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# DESIGNING LIBRARIES INTERNATIONAL CIC

## Company limited by guarantee

## Company Registration Number:
15968842 (England and Wales)

## Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025

## Period of accounts

## Start date: 20 September 2024

## End date: 30 September 2025

# DESIGNING LIBRARIES INTERNATIONAL CIC

## Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 September 2025

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

# DESIGNING LIBRARIES INTERNATIONAL CIC

## Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 September 2025

| 2025
--- | ---
| £
Turnover: | 7,022 |
Cost of sales: | 0 |
Gross profit(or loss): | 7,022
Distribution costs: | 0 |
Administrative expenses: | ( 5,025 ) |
Other operating income: | 60 |
Operating profit(or loss): | 2,057
Interest receivable and similar income: | 0 |
Interest payable and similar charges: | 0 |
Profit(or loss) before tax: | 2,057
Tax: | 0 |
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: | 2,057

# DESIGNING LIBRARIES INTERNATIONAL CIC

## Balance sheet

As at 30 September 2025

| Notes | 2025
--- | --- | ---
|  | £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets: |  | 0 |
Tangible assets: |  | 0 |
Investments: |  | 0 |
Total fixed assets: |  | 0
Current assets
Stocks: |  | 0 |
Debtors: |  | 0 |
Cash at bank and in hand: |  | 2,057 |
Investments: |  | 0 |
Total current assets: |  | 2,057
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: |  | 0 |
Net current assets (liabilities): |  | 2,057
Total assets less current liabilities: |  | 2,057
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year: |  | 0 |
Provision for liabilities: |  | 0 |
Accruals and deferred income: |  | 0 |
Total net assets (liabilities): |  | 2,057
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: |  | 2,057 |
Total members' funds: |  | 2,057

The notes form part of these financial statements

# DESIGNING LIBRARIES INTERNATIONAL CIC

## Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 30 September 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 10 June 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Nicholas Cave
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

# DESIGNING LIBRARIES INTERNATIONAL CIC

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 September 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

# DESIGNING LIBRARIES INTERNATIONAL CIC

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 September 2025

- ## 2. Employees

  | 2025
  --- | ---
  Average number of employees during the period | 3 |

# COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

### DESIGNING LIBRARIES INTERNATIONAL CIC

### Company Number: 15968842 (England and Wales)

### Year Ending: 30 September 2025

Company activities and impact

During the financial year, Designing Libraries International CIC supported the library and information sector by facilitating knowledge sharing, professional collaboration, and the exchange of good practice in library design. The CIC brought together library professionals, designers, and stakeholders through meetings, publications, and engagement activities, helping to improve understanding of effective library spaces and their role in supporting learning, culture, and community wellbeing. These activities benefited the wider library community by promoting innovation, accessibility, and the development of high-quality library environments.

Consultation with stakeholders

No consultation with stakeholders

Directors' remuneration

£1,350

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
10 June 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Nicholas Cave
Status: Director