REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 October 2025
Company Registration Number 07246846
Charity Number 1139198
Inspire Accounting (UK) LTD 13a Chiltern Court Asheridge Road Chesham England HP5 2PX
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2025.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
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Charity name:
Company Registration Number:
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Registered Office and Operational Address:
Remark! Community Limited 07246846 (Incorporated 7 May 2010) 1139198 (Registered 23 November 2010) 18 Leather Lane London EC1N 7SU
DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
The directors of the charitable company are also its trustees for the purposes of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Trustees. As set out in the Articles of Association, the Trustees have the power to appoint additional trustees. :
The Trustees who served during the period and since the end of the financial period were:
Trustees
Chair: Mr Herbert Klein
General Secretary: Miss Annie O’Shea
Treasurer: Mr Kevin Whalley
Trustee and Founder: Mr Jonathan Nelson
Trustee: Mr[Julian][Fenesan]
Trustee: Mr Davut Jarchlou
As agreed at the AGM, there are no changes to our governing personnel, and the leadership structure will remain the same for the next accounting period.
REGISTERED OFFICE:
ACCOUNTANTS:
BANKERS:
18 Leather Lane London EC1N 7SU
Inspire Accounting (UK) LTD 13a Chiltern Court Asheridge Road Chesham England HPS 2PX
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REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 (continued)
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing Document
The company is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7 May 2010 and registered as a charity on 23 November 2010. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up, members each guarantee to contribute at least £1 to the assets of the Company.
The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Statement of Recommended Practice — Accounting and Reporting by Charities (issued March 2005).
Organisation of the Charity
The directors of the company are also trustees of the charitable company for the purposes of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Trustees. As set out in the company’s Articles of Association, the Trustees have the power to appoint additional trustees.
The Trustees meet regularly to manage and to review the activity and direction of the charity. Day to day activities and operations is the responsibility of the General Secretary, Project Manager and our employees. The team is also supported on a continual basis by a range of volunteers.
Trustee Selection, Induction and Training
The Trustees of the company are nominated by an existing trustee or interested individual and elected by a majority vote of the existing trustees. New trustees are familiarised with their responsibilities as trustees by attending trustees meetings.
Risk Management
The Trustees have conducted their own review of the major risks to which the charitable company is exposed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. External risks to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan which will allow for the diversification of funding and activities. Internal financial risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and to ensure consistent quality of delivery for all operational aspects of the charitable company. An updated Health and Safety Policy, Reporting Abuse and Bad Practice, Equal Opportunities Policies and training of staff complement the actions taken to mitigate risk. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charitable company.
How our Activities Deliver Public Benefit
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives, they have set.
The charity carries out wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. The trustees consider that these activities, summarised below, provide direct benefit to the deaf people who use our support services, to deaf people in the wider community as a whole and to the Community Officers who provide care to deaf people and their families.
The trustees have concluded that there is no detriment or harm arising from its aims and activities.
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 (continued)
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The charity's objectives are specifically restricted to the following: (Summarised Version)
- A-— Promote the use of BSL.
B — Relieving social isolation and exclusion for Deaf people C— Assisting older deaf people with financial hardship D — Advancing the education of Deaf Children.
E — Promoting mental well being amongst Deaf people
Mission statement
Remark! Community is a charity set up by Deaf people to work with the Deaf community to reignite the Deaf community spirit. A community unified by our own language and culture. We promote British Sign Language in all the work we do, and our main aim is to reduce social isolation for the signing community. We work closely with Deaf children, youths and older people to improve the quality of their lives. We encourage active lifestyles and improved community cohesion.
PROJECT PROGRESS AND OVERVIEW
Lunch Clubs Overview
Over our four Lunch Clubs in Harrow, Eltham, Camden and Beckenham for the year 2025, we have continued championing member-leadership for our activities and booking Deaf professionals to run and offer ideas for workshops, presentations and sessions.
