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|---|---|
| Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers | 1 |
| Chair's foreword | 2 |
| Trustees' Report including Strategic Report | 3 −8 |
| Independent Auditor's Report on the Financial Statements | 9 −12 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 13 |
| Balance Sheet | 14 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 15 −25 |
| **Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its ** | **Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its ** | **Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its ** | Trustees and Advisers |
|---|---|---|---|
| For the Year Ended 31 July 2025 | |||
| NOCN Job Cards Trustees' and Directors: | |||
| Chair | Alison Duckles CBE | (Resigned 31 March 2025) | |
| Graham Hasting−Evans | |||
| Carl Hassell | |||
| Paul Allman | (Resigned 31 March 2025) | ||
| Timothy Brownbridge | (Resigned 31 March 2025) | ||
| Kay Dickinson | |||
| Deborah Haworth | |||
| Reference and administrative details: | |||
| Charity number | 1182053 | ||
| Company number: | 11634699 | ||
| Registered office: | Acero Building | ||
| 1 Concourse | Way | ||
| Sheaf Street | |||
| Sheffield, Si | 2BJ | ||
| Our Advisers: | |||
| Bank | National Westminster | Bank Plc | 7 Market Place |
| Derby, DE1 9DS | |||
| Solicitors | Andrew Holland Law | Limited | Suite 2, The Bakery |
| Millenium Business Park | |||
| Steeton, Keighley | |||
| West Yorkshire, BD20 6RB | |||
| Auditors | Armstrong Watson Audit Limited | Thornfield Business Park | |
| Northallerton, DL6 2XQ |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £000's | £000's | |
| Income | 3,017 | 3,804 |
| Operating costs | (2,419) | (3,393) |
| Operating surplus | 598 | 411 |
| Depreciation, amortisation & Interest | (280) | (429) |
| Net incoming/(outgoing) resources | 318 | (18) |
18 December 2025
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Total | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Incoming resources | ||||
| Charitable activities | 1 | 3,016,575 | 3,016,575 | 3,804,383 |
| Total incoming resources | 3,016,575 | 3,016,575 | 3,804,383 | |
| Resources expended | ||||
| Charitable activities | 2,3 | 2,698,920 | 2,698,920 | 3,822,322 |
| Total resources expended | 2,698,920 | 2,698,920 | 3,822,322 | |
| Net movement in funds before other recognised gains and losses |
317,655 | 317,655 | (17,939) | |
| Net movement in funds in the period | 317,655 | 317,655 | (17,939) | |
| Total funds brought forward | 450,750 | 450,750 | 468,689 | |
| Group transfer | (768,405) | (768,405) | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 14 | 450,750 |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | ||
| Funds | Funds | ||
| Notes | |||
| Fixed assets | |||
| Intangible assets | 9 | 1,813,482 | |
| Tangible assets | 10 | 16,465 | |
| Total fixed assets | 1,829,947 | ||
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 11 | 484,403 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 322,013 | ||
| Total current assets | 806,416 | ||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 12 | (2,185,613) | |
| Net current liabilities | (1,379,197) | ||
| Total net assets | 450,750 | ||
| Represented by: | |||
| General funds | 14 | 450,750 | |
| Total funds | 450,750 |
| Unrestricted | Total | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | |||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Competency | scheme | activities | 3,016,575 | 3,016,575 | 3,804,383 |
| Unrestricted | Total | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | |||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Competency | scheme | activities | 2,698,920 | 2,698,920 | 3,822,322 |
| Activities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undertaken | Support | |||
| directly | costs | 2025 | ||
| Competency | scheme activities | 1,898,268 | 800,652 | 2,698,920 |
| Activities | ||||
| undertaken | Support | |||
| directly | costs | 2024 | ||
| Competency | scheme activities | 2,670,691 | 1,151,631 | 3,822,322 |
| 4. Analysis of support costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Total | Total | |
| funds | funds | funds | |
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Staff costs | 15,381 | 15,381 | 139,802 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 279,595 | 279,595 | 428,879 |
| Group recharge for support | 498,476 | 498,476 | 575,450 |
| Governance costs | 7,200 | 7,200 | 7,500 |
