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# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Company limited by guarantee

## Company Registration Number:
08179568 (England and Wales)

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

## Period of accounts

## Start date: 1 September 2024

## End date: 31 August 2025

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

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

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Directors' report period ended 31 August 2025

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

Principal activities of the company

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of community business that supports community entrepreneurship in Somerset UK Frome and Taunton working with young adults and the wider community

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025

Samantha Evans
Angela Clark
Ashmeet Kapoor
Craig Lister
Esther Maughan Mclachlan
Lisa Merryweather

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
25 March 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Samantha Evans
Status: Director

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

| 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Turnover: | 370,500 | 407,604
Cost of sales: | ( 93,160 ) | ( 83,167 )
Gross profit(or loss): | 277,340 | 324,437
Administrative expenses: | ( 284,580 ) | ( 325,596 )
Operating profit(or loss): | (7,240) | (1,159)
Interest receivable and similar income: | 1,381 | 2,284
Profit(or loss) before tax: | (5,859) | 1,125
Tax: |  | ( 861 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: | (5,859) | 264

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Balance sheet

As at 31 August 2025

| Notes | 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | --- | ---
|  | £ | £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: | 3 | 2,973 | 6,980
Total fixed assets: |  | 2,973 | 6,980
Current assets
Debtors: | 4 | 25,940 | 25,214
Cash at bank and in hand: |  | 179,881 | 159,763
Total current assets: |  | 205,821 | 184,977
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: | 5 | ( 5,832 ) | ( 1,860 )
Net current assets (liabilities): |  | 199,989 | 183,117
Total assets less current liabilities: |  | 202,962 | 190,097
Accruals and deferred income: |  | ( 179,425 ) | ( 160,702 )
Total net assets (liabilities): |  | 23,537 | 29,395
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: |  | 23,537 | 29,395
Total members' funds: |  | 23,537 | 29,395

The notes form part of these financial statements

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 August 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 25 March 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Samantha Evans
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 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

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

- ## 2. Employees

  | 2025 | 2024
  --- | --- | ---
  Average number of employees during the period | 12 | 12

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

## 3. Tangible assets

| Land & buildings | Plant & machinery | Fixtures & fittings | Office equipment | Motor vehicles | Total
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Cost | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £
At 1 September 2024 |  | 11,743 | 17,633 |  |  | 29,376
Additions |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposals |  |  |  |  |  |
Revaluations |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers |  |  |  |  |  |
At 31 August 2025 |  | 11,743 | 17,633 |  |  | 29,376
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |
At 1 September 2024 |  | 9,158 | 13,238 |  |  | 22,396
Charge for year |  | 1,347 | 2,660 |  |  | 4,007
On disposals |  |  |  |  |  |
Other adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |
At 31 August 2025 |  | 10,505 | 15,898 |  |  | 26,403
Net book value |  |  |  |  |  |
At 31 August 2025 |  | 1,238 | 1,735 |  |  | 2,973
At 31 August 2024 |  | 2,585 | 4,395 |  |  | 6,980

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

## 4. Debtors

| 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Other debtors | 25,940 | 25,214
Total | 25,940 | 25,214

# EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

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

| 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Trade creditors | 5,832 | 1,860
Total | 5,832 | 1,860

# COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

### EDVENTURE FROME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

### Company Number: 08179568 (England and Wales)

### Year Ending: 31 August 2025

Company activities and impact

Core purpose and approach Edventures activities throughout the year were guided by its mission to support people to become more self reliant and creative in response to uncertainty turning ideas into action and enterprises that benefit the wider community. The organisation works through an action learning model that combines peer support practical skills development access to space and networks and real world experimentation. Community learning incubation and enterprise support Edventure delivered a range of structured learning programmes including Enterprising Women Incubation Start Up and the newly developed Comms for Change course. These programmes supported individuals who are often distant from traditional employment or education pathways to develop enterprise ideas build confidence and test practical routes into self employment community action or further work. Across the year participants developed a wide range of socially and environmentally beneficial enterprises including peer support initiatives sustainable craft and repair businesses food and wellbeing projects and creative community offers. Evaluation evidence from Comms for Change demonstrated significant increases in participant confidence skills and sense of belonging with all participants reporting that they would recommend the course to others. Several incubated projects progressed beyond Edventure course development including the Community Launderette CIC and early stage work on Fromebase a community DIY and reuse initiative supporting longer term local economic resilience. Green and Healthy Frome partnership delivery Edventure played a central role in delivering the Green and Healthy Frome programme as a core partner leading work packages on Future Shed Storytelling and Project Coordination and Beyond Frome. Through this partnership Edventure supported large scale community engagement on the links between climate health and cost of living. By mid 2025 Green and Healthy Frome had facilitated over 13000 community engagements supported thousands of residents with energy advice and healthy living initiatives and contributed to significant estimated carbon savings. Edventure led Future Shed activities alone reached over 11500 engagements across two years through residencies events workshops and networks including work with young people families artists and environmental groups. The Future Shed residency model enabled community led projects such as communal eating initiatives textile reuse networks seed libraries and river health projects. These activities strengthened social connection increased awareness of environmental issues and supported inclusive participation in local climate action. Community food and circular economy initiatives Edventure continued to host and support the Frome Community Fridge which redistributed significant volumes of surplus food each month reducing food waste and improving access to food for local residents. During the reporting year 200 tonnes of food were redistributed contributing to substantial carbon savings and supporting food security particularly during periods of increased financial pressure on households. New initiatives included the launch of a School Fridge pilot in partnership with Frome Community College and Vallis First School engaging young people directly in food waste reduction and sustainability education. Edventure also supported partnership food projects linking the Community Fridge with Victoria Park Community Cafe and Broadway Community Gardens integrating food growing cooking learning and community connection. The Edventure Hub and community space Edventure operated and developed The Edventure Hub at Welshmill as a community focused co working learning and meeting space. The Hub supported local freelancers social enterprises and community groups while also hosting courses events and partnerships. Hub membership increased during the year contributing earned income and strengthening a local network of values aligned enterprises. Alongside its economic role the Hub functioned as a social infrastructure asset offering accessible space for collaboration learning and community activity. Organisational transition and resilience The reporting year was one of organisational transition. Edventure undertook staff restructuring leadership changes and financial re forecasting in response to the planned end of major programme funding. The CEO step down in Dec 2024 and two of the Board of Directors took over as interim Executive Directors. Despite these pressures the organisation maintained delivery safeguarded key community assets and developed a forward strategy focused on increased trading income partnership working and long term sustainability. Overall Edventures activities during the year delivered clear public benefit by increasing access to skills confidence and enterprise pathways reducing food waste and supporting food security strengthening community connection and wellbeing supporting climate action and environmental awareness building local capacity and resilience in a rural market town context

Consultation with stakeholders

Stakeholders Edventure Frome CICs key stakeholders during the reporting period included course participants and community learners volunteers and community project leads staff and freelance facilitators partner organisations including Frome Town Council Frome Medical Practice community organisations and funders users of the Community Fridge and Edventure Hub local residents and community groups in Frome Consultation and engagement methods Stakeholder consultation is embedded in Edventures delivery model and took place through regular participant feedback and evaluation on courses and programmes community led project design within Future Shed residencies partnership advisory groups and learning reviews within Green and Healthy Frome staff meetings supervision and formal consultation processes during organisational change ongoing informal engagement with Hub members volunteers and project participants Formal evaluation reports reflective sessions and feedback mechanisms were used across major programmes particularly within Comms for Change Future Shed and Green and Healthy Frome. Actions taken in response to feedback Feedback from stakeholders directly informed improvements to course structure facilitation and learner support a shift away from unviable short courses towards more sustainable programme models increased focus on paid learner places and trading income to support long term viability development of new initiatives such as the School Fridge and community reuse projects refinement of Edventures strategic priorities and operating model during the year Where appropriate feedback also shaped decisions to pause or exit activities that were no longer financially or operationally sustainable ensuring responsible stewardship of community resources.

Directors' remuneration

Two Board of Directors were remunerated during the year for their support as Co executive Directors once the CEO left post Samantha Evans Esther Maughan McLachlan The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was 22060 There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors or compensation for directors loss of office which 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
25 March 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Samantha Evans
Status: Director