Eltham Lunch Club has enjoyed a great number of games, outings and presentations. They were especially excited by our VE day, as many of our members are history fanatics at Eltham, celebrating the historical marking of the end of WWII. Harrow Lunch Club has finally seen the move to a brand-new venue, which all members have expressed a positive attitude towards, resulting in a growth in numbers due to the great transport links. Beneficiaries have continued to bring culture and vitality, in member led activities and cooked up a storm in the new kitchen — especially during the Diwali celebration.
Beckenham Lunch Club has had a great number of sessions, which included reminiscent sessions of childhood and lovely days out at the park among some other important workshops delivered by Deaf individuals. We had a wonderful farewell party to commemorate Beckenham Lunch Club’s closure at the end of this year, which yielded a fantastic turnout!
Camden Lunch Club started the new year with a freshly refurbished lounge, a perfect new space members to enjoy socialising with each other and delicious lunches. Camden has remained a very popular location for members to attend; it is always buzzing with people.
Of course, we are sad to announce the closure of Beckenham Lunch Club and continue to make an active effort to keep in touch with our beneficiaries in the short period we have been closed. Closure of the club does not mean we are closed for good, as we are looking to open a brand-new lunch club in Croydon to open the New Year.
Eltham Lunch Club
Upon our members’ return from festive Christmas time spent with their loved ones, Eltham Lunch Club were lucky enough to receive a tour of the Houses of Parliament to kick off a great start into 2025 for the new year! Our members enjoyed a tour of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, explaining the interesting and extensive history of Parliament. Both staff and members were shocked to discover all the Royal Family are banned from entering the House of Commons due to a previous politically conflicting incident with Henry VII!
March brought a tour of the Churchill War Rooms, where members learned about the history of Churchill and WWII, and his firm involvement in politics and how this shaped the trajectory of this war. This also prompted our members to share their own interesting and heartfelt stories of the effects the war had on them. June — our group enjoyed a lovely seaside trip to Hastings and were fortunate enough to have one of our own members —a Hastings resident — to give us a full tour of Hastings Old Town. He had a plethora of stories for us, such as the famous smugglers cove, and showed us the famous street which was filmed for many different films/series. Afterwards we paid a visit to the Shipwreck Museum and walked along the seafront to conclude such an interesting day. In October, Eltham were fortunate enough to embark on a tour of the Supreme Court. Members were shocked to find out only in 2009; it was set up as the official building for the UK Supreme Court— the traditional design of this building had been kept apart from the carpets and curtains! There are only around 100 cases in the Supreme Court every year. Kahoot Quizzes always attract a high number of attendees and bring out our members’ competitive spirit! Members love playing along on their phones, and we tailor quizzes to suit their interests, such as history or geography. Beckenham Lunch Club
January meant a well-known event for our members at Beckenham Lunch Club — Burns Night: hosted by a Deaf poet originally from Scotland. They delivered a poem for our members in BSL, with members also taking part in creating their own poems in BSL. This session also included lots of fun themed games, and we also enjoyed some traditional Scottish food — haggis, neeps and tatties to mark the occasion! April - Our members love an opportunity to look back on their childhood. What better way to do this than ask members to bring in some old photos of themselves over the years! It was a wonderful day filled nostalgia of members’ days at school, travelling and how they met their partners. They also spoke about British Sign Language and how, while at school, they were not allowed to sign and had to rely entirely on oral communication, despite their deafness. In June we took a trip to Kelsey Park and enjoyed a lovely summer's day! We bought ice cream and walked the lakes and fed the ducks. Afterwards we played a game of mini golf, which became quite competitive among some!
We had to say a farewell to our longest standing, and first ever Lunch Club in October after its long run of 15 years. The group was loved by all its members, and it has brought them a great deal of joy and community over the past decade-and-a-half. At the Beckenham venue, a farewell party was organised for a commemoratory day on the final Beckenham Lunch Club session. This included a presentation showcasing the various wonderful moments members had shared over the last 15 years. Every member spoke about how much they had enjoyed their time with the group, in a very reminiscent and nostalgic day.
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Harrow Lunch Club
January, we had a Prostate Cancer Awareness talk. We sawa large number in attendance, as male attendees were keen to learn more about an important topic, one that can have a significant impact on their lives. Despite the potential impact, this healthcare information has typically proven to be inaccessible, so this was an opportunity for us to ensure the information is adapted and delivered appropriately in a comprehensible format for our members.
