DECV LIMITED
Acompany limited by guarantee
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
Registered Number 4210227
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DECV LIMITED
Accompany limited by guarantee
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
Contents
Legal and adminstrative details
The directors’ report
Auditors' Report
Statement of financial activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the financial statements
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DECV LIMITED .
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A company limited by guarantee
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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
Status:
Charity established as a company limited by guarantee incorporated in-England on 2nd May 2001 number 4210227. Registered Charity Number 1090187
Registered Office:
Registered Office: Thurnscoe Lifelong Learning Centre Shepherd Lane Thurnscoe Rotherham $63 OSJ Chair: Mr T Slack Other Directors: Mrs J Ellor Mr B Walker Mr N Middlehurst Mr T Slack Mr R Wilkinson Mrs V Broadbent
Chair:
Secretary:
Mrs J Ellor
Bankers:
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Accountants:
J. Garfitt & Co Limited 8 High Street Q Goldthorpe Rotherham $63 9LR
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DECV LIMITED A company limited by guarantee DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
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The directors present their report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31st March 2025 The format of the accounts complies with the recommendations of the Statement of Recommended Practice: The Charities SORP (FRS102).
PHILOSOPHY AND AIMS OF THE CHARITY
The Philosophy and aims of the DECV Limited are as follows :-
To advance education by:
Allowing those people who would not otherwise access computer technology, the opportunity to have public access to IT equipment, which will give them access to information, internet and e-mail facilities.
Allowing people the freedom to learn in an environment to benefit from new technology using IT and ICT, ensuring that a greater number of local residents have the opportunity to learn an important key skill. Providing a facility and expertise that the public can utilise to obtain IT support which would enable them to fully take advantage of new media technology as it develops in the future enhancing their skills further.
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
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| DECV Limited is acompany limited byguarantee anda registered charity. Its governing instrument is the |
| Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation. |
| The governing body is a board ofdirectors whose members are elected by the Members ofthe Association. |
| As at 31st March 2025 the board comprised 6 members. The board meets as and when necessary, but a minimum |
| of fourtimes per year. |
| New trustees undergo an orientation to briefthem on their legal obligations under charity and company law, the |
| content ofthe Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation, the committee and decision making processes, the current |
| budgetand recentfinancial performance ofthe charity. Most trustees are already familiar with the practical work |
| ofthe charity but are introduced to the employees and other directors. |
| RESERVES POLICY |
| It is the policy ofthe charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately fourmonths |
| unrestricted expenditure. |
| INVESTMENT POLICY |
| The charity works with its bankers, theHSBC Bank plc, to achieve the best rate of return on its reserve funds. This is |
| reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the charity is achieving best value for money. |
| RISK MANAGEMENT |
| The directors have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the charity faces and confirm |
| thatsystems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that necessary steps can be taken to |
| lessentheserisks. |
PUBLIC BENEFIT REPORTING The trustees consider they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 having due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charities Commission.
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DECV LIMITED ;
Acompany limited by guarantee
Accountants’ report to the shareholders on the unaudited financial statements of
DECV Limited
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the companies act of 2006 we have prepared for your approval
the financial Statements of DECV Limited for the year ended 31st March 2025
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND REPORTING ACCOUNTANT
As described on page 7, the company's directors are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and they
consider that the company is exempt from an audit. It is our responsibility to carry out procedures designed to
enable us to report our opinion.
BASIS OF OPINION
Our work was conducted in accordance with the Statement of Standards for Reporting Accountants and so our
procedures consisted of comparing the accounts with the accounting records kept by the company and making
such limited enquiries of the officers of the company as we considered necessary for the purposes of this report.
These procedures provide only the assurance expressed in our opinion.
OPINION
In our opinion :-
a) the financial statements are in agreement with the accounting records kept by the company under the
Companies Act of 2006.
b) having regard only to, and on the basis of, the information contained in those accounting records.
i. the financial statements have been drawn up in a manner consistent with the accounting
requirements specified in the Act and;
ii. the company satisfied the conditions for exemption from an audit and of the financial statements for the
year, specified in the Act as modified by and did not, at any time, within that .
year fall within any of the categories of companies not entitled to the exemption.
