for the Period Ended 31 March 2025
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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2025
Principal activities of the company
Additional information
1. During the period we added My Cowdenbeath CIC as a Director to reflect the close working relationship with the organisation and their commitment to the aims of the organisation and ambition for the local area. During the period we also added Skoosh Media CIC as a Director to reflect their expertise in community radio broadcasting, which brought investment in the station through shared equipment assets. We were sad to lose Stuart Duffy as a Director due to illness in May 2024 but hope he can continue to support the station in any meaningful way once he is able to. 2. Skoosh Media CIC was wound up on 31st March 2025 and Radio Cowdenbeath received assets in the winding-up of the company in accordance with the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies. Assets held an estimated valuation of £3,785 which is reflected in these accounts
Directors
The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2024
to
31 March 2025
The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 April 2024
to
29 May 2024
The directors shown below have held office during the period of
29 May 2024
to
31 March 2025
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
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
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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
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 31 March 2025
Basis of measurement and preparation
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The principal activity of Radio Cowdenbeath CIC is to build and maintain an online community radio station serving the people of Cowdenbeath in Fife, Scotland and the surrounding towns and villages. In this year, the group has focussed on gradually raising our profile through a number of means to reach new audiences and engage them on the news, information and music that we believe they’ll enjoy. Our community news content reached news audiences this year through more than 20 written articles, with more than 55,000 views across our main social and website pages. Our followers increased by 240% in the year, with 64% of those from the Cowdenbeath locality. Our interactions were up 320% across our social media pages too, indicating strong positive engagement with our content. Our most read stories included: - Falling street lamps in the High Street - Pavement parking ban introduced in Cowdenbeath - Cowdenbeath’s final bank branch closing Our most downloaded content from our website was our interview with Neale Hanvey during our live election coverage. Hanvey was the former Alba MP for Cowdenbeath & Kirkcaldy. During the UK General Election, we produced a number of interviews from the local Fife count centre in Glenrothes, with a live news story as the count unfolded locally and nationally, which offered people in Cowdenbeath a local perspective on a national political story. Throughout the year we continued discussions with a number of community partners and individuals on how the station can support life here in Cowdenbeath. This includes discussions with BRAG Enterprises on the possibility of radio station studios being part of the proposed Cowdenbeath Town House redevelopment, and we hope to become tenants in the new buildings in late 2026 if funding is confirmed for this exciting project being delivered by BRAG. Other community work included our membership of the Cowdenbeath Emergency Resilience Group, where we improved messaging around the Red Alert for Storm Eowyn in January and also during several power cuts in the area. We also secured some surplus furniture from the demolition of Woodmill High School in Dunfermline, which was donated to Knights Templar Goodwill Charity Scotland for their Cowdenbeath office, and we attended the Cowdenbeath Xmas Fayre to raise funds for the organisation. For our on-air content, we have focussed our activity into on-air branding, teaming up with a national jingle producer for our professional on-air sonic branding and identity. Our live music stream has been online for more than 12 months now, playing music and public service adverts, all via our website thanks to streaming service SAM Broadcaster. All of these activities help us achieve our aim of making Cowdenbeath a more connected place through engaging with our community radio station and its content.
The Directors continue to consult with a range of community stakeholders throughout the year, including Cowdenbeath Community Council, Fife Council, elected representatives, local businesses, funders and the wider community. We achieve this through meetings, website content and posts on social media, which had a total reach of over 55,000 in 2024/25.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
19 December 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: JOHN C SCOTT
Status: Director