March was a busy month for our members — we were fortunate to have an excellent member volunteer to give a talk on British Deaf Sports Heritage. He spoke to members about his experiences during that period, including his participation in numerous competitions with players across the UK. He highlighted several popular sports at that time, particularly football, badminton and golf, as well as other sports in which Deaf athletes achieved significant success. This was a great opportunity to allow our members to reflect on their own memories linked to Deafness and sport during that period.
We also enjoyed an outing included a visit to the RAF Museum, where members explored historic aircrafts and enjoyed a fun 4D film experience. There were plenty of photo opportunities with old planes and vehicles, followed by a quick stop-off at a café for lunch and a chat.
October — After one of our members held a successful day last year for Diwali, some of our other members felt inspired to do the same. This year we had one of our regular attendees also present the importance of Diwali, culture and religion, which was accompanied by some delicious food!
Camden Lunch Club
In February for Valentine’s Day, members wrote and decorated personalised letters for their long distant friends and family. We covered the cost of postage and a few weeks later, several members informed us that their thoughtful messages had been received, it was a lovely way to share kindness and celebrate family and friendship.
April was a perfectly sunny day for the Royal Park Walk Tour. Members met at Hyde Park Station and took part in a guided walk to the Learning Centre. Upon arrival, we had a short tea and coffee break before exploring the area and learning about its history. At the end of the tour, participants were kindly provided with vouchers from staff for a hot or cold drink at St James’s Park Café,
June — Trip to Portsmouth. All the members were very excited being led around the HMS Victory Dockyard, strolling past all of the grand Royal Navy boats. We learned a great deal from the tour guide, and after lots of walking at the end of the day everyone felt pleasantly tired after such an engaging and informative tour.
In August we had some amazing officers from the British Transport Police and the Met Police visit us at the Camden Lunch Club to discuss how we can use their services. It was great for our members to learn about how to keep safe and stay vigilant on public transport as well as in public, while also letting the Police know how they can improve their services for Deaf people.
Remarkable! Club
After increasing Remarkable! Club to two days we have seen a growth in confidence in many of our members, where this contact time has allowed them to develop. This number has slowly been growing since our change, and we hope that these sessions garner more attendance with the help of further outreach.
We attended a variety of activities over the year, flight club/electric shuffle was thoroughly enjoyed by all the members as they loved the competitive games which challenged their skills and abilities.
Our members also enjoyed pottery at Clay Time, which was fantastic for our deafblind members especially, as everyone was able to take part at their own pace, making it a relaxing and enjoyable experience for all.
We were lucky enough to have Deaf Rave provide a workshop for our beneficiaries — The members really enjoyed using the different equipment that helps the Deaf users to feel music. Equipment like Subpac, a vibrating backpack that vibrates along to the beat of the music as well as being shown how to create their own music.
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|We|also|attended|the|Natural|History|Museum,|building|on|our fantastic|pre-existing|relationship|with|the team|there.|Our members|got|
|involved|in|a|workshop about|fossils|and|the|history of|Dinosaurs,|which|transported|them|back to the Jurassic|period,|as they|learnt|
|some|very|interesting|facts!|
|Our|members were transported|to|another|world|through|the|Frameless|immersive|experience,|where|pictures|came|to|life|with|music,|
|vibrations|and|realistic|movements.|This|experience|was accompanied|by a|Deaf BSL curator who|led the group|and|shared|the|stories|
|about|each|exhibition|room.|
|Our|biggest|and|most successful|trip was|during summer when we attended|Centre|Parcs.|Members|got|involved|in|a|variety|of group|
|activities|including|bowling,|snooker/pool,|badminton,|a|treasure|hunt,|and|of course|the swimming|pool.|Many|members|also|paid|for|
|their own|activities,|such|as quad|biking,|archery and|hiring|a|bike|for the|week.|Everyone|had|a|brilliant|time,|and we|can’t wait to|
|arrange|another|trip|for everyone.|
|Cooking/Making|cakes — We|wanted|to|make sure our deaf-blind|members|could|join|the|fun,|so we|ran|a|hands-on|cake|making session|
|where|everyone|could|squish,|feel,|smell|and|taste the|ingredients|as they|mixed them|together.|decorated|them|with|the|first|letter of|
|their|name.|And|who|doesn’t|love|cake!|
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Youth Club
Youth club saw a lot of hands-on activities this year, which many of the members enjoyed. Unfortunately, we decided to stop running our youth club sessions, because of reduced numbers and funding so we felt that we needed to focus our efforts in other areas. Cricket and football sessions were led by Scott one of our CSWs, teaching them the rules of the game, followed by a quick warm-up then the game began! Watching everyone to work together as a team was great, exercising and having a great time!