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J. Garfitt & Co Limited 8 High Street Goldthorpe $63 9LR
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DECV LIMITED
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Acompany limited by guarantee
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES ;
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
2024 TOTAL
INCOME
; INCOMING RESTRICTED FUNDS
60997 Grant Income 75767
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
INCOME FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
0 Thurnscoe Regeneration Fund 625
833 Big Local & Donations
0 Harry Bottom Trust
2000 Freshgate Trust 625
2833
OTHER INCOME
0 Family History Group 0
it) CHAS 0 9
63830 76392
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| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 | ||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||
| COSTOF ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| RESTRICTED | FUNDS | |||||
| 44592 | TutorFees | 49579 | ||||
| 7440 | Room Hire | 2790 | ||||
| 714 | Rates | 1048 | ||||
| 990 | Training | 2811.45 | ||||
| 0 | OCRAnnual Centre fee | |||||
| 36.36 | Stationery | 75.98 | ||||
| 60 | Bank Charges | 60.8 | ||||
| 0 | Accountancy | |||||
| Q | Repairs and Renewals | 456 | 56821 | |||
| 53832.36 | ||||||
| UNRESTRICTED FUNDS | ||||||
| 296 | General Administration | 296 | ||||
| 308.8 | Rent/ Rates | |||||
| 0 | Web Host | |||||
| 1565 | Insurance | 1649 | ||||
| 560 | Accountancy | 590 | ||||
| 44 | PAT Testing | 42 | ||||
| 0 | Repairs, Renewals | and Consumables | 285 | |||
| 279 | Depreciation | 223 | ||||
| 62 | Bank Charges | 60 | ||||
| 35 | SundryExpenses | 47 | 3,192 | |||
| 3,150 | ® | |||||
| 56,982 | TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 60013 | ||||
| 63830 | TOTAL INCOME | 76392 | ||||
| 56,982 | TOTALEXPENDITURE | 60013 | ||||
| 6,848 | 16379 |
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DECV LIMITED
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31ST MARCH 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
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| FIXEDASSETS | 891 | 1115 | ||
| CURRENTASSETS | ||||
| Debtors | 5 | 5 | ||
| Cash at Bank and in hand | 62222 | 46129 | ||
| 62227 | 46134 | |||
| Creditors | 1778 | 60449 | 2288 | 43846 |
| 61340 | 44961 | |||
| Represented by :- | ||||
| Restricted Funds | 68829 | 49883 | ||
| UnrestrictedFunds | -7489 | 61340 | -4922 | 44961 |
For the year ending 31st March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the companies act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question, in accordance with section 476 of the companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting and for the preparation of the accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board and signed on their behalf by Mr B Walker
SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS les
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DECV LIMITED
A company limited by guarantee
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
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- ACCOUNTING POLICIES a) Basis of accounting The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the historical cost accounting rules and in accordance with the statement of recommended practice for charities. b) Income Grant income, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the period in which they are received. c) Charitable funds Restricted funds are to be used for specified purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is identified to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support costs. Unrestricted funds are donations and other income received or generated for the objects of the Charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds. d) Depreciation Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of an asset less the estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life as follows :- Computer Equipment 50% on cost Fixtures, Fittings and other equipment 20% on cost e) Cash flow statement The company has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No 1 from producing a Cash Flow Statement on the grounds that it is a small company. f) Going Concern At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees‘have reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the forseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing ; the financial statements.
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DECV LIMITED
Acompany limited by guarantee
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
2 STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS
Staff costs during the year were as follows:-
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The average number of employees during the year was as follows:-
No No Management and administration i¢) 0 9 ie) None of the directors received any remuneration or benefits.
3 TAXATION
There is no corporation tax payable. The company is a registered charity under reference no 1090187.
