THE CULTURAL ENGINE CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
08466821 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 April 2024

End date: 31 March 2025

THE CULTURAL ENGINE CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

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

THE CULTURAL ENGINE CIC

Directors' report period ended 31 March 2025

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

Principal activities of the company

Consultants to the tourism and cultural market.



Directors

The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

G Tofield


The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 April 2024 to 6 March 2025

P Vadden


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
13 August 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: G Tofield
Status: Director

THE CULTURAL ENGINE CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 2,350 2,655
Total fixed assets: 2,350 2,655
Current assets
Debtors: 4 6,070 10,602
Cash at bank and in hand: 8,221 401
Total current assets: 14,291 11,003
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 5 ( 15,789 ) ( 25,708 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (1,498) (14,705)
Total assets less current liabilities: 852 ( 12,050)
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year: 6 ( 2,155 ) ( 4,901 )
Provision for liabilities: ( 253 ) ( 253 )
Total net assets (liabilities): (1,556) (17,204)
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: (1,556) ( 17,204)
Total members' funds: ( 1,556) (17,204)

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 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.

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 13 August 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: G Tofield
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 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 CULTURAL ENGINE CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 2 2

THE CULTURAL ENGINE CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 April 2024 5,814 5,814
Additions 283 283
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 March 2025 6,097 6,097
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 3,159 3,159
Charge for year 588 588
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 March 2025 3,747 3,747
Net book value
At 31 March 2025 2,350 2,350
At 31 March 2024 2,655 2,655

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

4. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 5,892 10,602
Other debtors 178
Total 6,070 10,602

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 6,172 6,664
Trade creditors 1,091 1,741
Taxation and social security 1,355 1,828
Other creditors 7,171 15,475
Total 15,789 25,708

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

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

2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 2,155 4,901
Total 2,155 4,901

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

THE CULTURAL ENGINE CIC

Company Number: 08466821 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 March 2025

Company activities and impact

The Cultural Engine has continued to add new capacity and creative thinking in supporting cultural, social and heritage organisations to develop new strategies, funding and partnerships in order to help the sector within Rochford, Southend, Essex, Suffolk and London to thrive, unlocking creativity and helping organisations realise their economic potential. We recognise that the cultural/heritage sectors are interconnected with other sectors including tourism, eco- nomic development and regeneration, as well as social wellbeing. The Cultural Engine has throughout the year undertaken paid work in order to support its unpaid work with cultural and social organisations. Our unpaid work includes: -Assisting the Fishermen’s Chapel (Leigh) to develop a National Lottery Heritage Fund application. -Writing and submitting a number of funding applications to support Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust. -Assisting Dunmow Museum in its continuing development. -Supporting The Design Cabin CIC, writing bids and giving advice around the Freighthouse project. -Running 3 Cultural Research Group events (free of charge) to stimulate local cultural organisations into developing projects and thinking more widely about cultural activities and their positive impacts. -Providing funding and operational advice for at least 10 other organisations. -New funding streams have been opened up for local organisations and the economy.

Consultation with stakeholders

The Cultural Engine operates its free services within Rochford, Southend, Essex, Suffolk and London with its stakeholders being any organisation, no matter of its size, which has a cultural, social or economic impact. In order to ascertain stakeholders and their needs the Cultural Engine staff attend local cultural networking events; business forums work with Local Authority and colleges. The main areas of support required is: Bid writing and fundraising, developing ideas and concepts from early stages, Partnership development, Strategy development, Business planning, Academic Research and Links, Corporate Sponsorship, working with the public sector and linking to public sector strategies and contexts, Evaluations and Evidence Base.

Directors' remuneration

The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or received by directors in respect of qualifying services was £0.00 There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for directors' loss of office, which is 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
13 August 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Giles Tofield
Status: Director