We spent some time at Gravity Game box this year in Stratford, to play lots of interactive and visual games, which encouraged teamwork, concentration and determination and by the end, all were sweating and worn out. It was great fun.
Bowling at Finsbury Park, was extremely popular amongst our members as well. Everyone loved the social and competitive element. They were all scoring high points, it was a joy to see their confidence, while cheering each other on!
The last day before the summer break, Youth Club took a trip to Frank Barnes School for the Deaf for a summer party. There were a number of stalls with lots of different activities. It was wonderful watching everyone socialise and giving each stall a go.
Saturday Club
This year it was lovely to see such large numbers for some of our indoor game sessions as well as our outdoor sessions.
Our members had a cosy Nintendo Switch session, where each of our members played different games at Remark!, of course Mario Kart was a group favourite, as well as a fun Wii sports session, which saw our members get very involved.
Roller Nation was so much fun for all! Again, it was so fantastic to see the group encourage and support each other, giving everyone the confidence to take to the floor. With the colourful lights, the day also made for some fantastic pictures. The staff at Roller Nation were great at ensuring the activity was accessible for all mobility needs. Even though the day had some light rain, Forest Skills was a hit with a lot of the children, and the amazing guide Esme ensured everyone got involved. They learnt survival skills such as how to make fire, foraged for sticks to build their own shelter and then they were put to the test to see if it can protect them from the rain. Lastly everyone made their own arrows and practiced firing it at a target (and the CSW!) The culinary skills of our members were put to the test after a visual demonstration from one of our volunteers who ran a cooking workshop for our members. The group got to work; chopping fruit and vegetables such as strawberries and tomatoes, the onions proved a challenge for all, but they powered through the tears!
Deaf Games
September saw the launch of our new project called ‘Deaf Games’; this was introduced in place of Youth Club. We started with some brief introductions to get to know one another and then we went straight into the boardgames! Colour games made our members wrack their brains. It was fantastic to watch the teams work collaboratively, discussing their answers. Being visual learners, our members were outstanding at the quiz.
Our recurring Taskmaster games are some of our member’s favourite activities, which was comprised of two teams competing head-to-head to win the most points. Tasks included counting baked beans, throwing teabags into mugs, making spaghetti and marshmallow towers! It was a joy to see the members work together, encouraging and cooperating with their peers on how to win.
To celebrate the end of such a fun term and reward all for their continued involvement and enthusiasm, the group went to Toca Social for some football themed games. It was lovely to see the group compassionately adapt themselves to assist with their teammates physical needs and cheer them on from the sidelines. It was also an opportunity to engage in more physical activities which the Remark! Lounge space cannot cater for. We look forward to more trips in the New Year.
North London Playscheme
This year Rahat has taken on a new role in Outreach, building relationships with professionals, hospitals and schools, explaining what Remark! Community provides and what we do and signposting our services. It has been a pleasant surprise that every half-term we see lots of new faces from deaf and mainstream schools, as a result of our outreach and signposting.
It’s lovely to see children from various schools attending Playscheme, including Blanche Nevile, Oak Lodge, Frank Barnes, Laycock and a number of mainstream schools.
All of our children and youth love taking part in sports competitions. Dodgeball has been one of our members’ favourite sports recently. However, there are lots of mixed emotions during the game as nobody wants to be out of the game, because they enjoy participating so much!
