: 284 378
Current assets
Debtors: 4 128
Cash at bank and in hand: 45 1,858
Total current assets: 173 1,858
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 5 ( 17,455 ) ( 11,120 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (17,282) (9,262)
Total assets less current liabilities: (16,998) ( 8,884)
Total net assets (liabilities): (16,998) (8,884)
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: (16,998) ( 8,884)
Total members' funds: ( 16,998) (8,884)

The notes form part of these financial statements

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION 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 12 August 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Dr M Critchlow
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION 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 Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows: Fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment 25% Reducing Balance Method

    Other accounting policies

    Debtors - Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Creditors - Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 4 4

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 December 2023 485 485
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 30 November 2024 485 485
Depreciation
At 1 December 2023 107 107
Charge for year 94 94
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 30 November 2024 201 201
Net book value
At 30 November 2024 284 284
At 30 November 2023 378 378

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

4. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 128
Total 128

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 108
Other creditors 17,347 11,120
Total 17,455 11,120

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2024

6. Loans to directors

Name of director receiving advance or credit: Dr M Critchlow
Description of the transaction:
As at the year end, the company owed the director, Dr M Critchlow £1,817 (2023: £3,090) in interest free, repayable on demand loans.
£
Balance at 30 November 2023 3,090
Advances or credits made:
Advances or credits repaid: 1,273
Balance at 30 November 2024 1,817

Name of director receiving advance or credit: Mrs G Critchlow
Description of the transaction:
As at the year end, the company owed the director, Mrs G Critchlow £15,530 (2023: £8,030) in interest free, repayable on demand loans.
£
Balance at 30 November 2023 8,030
Advances or credits made: 7,500
Advances or credits repaid:
Balance at 30 November 2024 15,530

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

KEITH CRITCHLOW COLLECTION CIC

Company Number: 14488113 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 30 November 2024

