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# PADDLE MEDIA CIC

## Company limited by guarantee

## Company Registration Number:
16063846 (England and Wales)

## Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026

## Period of accounts

## Start date: 6 November 2024

## End date: 31 March 2026

# PADDLE MEDIA CIC

## Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2026

Balance sheet |
Additional notes |
Balance sheet notes |
Community Interest Report |

# PADDLE MEDIA CIC

## Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2026

| Notes | 17 months to 31 March 2026
--- | --- | ---
|  | £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: | 3 | 433 |
Total fixed assets: |  | 433
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: |  | 515 |
Total current assets: |  | 515
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: | 4 | ( 781 ) |
Net current assets (liabilities): |  | (266)
Total assets less current liabilities: |  | 167
Total net assets (liabilities): |  | 167
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: |  | 167 |
Total members' funds: |  | 167

The notes form part of these financial statements

# PADDLE MEDIA CIC

## Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 2026 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 7 August 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Andrew Henry Malt
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

# PADDLE MEDIA CIC

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2026

- ## 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 comprises the invoiced value of goods and services supplied by the company plus grants received, net of Value Added Tax (where VAT registered) and trade discounts.

  Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

  Tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis: Computer Equipment 25% Reducing Balance

# PADDLE MEDIA CIC

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2026

- ## 2. Employees

  | 17 months to 31 March 2026
  --- | ---
  Average number of employees during the period | 0 |

# PADDLE MEDIA CIC

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2026

## 3. Tangible assets

| Land & buildings | Plant & machinery | Fixtures & fittings | Office equipment | Motor vehicles | Total
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Cost | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £
Additions |  |  |  | 437 |  | 437
Disposals |  |  |  |  |  |
Revaluations |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers |  |  |  |  |  |
At 31 March 2026 |  |  |  | 437 |  | 437
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge for year |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4
On disposals |  |  |  |  |  |
Other adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |
At 31 March 2026 |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4
Net book value |  |  |  |  |  |
At 31 March 2026 |  |  |  | 433 |  | 433

# PADDLE MEDIA CIC

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2026

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

| 17 months to 31 March 2026
--- | ---
| £
Accruals and deferred income | 781 |
Total | 781

# COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

### PADDLE MEDIA CIC

### Company Number: 16063846 (England and Wales)

### Year Ending: 31 March 2026

Company activities and impact

Paddle Media developed and delivered journalism-based workshops for children aged 7-11, 12-15, and 16+. In total,16 workshops were delivered in schools snd colleges in Ramsgate and Broadstairs. Thanet district has lower literacy rates than the national average. These workshops engaged children with writing in a way that was fun and accessible. They also discussed the idea of writing as a vocation. Children learned how to research, interview sources, and construct a short news story. This encompassed critical thinking and also discussed how to identify fake news. Feedback from teachers and students was extremely positive, with a number of schools asking to book more workshops for a larger number of classes. Paddle Media also supported the development of local culture publication Strange Tourist, in line with its long term goal of launching a trading newsroom for early career journalists. In the short term, it has cemented Strange Tourist as an important outlet to support the local economy in Thanet.

Consultation with stakeholders

The company’s primary stakeholders are local schools and teachers. Throughout the process of delivering the workshops, we invited regular feedback. Workshops were adapted frequently based on this feedback, as well as observations made in classrooms while delivering them.

Directors' remuneration

Directors did not receive any payments for their role as directors, £7720 was paid to directors in freelance payments for cost of services provided.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
7 August 2026

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