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|When|our members are|not|playing dodgeball,|it|is|nice to see them|get peacefully|engrossed|in|their creative|side,|through|art workshops.|Some|of|
|these|activities|included|creating|mosaics,|designing|graffiti,|printing|T-shirt designs and|painting|pumpkins|pots. Some|of our members|really leaned|
|into|their|artistic|visions.|
|We|also went on some|other notable|trips|including|visits to the Arsenal|stadium,|the|London|Dungeon,|bowling,|the|F1 Arcade and|many|more,|
|which|all|members|loved,|and|we|feel|Jucky enough|to|be|able to|provide|these|activities|for them.|
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Parent and Children Group
It has been an amazing year for Parent and Children Group. The membership has continued to grow rapidly, and everyone is enjoying all of the various activities we have put on.
There was a great turnout at Hobbledown farm and London Zoo, where the families enjoyed the BSL interpreted talks about various animals. This gave everyone full access to the information, which is not always provided on visiting days.
The workshops we delivered online were also very informative and many came to watch the talk from William Everett about his lived experience of ADHD, as well as a presentation by NDCS presentation on social and emotional wellbeing. Everyone who attended greatly appreciated the information provided.
The main highlight of the year was the Christmas Party, with around 40 families coming together to this social event. We had an entertainer who hosted the activities in BSL, it was truly an amazing day for everyone involved.
North Badminton Club
While our North Badminton Club was only open a short while this year, the members that attended enjoyed it while it lasted. Sadly, this was closed in April due to lack of funding, but it was a great social time and a way of encouraging Deaf people to get involved in exercise.
A number of them continued to play badminton with their friends in their spare time. However, we have encouraged them to join the South Badminton group as they want to continue improving their skills and play in league matches.
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South Badminton Club
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Badminton has always been a competitive game amongst all of our members. We were super pleased to see new members joining the group and enjoying the games.
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We participated in a Deaf Badminton League. Park Langley came top of Division 1 ina very tight win against Surbiton A, who
finished 2nd ahead of Hayes, Lewisham A and Surbiton B. Lewisham B came 3rd in Division 2.
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There wasa trial period pickleball sessions were introduced which many people enjoyed. However, we decided not to continue with this sport as another Deaf club, Bexley, have confirmed they will solely be focused on pickleball sessions from September.
From September, we decided to set up an internal badminton league with a new volunteer, Clinton, who led the league fixtures with so much enthusiasm. It attracted over 20 players including new members from Bexley, which was a great achievement.
Achieve Social Club
As this club last year targeted a demographic of 18-30-year-olds, who were very isolated, have learning disabilities and other additional needs, we decided to extend the age range to 35 provide a larger range of support.
We've had lots of different events over the years inside and outside of London. For example, we went to the RAF museum, the 02 and Duckpin Bowling. It has been wonderful to see members work on life skills such as travel, communication and independence and build their confidence as individuals.
With great thanks to our funders throughout the previous financial year, who enabled us to run our projects, supporting vulnerable Deaf people.
- Ovingdean Hall Foundation - St Andrews Holborn - The National Lottery Community Fund " Sport England - Children in Need - The National Lottery Awards for All - City Bridge Foundation - Arsenal Foundation - Islington Giving
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 33 OCTOBER 2025 {continued}
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The charitable company’s result for the year ended 31 October 2025 was a surplus of £81,259 (2024: deficit - £82,843 incomming resources were £581,745 (2024; £407,994) for the year and outgoings of £500,486 (2024: £490,837). As at
31 October 2025, there is a Balance Sheet with net assets of £252,600 (2024- £174,266}.
RESERVE POLICY
The charity has a reserve policy with an objective of three months running costs held in free reserve to guard against against any emergensies.
SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provision of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES
The Trustees, who are the charitable company’s directors under company law, are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements In accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the results of the charitable company for that period. in preparing these financial statements the Trustees are required to:-
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
«make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial staternents;
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prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 1985. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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The Trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, and who served during the year, are set out on page 1 in accordance with company law, as the company’s directors, we certify that:
50 far as we are aware, there is no relevant information of which the company’s Accountants are unaware; and
"as the directors of the company we have taken all the steps that we ought to have taken in order to make ourselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's accountants are aware of that information.
