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# TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Company limited by guarantee

## Company Registration Number:
13387400 (England and Wales)

## Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 May 2025

## Period of accounts

## Start date: 1 June 2024

## End date: 31 May 2025

# TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2025

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

# TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 May 2025

| 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Turnover: | 4,865 | 4,208
Cost of sales: | ( 4,559 ) | ( 4,687 )
Gross profit(or loss): | 306 | (479)
Administrative expenses: | ( 137 ) | ( 253 )
Operating profit(or loss): | 169 | (732)
Profit(or loss) before tax: | 169 | (732)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: | 169 | (732)

# TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Balance sheet

As at 31 May 2025

| Notes | 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | --- | ---
|  | £ | £
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: |  | 289 |
Total current assets: |  | 289
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: | 3 | ( 766 ) | ( 516 )
Net current assets (liabilities): |  | (477) | (516)
Total assets less current liabilities: |  | (477) | ( 516)
Accruals and deferred income: |  | ( 120 ) | ( 250 )
Total net assets (liabilities): |  | (597) | (766)
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: |  | (597) | ( 766)
Total members' funds: |  | ( 597) | (766)

The notes form part of these financial statements

# TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 May 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.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 16 February 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: THOMAS GREENSMITH
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

# TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 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

# TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2025

- ## 2. Employees

  | 2025 | 2024
  --- | --- | ---
  Average number of employees during the period | 0 | 0

# TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2025

## 3. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

| 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Other creditors | 766 | 516
Total | 766 | 516

# COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

### TIB SHELF TRANSLATIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

### Company Number: 13387400 (England and Wales)

### Year Ending: 31 May 2025

Company activities and impact

Company Activities and Impact (2025) 1. Scholarly Translation and Open Access Publication Tib Shelf continued its core mission of making important Tibetan texts accessible to a global readership. In 2025, we translated and published eight Tibetan works that were previously unavailable in English. These texts contribute to the academic fields of Tibetology and Himalayan Studies, a specialised area within Buddhist Studies, and support scholars and practitioners who do not read Tibetan. All publications remain fully open access. There are no paywalls, subscription fees, or restricted content areas. As a Community Interest Company, we are committed to removing financial barriers to specialist academic and cultural knowledge. 2. Major Website Redesign and Improved Discoverability In 2025, we undertook a complete redesign of the Tib Shelf website to improve clarity, accessibility, and long-term sustainability. Content is now clearly structured according to our specialist areas, making it easier for readers to navigate translations, biographies, practice materials, and research publications. The whole webioste is now searchable both in English and TIbetan assisting researchers and Buddhsts alike. The redesign also significantly improved search visibility and mobile usability. Between 1 January 2025 and 1 January 2026, the website recorded: 3,706 site sessions Over 7,600 page views More than 3,100 unique visitors Notably, 1,816 sessions (approximately 49%) originated from organic search, demonstrating strong discoverability and improved indexing following the redesign. A further 1,199 sessions were direct visits, indicating repeat readership and sustained engagement within this specialised academic field. Visitors accessed Tib Shelf from multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Bhutan, India, Singapore and Russia (amongst others), demonstrating meaningful international reach. 3. Audio Narration for Accessibility To improve accessibility, particularly for visually impaired readers and those who prefer auditory learning, we recorded 20 new professional audio narrations of translated texts in 2025. This expands the usability of our publications beyond traditional academic formats and broadens engagement across different learning preferences. 4. Launch of Video Narration Initiative 2025 marked the launch of our short-form video narration programme, designed to engage younger and digitally oriented audiences who increasingly consume educational material through video platforms. We produced and released 10 narrated video publications during the year. Early engagement has been encouraging. One newly released narrated reel reached over 5,000 views, demonstrating strong organic interest in specialist Tibetan content within digital spaces. Organic social media traffic contributed 375 website sessions, showing that video engagement is successfully directing audiences back to the core open-access publications. 5. Social Media Growth and Community Development Tib Shelf’s Instagram community grew to 720 followers in 2025. While modest in scale, this represents a highly targeted and engaged audience within a niche academic and cultural domain. Engagement metrics indicate active interest rather than passive following. 6. Digital Infrastructure and Long-Term Preservation We continued strengthening our digital publication infrastructure to ensure stable hosting, long-term accessibility, and citation reliability. This supports sustainable open-access scholarship and ensures that translated materials remain preserved and accessible for future generations. Overall Impact For a lean, specialist Community Interest Company operating in a highly niche academic field, 2025 demonstrates measurable growth in: Translation output 8 long texts translated Digital discoverability International reach Accessibility formats (text, audio, and video) Audience engagement and return readership Tib Shelf continues to bridge specialist Tibetan textual scholarship and global access, ensuring that culturally significant materials are preserved, translated, and made freely available to both academic and practitioner communities.

Consultation with stakeholders

No consultation with stakeholders

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
16 February 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: THOMAS GREENSMITH
Status: Director