REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
14104793 (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

REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2025

Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 May 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets:   0 0
Tangible assets: 3 0 1,233
Investments:   0 0
Total fixed assets: 0 1,233
Current assets
Stocks:   0 0
Debtors:   0 0
Cash at bank and in hand: 14,198 26,769
Investments:   0 0
Total current assets: 14,198 26,769
Prepayments and accrued income: 0 0
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year:   0 0
Net current assets (liabilities): 14,198 26,769
Total assets less current liabilities: 14,198 28,002
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year: 4 ( 2,700 ) ( 4,200 )
Provision for liabilities: 0 0
Accruals and deferred income: ( 11,048 ) ( 19,332 )
Total net assets (liabilities): 450 4,470
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 450 4,470
Total members' funds: 450 4,470

The notes form part of these financial statements

REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

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.

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 20 May 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Philip Thomas
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

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

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods supplied and services rendered, net of discounts and Value Added Tax. Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the buyer (usually on despatch of the goods); the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; it is probable that the associated economic benefits will flow to the entity; and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transactions can be measured reliably.

    Other accounting policies

    Financial Instruments A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 4 4

REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2025

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 June 2024 3,700 3,700
Additions 0 0
Disposals 0 0
Revaluations 0 0
Transfers 0 0
At 31 May 2025 3,700 3,700
Depreciation
At 1 June 2024 2,467 2,467
Charge for year 1,233 1,233
On disposals 0 0
Other adjustments 0 0
At 31 May 2025 3,700 3,700
Net book value
At 31 May 2025 0 0
At 31 May 2024 1,233 1,233

REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2025

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

2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 2,700 4,200
Total 2,700 4,200

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

REAL HOPE LEEDS CIC

Company Number: 14104793 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 May 2025

Company activities and impact

Real Hope Leeds has successfully delivered our new improved refugee training programme this year. We have successfully trained 34 refugees and asylum seekers from 20 different countries through our 11 week training programme. During this course participants learnt: Barista training, equipping them with a practical, in-demand skill for employment in cafes. English for customer service, building confidence and workplace communication skills. Job application support, including CV writing, applications, and interview preparation. Employment rights education, covering minimum wage, holiday entitlement, sick pay, and maternity rights. Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate, vital for jobs in the hospitality sector. We then arranged a 6 week work placement in local cafes for 28 trainees. Some trainees moved away at the end of the training before the work placement due to Home Office relocations and for personal reasons. Through this placement they have gained: UK work experience. A professional reference in the UK. Opportunities to demonstrate their skills to potential employers. This has resulted in a number of them gaining jobs in the hospitality sector, which marks a turning point for their lives and integration in the UK. We are continuing to follow our graduates up and to gather information on what difference the course made to them. Real Hope served catering for a local charity, Yorkshire Contemporary, and for local churches. Our catering is usually for large one off events which have more than 100 people attending. We were delighted to use the grants from UnLtd and Awards for All to further the aims of the CIC.

Consultation with stakeholders

We actively listened to feedback given to us by our trainees and adjusted the training course so that it was more relevant to their prior knowledge, or lack of it, regarding employment law in the UK. We also made changes to integrate learning about coffee as the course went along, rather than saving that all until the end of the course. We listened to those with experience in the cafe industry and realised that the barista qualification that our trainees were getting originally did not increase their chances of employment, so we changed that aspect of the training. We have been delighted to continue to listen to and work with Leeds City College, who we partner very well with regarding the recruitment of our trainees. We have expanded the number of cafes that we work with, several of which are social enterprises, and engaged with them regarding opportunities for trainees to gain practical work experience. We continued to consult and interact with individual supporters and grant making bodies, as well as being extremely well supported by UnLtd, who offered both directors regular coaching which enabled us to overcome several challenges.

Directors' remuneration

Director Asghar Kourjani-Langeroudi was paid GBP 5,248.88 by Real Hope Leeds CIC between 1/6/24 and 31/5/25, and received pension contributions of GBP 92.88. Director Philip Thomas was paid GBP 187.50 by Real Hope Leeds CIC between 1/6/24 and 31/5/25. There were no other benefits for the directors.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
21 May 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Philip Thomas
Status: Director