Registered office:
18 Leather Lane
London ECiN 7SU
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS’ REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
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We report on the accounts for the year ended 31 October 2025 set out on pages 12 to 20.
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Respective responsibilities of trustees and reporting accountants
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The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to you: -examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act; - to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and - to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of Independent examiner’s report
Our examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison ofthe accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- which gives me reasonable cause to believe that any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met or 2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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|Restricted|Unrestricted|Total|Total|
|Funds|Funds|
|Note|£|£|£|£|
|Incoming|Resources|
|Voluntary|income|2|249,101|125,944|375,045|285,194|
|Investment|income|3|206,700|206,700|122,800|
|Total|incoming|resources|249,101|332,644|581,745|407,994|
|Resources|Expended|
|Costs|of generating|funds|
|Costs|of generating|voluntary|income|4|3,782|203,415|207,197|223,341|
|Charitable|activities|
|Donations|()|(e)|0|1,625|
|Wages|&|Salaries|91,823|46,202|138,026|131,706|
|Desk|Hire|7,018|0|7,018|5,600|
|Open|events|0|)|0|5,405|
|Activities|114,291|25,732|140,023|113,684|
|Governance|costs|5|8,990|2,157|11,147|9,477|
|Total|resources|expended|225,905|277,506|503,411|490,838|
|Net|income/(deficit)|income|for the year|23,196|55,138|78,334|-82,843|
|Transfers|between|funds|9,135|-9,135|0|0|
|Total|funds|brought forward|4,043|170,223|174,266|257,109|
|Total|funds|carried forward|36,374|216,226|252,600|174,266|
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Movements in funds are shown in Note 12 to the financial statements.
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 15 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED BALANCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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| Note | é | £ | £ | £ | |
| FIXED ASSETS | |||||
| Tangibleassets | 7 | £0 | £0 | ||
| CURRENTASSETS | |||||
| Debtors Cashatbankandinhand |
8 | 94,875 194,604 |
89,779 104,834 |
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| CREDITORS: Amountsfallingduewithinoneyear | 9 | 289,479 36,879 |
194,613 20,347 |
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| NETCURRENTASSETS/(LIABILITIES} | 252,600 | 174,266 | |||
| TOTALNETASSETS | 252,600 | 174,266 | |||
| CAPITALANDRESERVES | |||||
| RestrictedFunds UnrestrictedFunds |
1 1d |
36,374 216,226 |
4,043 170,223 |
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| 252,600 | 174,266 |
The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, foraudit theof year these endedaccounts. 31 October 2025. No member of the company has deposited a notice, pursuant to section 476, requiring an
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act and for preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of the company as at the end of the financial year and if its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to accounts, so far as applicable to the company.
The accounts were approved by the Board on:
Miss Annie O'Shea-Director i
The notes on pages 15 to 20 form part of these financial statements
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of Accounting
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charity’s governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)”. The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS102 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
(b)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: - : Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when charityreceivable.becomesGrants,unconditionallywhere entitlemententitledis notto conditionalthe grant. on the delivery ofa specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the . Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts. . Incoming resources from charitable activity are accounted for when earned. : Income resources from grants, where related to performance and specific deliverables, are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
(c) Resources expended . Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates: - . Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It . includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. . Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include the independent examiner's fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity. : All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SOFA ona basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis, eg consultants, estimated usage or space occupied.
(d) Hire Purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the statement of financial activities ona straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
(e) Taxation
The company is a registered charity and it is considered that its activities are such that no taxation liability will arise.
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 (continued)
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
- (f) Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows: Fixtures, fittings and equipment 25% straight line Assets costing less than £250 are not capitalised.
(g) Fund accounting
Funds held by the charity are either:-
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(h) Unrestricted general funds — these are funds for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
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(i) Restricted funds - these are funds which can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
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Transfers between funds are made to cover deficits on individual restricted funds and to recognise fixed assets acquired with restricted income, but with no further restriction on use.
