CITY OF NATURE CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
15297697 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 30 November 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 December 2024

End date: 30 November 2025

CITY OF NATURE CIC

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

CITY OF NATURE CIC

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

Principal activities of the company

The principal activity of the company during the year under review was Landscape service activities and Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities.

Additional information

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime as set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.



Directors

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

Adele BEST
Mark ROBINSON


The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 December 2024 to 9 July 2025

Richard SARA


The directors shown below have held office during the period of
10 January 2025 to 30 November 2025

Lisa KNIPE
Anna WATSON


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
24 August 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Adele BEST
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

2025 2024


£

£
Turnover: 3,028 2,230
Cost of sales: ( 1,656 ) ( 463 )
Gross profit(or loss): 1,372 1,767
Administrative expenses: ( 2,406 ) ( 619 )
Other operating income: 5
Operating profit(or loss): (1,029) 1,148
Profit(or loss) before tax: (1,029) 1,148
Tax: ( 121 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (1,150) 1,148

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Balance sheet

As at 30 November 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 459 510
Total fixed assets: 459 510
Current assets
Stocks: 4 266 189
Cash at bank and in hand: 221 719
Total current assets: 487 908
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 5 ( 948 ) ( 270 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (461) 638
Total assets less current liabilities: (2) 1,148
Total net assets (liabilities): (2) 1,148
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: (2) 1,148
Total members' funds: ( 2) 1,148

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 24 August 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Adele BEST
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

CITY OF NATURE CIC

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. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances. Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all the following conditions are satisfied: -the Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods; -the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold; -the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; -it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and -the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. Specifically, revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when goods are delivered and legal title is passed.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost (or deemed cost), less any accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition. Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets over their estimated useful lives. Furniture, fittings and equipment: 10% Reducing Balance Basis

    Other accounting policies

    Leased assets The company did not have any leased assets or right-of-use assets during the year. Taxation Income tax expense represents the tax currently payable. The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from the surplus as reported in the income and expenditure account because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Stocks Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Costs, which comprise direct production costs, are based on the method most appropriate to the type of inventory class, but usually on a first-in-first-out basis. Overheads are charged to income and expenditure account as incurred. Net realisable value is based on the estimated selling price less any estimated completion or selling costs. When stocks are sold, the carrying amount of those stocks is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised. The amount of any write-down of stocks to net realisable value and all losses of stocks are recognised as an expense in the period in which the write-down or loss occurs. The amount of any reversal of any write-down of stocks is recognised as a reduction in the amount of inventories recognised as an expense in the period in which the reversal occurs. Trade and other debtors Trade and other debtors are initially recognised at fair value and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Trade and other creditors Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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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 0 0

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 December 2024 567 567
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 30 November 2025 567 567
Depreciation
At 1 December 2024 57 57
Charge for year 51 51
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 30 November 2025 108 108
Net book value
At 30 November 2025 459 459
At 30 November 2024 510 510

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

4. Stocks

2025 2024
£ £
Stocks 266 189
Total 266 189

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2025

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 451
Other creditors 497 270
Total 948 270

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

CITY OF NATURE CIC

Company Number: 15297697 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 30 November 2025

Company activities and impact

We continued to work in partnership with Better Place Bradford, delivering eight nature connection sessions with young children and families in several Bradford parks. Teaching about the importance of worms, pollinators and flowers, caterpillars, trees and fungi. Revealing how fruit and vegetables grow and which animals live in the park. We also talked to attendees about biodiversity, nature and climate change. City of Nature CIC organized and delivered an event entitled “Nature’s Hope” at Lister Park in May 2025 during our City of Culture year. This was supported by the council’s Bradford District Parks team, and other organisations in the sector. This event was created to bring organisations together, celebrate nature, engage the community, and reveal how we can all make a difference to help protect and restore the natural world and tackle climate change. Those attending included, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Bradford Urban Wildlife Group, The Peregrine Trail, BEES, The Hedgehoggery, Get Out More, Together We Forest School, Calm in the Wild, Friends of Bradford’s Beck’s, Global Justice Bradford, Another Way, Dr Woodland Wellbeing, The National Education Nature Park, Shipley in Bloom, and Living Well Bradford. During our Lister Park event, we also conducted an anonymised survey, ‘Raise your voice for Nature’, and continued to promote this whilst attending other events in the Bradford District. We collated the public opinions, and in relationship with the Sustainability team at Bradford council, fed the results back, which they included in their wider report for Nature. It was great to have proof that communities want more action taken on nature and climate change. Our survey also revealed that the people of Bradford who took part want to see rewilded verges, more pollinator gardens in parks, more support for community gardens, and more enhanced green spaces across the district. To further promote our work and the importance of biodiversity, we also attended The Big Green week event in Shipley, Action for Nature Day at Cliffe Castle, organised by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, and the Shipley Harvest Market. We appeared on BCB radio twice, talking both about the importance of biodiversity and the Lister Park event prior to the date. We supported and worked with Nifty Sustainability in Shipley, to deliver an event on the land they manage, Old Spring Wood. This highlighted and recorded the Wildlife that could be found there during summer. As part of the continuing celebrations of City of Culture, we worked with the Bradford Libraries team on their ‘Story Garden’ project, delivering two sessions with children, where we helped them create their own nature storybook. We began our project with Get Out More at Cliffe Castle to help them design a wildlife-friendly garden, which continued in to 2026.

Consultation with stakeholders

The company’s stakeholders are as follows: Better Place Bradford and the families in the communities, specifically located near: Horton Park, Bradford Moor Park, Peel Park, and Bowling Park. The organisations and members of the public who attended our event at Lister Park. The families who attended our Library Nature Story sessions. Nifty Sustainability in partnership for their nature event. Get Out More and their Nature Natters group in relation to the design of a wildlife-Friendly garden. Consultations came in the form of a survey, which we invited people to take part in throughout the year. This anonymised information was then feedback to the Sustainability team at Bradford Council and became part of their wider report.

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
24 August 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Adele BEST
Status: Director