BSIDES BELFAST CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
NI692274 (Northern Ireland)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 30 November 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 December 2024

End date: 30 November 2025

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

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

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Directors' report period ended 30 November 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 November 2025

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025

Andrew Bolster
Claire Burn
Michelle Simpson


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
1 August 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Andrew Bolster
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

2025 2024


£

£
Turnover: 41,436 45,997
Gross profit(or loss): 41,436 45,997
Distribution costs: ( 28,112 ) ( 36,859 )
Administrative expenses: ( 11,015 ) ( 11,513 )
Operating profit(or loss): 2,309 (2,375)
Profit(or loss) before tax: 2,309 (2,375)
Tax: ( 439 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 1,870 (2,375)

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Balance sheet

As at 30 November 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 200
Cash at bank and in hand: 8,832 8,562
Total current assets: 9,032 8,562
Net current assets (liabilities): 9,032 8,562
Total assets less current liabilities: 9,032 8,562
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year: 4 ( 1,759 ) ( 3,159 )
Total net assets (liabilities): 7,273 5,403
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 7,273 5,403
Total members' funds: 7,273 5,403

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 30 November 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 1 August 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Andrew Bolster
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 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, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 3 3

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

3. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 200
Total 200

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

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

2025 2024
£ £
Other creditors 1,759 3,159
Total 1,759 3,159

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

BSIDES BELFAST CIC

Company Number: NI692274 (Northern Ireland)

Year Ending: 30 November 2025

Company activities and impact

"Security BSides" is a globally recognised, community-driven framework for building events for and by regional information security communities. There are currently no directly related, community-focused support organisations/conferences in the region, and as such the community is currently limited in its ability to meet, collaborate and share experience in a noncommercially-incentivised manner. The events provided by BSides Belfast will provide direct networking, upskilling and education to the information security community in Northern Ireland, while also participating in a global network of over 750 other similarly incorporated BSides chapters around the world, across 60 countries and in over 200 cities, and attracting experts and practitioners from across that network to share their expertise with the regional community. BSides Belfast 2024 welcomed 600 attendees to our conference, including 22 speakers (from 78 submitted sessions from local cybersecurity practitioners), with an expectation to grow to 700 attendees in 2025

Consultation with stakeholders

A "stakeholder" is any person or organisation affected by the company's activities. Please indicate who the company's stakeholders are; how the stakeholders have been consulted and what action has the company taken in response to feedback from its consultations. If there has been no consultation you must state 'There has been no stakeholder consultation held'. The organisations stakeholders consist of a the board (3), the organising committee (6), conference partners companies and voluntary/governmental organisations), and conference attendees. Considering the main activity of the company is the annual BSides Belfast conference, consultations are centred around that event, with pre-event consultations with conference partners to ensure that conference activities are aligned to overall regional community goals (as well as aligning joint investment with other local conferences such as NIDC/ServerlessDays / BigDataBelfast to collate speaker support programmes). Additionally, after the conference, attendees were consulted via digital survey for their views on how to adapt for next years conference. The Board meets monthly; the organising committee meets bi-weekly between the months of April and September, and a one-off bicameral 'Retrospective' meeting is held in October or November to reflect on the conference and attendee survey results.

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
1 August 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Andrew Bolster
Status: Director