| Total | 800,652 | 800,652 | 1,151,631 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net incoming resources for the year are stated after charging: | £ | £ |
| Depreciation | 2,136 | 4,512 |
| Amortisation | 277,459 | 424,367 |
| External audit fees | 7,200 | 7,500 |
| Operating lease in respect of buildings | 26,803 | 40,205 |
| Operating lease in respect of equipment and cars | 6,718 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Staff | ||
| Wages and salaries | 779,362 | 1,259,316 |
| Social security costs | 73,334 | 117.547 |
| Pension costs | 56,348 | 93,607 |
| Total | 909,044 | 1,470,470 |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | ||
| Charitable | activities | 32 | 35 |
| Total | 32 | 35 |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| External | audit | 7,200 | 9,000 |
| Total | 7,200 | 9,000 |
| Software | Goodwill | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| development | CPCS | ||
| Cost | |||
| At beginning of year | 667,969 | 3,289,659 | 3,957,628 |
| Additions | 123,698 | 123,698 | |
| Disposals | (65,888) | (65,888) | |
| Group transfers | (725,779) | (3,289,659) | (4,015,438) |
| At end of year | |||
| Amortisation | |||
| At beginning of year | 231,881 | 1,912,265 | 2,144,146 |
| Charge for the year | 77,111 | 200,348 | 277,459 |
| Disposals | (65,888) | (65,888) | |
| Group transfers | (243,104) | (2,112,613) | (2,355,717) |
| At end of year | |||
| Net book value at 31 July 2025 | |||
| Net book value at 31 July 2024 | 436,088 | 1,377,394 | 1,813,482 |
| Computer | Office | Fixtures and | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| equipment | equipment | fittings | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Cost | ||||
| At beginning of year | 22,346 | 15,009 | 17,034 | 54,389 |
| Disposals | (22,346) | (22,346) | ||
| Group Transfers | (15,009) | (17,034) | (32,043) | |
| At end of year | ||||
| Depreciation | ||||
| At beginning of year | 22,346 | 7,254 | 8,324 | 37,924 |
| Charge for the year | 1,001 | 1,135 | 2,136 | |
| Disposals | (22,346) | (22,346) | ||
| Group Transfers | (8,255) | (9,459) | (17,714) | |
| At end of year | ||||
| Net book value at 31 July 2025 | ||||
| Net book value at 31 July 2024 | 7,755 | 8,710 | 16,465 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trade debtors | 440,738 | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 43,665 | |
| Total | 484,403 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trade creditors | 76,112 | |
| Accruals | 130,179 | |
| Amounts owing to group undertakings | 1,979,322 | |
| Total | 2,185,613 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | |
|---|---|---|
| & total | & total | |
| funds | funds | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Intangible fixed assets | 1,813,482 | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 16,465 | |
| Current assets | 806,416 | |
| Current liabilities due in less than one year | (2,185,613) | |
| Net Assets | 450,750 |
| At 31 July | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfer of | At 31 July | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | resources | resources | funds | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 450,750 | 3,016,575 | (2,698,920) | (768,405) | |
| Total unrestricted funds | 450,750 | 3,016,575 | (2,698,920) | (768,405) |
| At 31 July | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfer of | At 31 July | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | resources | resources | funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 468,689 | 3,804,383 | (3,822,322) | 450,750 | |
| Total unrestricted funds | 468,689 | 3,804,383 | (3,822,322) | 450,750 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings: | ||
| Within one year | 40,205 | |
| Between two and five years | 43,619 | |
| Equipment: | ||
| Within one year | 6,718 |
| £'000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets |
−Intangible | 1,659,721 |
| Fixed assets |
−Tangible | 14,329 |
| Debtors | 251,950 | |
| Cash | 22,861 | |
| Creditors | (1,180,456) | |
| Net assets | 768,405 |
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount due | Amount due | |||
| Income I | from/(to) at | Income / | from/(to) at | |
| (Costs) | the year end | (Costs) | the year end | |
| BAM Nutta | 35,478 | 87,857 | 4,292 | |
| Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme2 | (255,398) | (397,181) | 33,408 | |
| Amelia Renny3 | (1,440) |