Company activities and impact

Keith Critchlow Legacy CIC was set-up to: 1. Create a physical space to house the library and art collection of the late Professor Keith Critchlow providing access to students and scholars of traditional architecture, art and sacred geometry who want to learn from his lifes work 2. Support the running of workshops, seminars and lectures where people can explore the meaning, philosophy, and practice of sacred geometry 3. Provide inspiration and guidance for people seeking to create sustainable buildings Our community is comprised of alumni, students and scholars of architecture, sacred geometry and other visual and traditional arts who want to learn from the body of work left by Keith. The alumni referenced above include Keiths former students from the Kings Foundation School of Traditional Arts (https://www.kings-foundation.org/school-of-traditional-arts). During the current financial year KCL fulfilled its aim of maintaining a physical space to house Keiths library and art collection, which was at Emerson College (Hartfield Road, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX) and available to our community through formal events, casual visits and pre-booked study days. We repeated our main annual fundraising event on 16th March 2024 which attracted about 80 people. The event involved a mix of short workshops delivered by Keiths former students, film screening; an interactive multi-media presentation by Professor Julian Henriques and a pop-up book and art shop in the KCL studio space. Workshops delivered at the 16th March event were: - Drawing the Fourfold Creation Diagram - with Daniel Docherty - From Point to Rossette: An Exploration of Islamic Geometry - with Saba Kefil - The Cosmos in Stone: Sacred Geometry of a Master Mason - with Tom Bree - Sonic Geometry Taster Workshop - with Professor Julian Henriques We also showed Keiths film on Chartres Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral: A Sacred Geometry (2003) by Boris Jasch, featuring extended interviews with Keith. We ran several events in the financial year. Events in 2023 - 2024 - The Geometry of Chartres Cathedral Seminar and talk with Daniel Docherty in the KCL Studio Space 26th January 2024 - The Art of Geometry in Architectural Composition 2-day course with Jon Allen in the KCL studio 11 - 12th May 2024 Archiving activities: The following activities were undertaken: - Sorting and cataloguing Keiths books and studio items, including an initial evaluation of items using internet searches and quotations from auction houses. This included development of a database of Keiths books using the BISAC classification system. We chose BISAC instead of the Dewey system, which is widely used in UK libraries, as the former is considered to be more user-friendly and intuitive, and more culturally inclusive than the Dewey system. Furthermore, the full BISAC list is publicly available from the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and updated annually, whereas the Dewey classification numbers are copyrighted and require licensing for commercial or widespread use (e.g., by software platforms). - Sifting through a section of Keiths drawings to identify images suitable for reproduction and sale - Collating Keiths personal notebooks, of which we have five box loads We also arranged a visit and consultation with Dr Ellie Pidgeon (https://www.consultantarchivist.co.uk/portfolio) who came to the KCL studio in Emerson and advised on a sorting process and options for grant application, e.g. via the National Archives and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Outreach activities Once a classification system was set-up for Keiths library, and an initial list of books created, we contacted several academic experts in UK Universities to gauge interest in using the library for research purposes. Amongst others, we contacted Professor Maximillian Sternberg (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge), Dr Kate Jordan (Senior Lecturer Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster), and Professor Marcell Vellinga (Professor of Anthropology of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University). We received positive responses from all the people listed above but did not arrange any visits and correspondence ended after the Emerson takeover bid was announced (see page 5). Building proposal We continued working on the proposal to build a multi-faith building designed by Keith (The Centre Building) along with studio space to house Keiths collection, designed by architect Nicolas Pople. The Centre Building was designed by Keith for the Memnosyne Institute in the U.S. to serve as a sacred space for worship, for each and every human faith as well as social gatherings, educational events and live music. Memnosyne has granted permission for KCL to use the same design in the UK. Despite their interest in supporting the project, the directors of Memnosyne expressed some doubt in the suitability of Emerson as a location for the building. Activities related to the building proposal included: - Writing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which laid out the terms by which KCL would purchase approximately two acres of land on the Emerson campus under a long leasehold agreement. This involved several meetings with Damian Mooncie (Managing Director of Emerson) and Stephen King (Emerson trustee). The MOU stated that if Emerson went into liquidation or was taken over, any future owners would honour the agreement for KCL to purchase the two acres of land - Further development of the building plan - by Nic Pople and David Tasker - Submission of a pre-planning application to Wealden District Council (WDC) - written by Nic Pople - Presentation to WDC planning department - by Nic Pople and Matthew Critchlow - Market valuation of 2 acres of Emerson campus (intended for purchase by KCL) by a local quantity surveyor Admin and infrastructure - We updated the website with a list of workshop activities - We set-up an online payment system on the website - We set-up a card payment system using SumUp to allow for remote and in-person card payments to be made to KCL Emerson takeover In August 2024, Emerson announced that it would be taken over by the Ruskin Mill Educational Trust. The proposal was approved by a majority of members at a meeting in October 2024. Following this decision, KCL was informed that its rental contract would not be renewed and that the option to purchase two acres of campus land had been withdrawn. KCL decided not to pursue legal action regarding this breach of agreement. As a result, KCL discontinued planning for future activities, including workshops and building developments, and redirected efforts towards identifying a suitable location for relocation. Acknowledgements We extend our sincere thanks to all individuals who have generously contributed their time, expertise, and moral support to the KCL project over the past year, including those mentioned elsewhere in this report. In particular, we wish to acknowledge Gail Critchlow for her significant contributions to stakeholder consultations, her ongoing encouragement, and her substantial financial support, which together have been invaluable to our work.

Consultation with stakeholders

The companys stakeholders are comprised of alumni, students, family members and others who worked with or were inspired by Keith. For workshops and teaching we consulted with Tom Bree, Jon Allen, Saba Kefil, Adam Tetlow, Haifa Khawaja and Professor Julian Henriques. This group of experts helped shape the workshops we ran. For the development of the building proposal we consulted with Nicolas Pople, David Tasker, Jon Allen, Damian Mooncie (director of Emerson College) and Stephen King (trustee of Emerson College). To decide on its long-term future, the KCL directors (Amelia, Matthew, Gail and Daniel) undertook a consultation process with a small group of stakeholders, including Yanto Barker - Owner of Le Col sportswear company and Keiths eldest grandchild Louise Rose - Artist and Keiths eldest child Amanda Critchlow - Chair of Kairos trustees; Production Manager for the Saudi branch of the Kings Foundation School of Traditional Arts and Keiths middle daughter Taina Pearson - Artist and partner of Matthew Critchlow and Vija Docherty - Artist, co-owner of SAOG and partner of Daniel. Our meetings were chaired on a pro bono basis by Jenny Leclezio, former HR director, experienced facilitator and partner of consultancy firm Shine Global (based in Johannesburg, South Africa; https://www.shine.global/). Jenny applied the principles of Lewis Deep Democracy, developed by Myrna Lewis, and Time To Think developed by Nancy Kline to facilitate meetings and help guide decision-making. A series of in-person and remote meetings took place from August 2024. Through this process, a decision was made to temporarily re-locate all items owned by KCL to the offices of Kirros Consulting Ltd (owned by Matthew Critchlow) in Riverview Business Park, Forest Row, East Sussex. Kirros offered free storage space in a dedicated room.

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
12 August 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Dr M Critchlow
Status: Director