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VOLUNTARY INCOME
| Year | to | 31 October 2025 | 31 October 2025 | Yearto | to 31 October | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted | — | Unrestricted | Restricted | Unrestricted | |||||
| Funds | Funds | Total | Funds | Funds | Total | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Donations | and | activities | 25,000 | 125,944 | 150,944 | 0 | 87,975 | 87,975 | |
| Grants | 224,101 | 0 | 224,101 | 197,219 | ) | 197,219 | |||
| 249,101 | 125,944 | 375,045 | 197,219 | 87,975 | 285,194 |
Included in Donations (unrestricted) of £40,000 (2024- £45,300) above relate to money donated by Remark! Limited toward the running costs of the Charitable Company.
- INVESTMENT INCOME
| INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yearto 31 October 2025 | Year | to 31 October | 2024 | |||
| Restricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Unrestricted | |||
| Funds | Funds | Total | Funds | Funds | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Rent receivable | 0 | 206,700 | 206,700 | 0 | 122,800 | 122,800 |
| Interest received | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 206,700 | 206,700 | 0 | 122,800 | 122,800 |
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 (continued)
The investment income for the year consists of the rent from the following:
| Year | to | 31 October 2025 | 31-Oct-24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||||
| Remark! | Limited | 154,800 | 122,800 | ||
| Others | 51,900 | 0 | |||
| 206,700 | 122,800 |
4. COSTS OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME
| Year to 31 October 2025 | Year to 31 October 2025 | Year to 31 October 2025 | 31-Oct-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted | Unrestricted | |||
| Funds | Funds | Total | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Rentand buildinginsurance | 0 | 180,933 | 180,933 | 173,164 |
| Repairs and maintenance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,395 |
| Rates and water | 0 | 22,024 | 22,024 | 20,019 |
| Office and legal costs | 3,782 | 458 | 4,240 | 6,763 |
| 3,782 | 203,415 | 207,197 | 223,341 |
| 5. GOVERANCE COSTS | . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year to 31 | October 2025 | 31-Oct-24 | |||
| Restricted | Unrestricted | ||||
| Funds | Funds | Total | Total | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Travelling | 1,790 | 17 | 1,807 | 320 | |
| Accountancy | 7,200 | (e) | 7,200 | 7,234 | |
| Independent Examinerfee | 0 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | |
| Interest payable and similarcharges | 0 | 340 | 340 | 122 | |
| 8,990 | 2,157 | 11,147 | 9,476 |
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 (continued)
- TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no trustees’ remuneration, expenses or other benefits for the year ended 31 October 2025 (2024- £0).
| STAFFCOSTS | 31-Oct-25 | 31-Oct-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Wages and salaries | 130,681 | 124,896 | |
| Social securityand othertaxes | 4,541 | 3,688 | |
| Pension | 2,804 | 3,122 | |
| ; | |||
| £138,026 | £131,706 | ||
| The average monthlynumberofemployeesduring the yearwas as follows: Oct 25 | 6 | 6 | |
| 31-Oct-25 | 31-Oct-24 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Lunch club | 2 | 2 | |
| Playscheme | 2 | 2 | |
| Sports, open events and other | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Equipment | Equipment | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| COST | |||
| At 1 November2024 | 1,619 | 1,619 | |
| Additions | es | . | |
| At31 October2025 | 1,619 | 1,619 | |
| Depreciation | |||
| At 1 November2024 | 1619 | 1619 | |
| Charge forthe year | - | - | |
| At 31 October2025 | 1619 | 1619 | |
| At 31 October2025 | £0 | £0 | |
| At31October2025 | £0 | £0 |
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 (continued)
8. DEBTORS
| 31-Oct-25 | 31-Oct-24 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |||