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DECV LIMITED “ee
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Acompany limited by guarantee
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
4. Tangible Assets
| Fix&Fit | Computers | Total | |
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| Cost | |||
| as at 1stApril 2024 | 24335 | 111672 | 133240 |
| Added | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24335 | 111672 | 133240 | |
| Depreciation | |||
| as at 1stApril 2024 | 24335 | 110558 | 133240 |
| Charges fortheyear | 223 | 0 | |
| 24335 | 110781 | 133240 | |
| Net Book Value | |||
| as at 31stMarch 2025 | 0 | 891 | 0 |
| 5. Debtors | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Trade Debtors | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Debtors | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 6. Creditors due within one year | |||
| Trade Creditors | 0 | 0 | |
| IncomeTax& Social Security | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrued Expenses | 600 | 560 | |
| Other Creditors | 1728 | 1728 | |
| 2328 | 2288 |
Cost as at 1st April 2024 Added Depreciation as at 1st April 2024 Charges for the year
7. Called up Share Capital
The capital is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital ‘
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DECV Ltd A Company Limited by guarantee YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Directors Annual Report REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CHARITY IN THE YEAR Funding
BMBC Assisted Employment Project (Year 3 April 2024 to April 2025)
A project combining ICT Digital and Employability skills. Running the Highfield Digital skills awards (Basic and Intermediate) courses, plus the online beginner's Leam my Way course. Sessions include online job search plus online applications. Each leamer applies for a minimum 3 posts per week in line with DWP requirements. Sessions also include CV building, cover letters, online job search and applications, Interview advice, Universal Credit journal updates. Sessions also in Internet Safety, Online forms, Online banking and progression for Volunteers. 86 leamers enrolled over the 12-month period 80 achieved qualifications 26 leamers into full time employment
Charitable Trusthouse Foundation (April 2024 — September 2024)
During the period from 12" March 2024 to 20" September 2024, we worked with 38 individuals in Digital Skills, Employability Support, and Volunteering sessions for this project. These sessions took place for 28 weeks at our Lifelong Learning Centre in Thurnscoe Library. The project's primary objectives included enhancing digital skills, employability, and facilitating volunteering opportunities. 12 Learners went on to fulltime employment.
Access Foundation (January 2025 — Ongoing)
Currently ongoing (week 12) The tutor is responsible for organizing and delivering workshops focused on Digital Skills and Employability skills, working in partnership with the DWP and local organizations to ensure that the centre remains a valuable resource for the community. By providing free training, tailored learning paths, and recognized qualifications, the project is helping participants build confidence, motivation, and self-esteem while fostering social inclusion.
The workshops, supported by volunteers, covers ICT and employability skills tailored to the needs of local residents. These sessions include initial engagement for beginners and progress through to Level 2 courses, aiming to improve job prospects, digital literacy, and social inclusion. Each participant will have the opportunity to complete an accredited Digital Skills course through Highfield, with additional support for employability skills and life & living skills. The project will offer comprehensive guidance to improve participants’ prospects for employment and personal growth.
Awards for All (January 2025 — ongoing)
Funding was provided by Awards For All to focus on Digital Skills and employability skills for over 55's. 1 workshop per week for 2 years. Leam my Way basic online
Course + Essential Digital Skills Entry 3 level and level 1 IT and online job search and applications. There are currently 7 leamers per week taking advantage of this course which will roll over into year 25-26.
Summary of Achievements
The Year 24-25 been another success. Funding allocated to DECV from various funders enabled us to provide learning opportunities to 100 + students, of these 86 have gained Highfield /Leam my Way digital qualifications and 26 have gained full time employment working through DECVs Employability programme. Employment was generally local and positions were fulltime with leamers reporting increased confidence, self-esteem and mental wellbeing.
The Tutor works with individuals from all walks of life and different ages and abilities in Centre in both small groups and 1 to 1 sessions. Remote leaming sessions are in place for learners when needed. All leamers enrol to the Accredited leaming + ICT Awards. individuals also receive sessions on updating CVs, job applications + online job searching, online bills, digital forms and benefit forms/Universal Credit. We have also seena rise in individuals needed help with the government's PIP forms. The Universal Credit system has now been in place for a number of years but the number of claimants requiring digital assistance has not diminished. The ICT qualification and employability sessions are a good way of giving these individuals a confidence and motivation boost which hopefully will help the in the employment market.
Janet Elffor
Secretary
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