| Prepayments andaccrued income | 94,875 | 89,779 | ||
| £94,875 | £89,779 | |||
| 9. CREDITORS:Amounts fallingdue within oneyear | ||||
| 31-Oct-25 | 31-Oct-24 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Trade creditors | 7,231 | 7,875 | ||
| OtherCreditors&Accruals | 29,648 | 12,473 | ||
| £36,879 | £20,347 | |||
| 10. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS | ||||
| Thefollowing operating lease payments arecommitted to | be paid within one year | |||
| 31-Oct-25 | 31-Oct-24 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Expiring: | ||||
| Within oneyear | 200,000 | 190,000 | ||
| Between one and five years | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||
| More than five years | ||||
| £400,000 | £390,000 | |||
| 11. ANALYSIS OF NETASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS | ||||
| 31-Oct-25 | 31-Oct-24 | |||
| Total Funds | Total Funds | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Fixed assets | 0 | 0 | ||
| Currentassets | 289,479 | 194,613 | ||
| Current liabilities | -37,450 | -20,347 | ||
| £ | 252,029 | £ | 174,266 |
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 (continued)
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| Incoming | Outgoing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-24 | Resources | Resources | Transfer | 31 Oct 2025 | 31-Oct-24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Restricted funds: | ||||||
| AFA Parent& Children 2025-27 | 0 | 19,554 | -6,526 | 0 | 13,028 | 0 |
| AFA Parent&Toddler2022-24 | 160 | 0 | -160 | 0) | 0 | 160 |
| Arsenal Foundation | 0 | 2,375 | 0 | 0 | 2,375 | 0 |
| Children in Need 2024-27 | -604 | 36,088 | -36,809 | 0 | -1,325 | -604 |
| City Bridge Trust | -3,635 | 25,200 | -25,629 | 0 | -4,064 | -3,635 |
| Greenwich HealthierComm Islington |
0 0 |
22,495 2,000 |
-1,258 -2,000 |
0 0 |
21,237 0 |
0 0 |
| Lloyds Foundation | 0 | 25,000 | -24,573 | (0) | 427 | 0 |
| Sport England | 7,807 | 0 | -7,807 | 0 | 0 | 7,807 |
| National Lottery22-25 | -8,198 | 109,759 | -110,696 | 9,135 | 0 | -8,198 |
| OvingdonHall | 2,966 | 0 | -2,966 | 0 | 0 | 2,966 |
| Shanley Foundation | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | 0 |
| StAndrews Holburn | 5,548 | 4,630 | -7,482 | 0 | 2,696 | 5,548 |
| Total restrictedfunds | 4,044 | 249,101 | -225,905 | 9,135 | 36,375 | 4,044 |
| Total Unrestricted Funds | 170,223 | 332,644 | -277,506 | -9,135 | 216,226 | 170,223 |
| Totalfunds | 174,267 | 581,745 | -503,412 | 0 | 252,600 | 174,267 |
- RELATED PARTIES
Remark! Community Limited and Remark! Limited are financially independent of each other and therefore are classified as related parties. During the year Remark! Community was subletting the premises to Remark! Limited and recharged the Company £154,800 in respect of rent and utilities. Remark! Limited also donated £40,000 toward the running cost of Remark! Community Limited.
No other transactions with related parties were undertaken such as are required to be disclosed under Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
REMARK! COMMUNITY LIMITED
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|2025|2024|
|£|£|
|Incoming|Resources|
|Voluntary income|375,045|285,194|
|Investment|income|206,700|122,800|
|Total|incoming|resources|581,745|407,994|
|Resources|Expended|
|Costs|of generating fund|
|Rent and|insurance|180,933|173,164|
|Rates and|water|22,024|20,019|
|Repairs|and|maintenance|-|23,395|
|Legal|costs|-|114|
|Office|costs|4,240|6,648|
|207,197|223,340|
|Charitable|activities|
|Wages|130,681|124,896|
|Social|security and|pension|7,344|6,810|
|Hiring|venues|45,876|46,038|
|Desk|Hire|7,018|5,600|
|Open|Events|-|5,405|
|Activities|91,222|67,646|
|Donations|-|1,625|
|282,142|258,020|
|Governance|costs|
|Travelling|1,807|320|
|Accountancy|7,200|7,234|
|Independent|Examiner fees|1,800|1,800|
|Bank|charges|165|122|
|Subscriptions|175|-|
|11,147|9,476|
|Total|resources expended|500,486|490,836|
|Net income/(deficit) for the year|81,259|-|82,842|
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