COLUMBA 1400

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Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

CT Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have assessed the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, taking into consideration existing reserves, future forecast cash flows and potential mitigating measures that could be undertaken if required, and have reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

1. COLUMBA 1400 · parent
   1. Columba 1400 Staffin Limited 100% · Scotland · delivery of values-based leadership academies and experiences and other related matters

Significant events

• “In 2024, we welcomed 1,216 young people and the key adults in their lives to Columba 1400 through our range of offerings.”
• “In the last 25 years Columba 1400 has provided a turning point for more than 25,000 young people and key adults across Scotland, including our sister organisation, Columba Leadership in South Africa.”
• “We delivered 37 Young People's Leadership Academies (YPLAs) reaching 558 young people across Scotland.”
• “This included 22 YPLAs with a residential element with 328 young people, and 66 key adults from 28 schools and 15 YPLAs with a place-based element, with 230 young people, and 41 key adults across eight regions.”
• “We welcomed seven returning partner schools and long-term partnerships were formed with six new schools.”
• “In addition, we held Leadership Days for 155 young people from four schools - these are full-day values-based leadership experiences to inspire and empower young leaders within school settings.”
• “Supported 94 head teachers through our Head Teachers' Leadership Academies (HTLAs) and held a Teachers' Leadership Academy with 11 teachers from one school.”
• “Engaged with over 503 key adults in total - parents/carers, public services, local authorities, NHS, Police, social care, voluntary organisations, and advocacy groups this included engaging with new organisations, including the Police Violence Reduction Unit and care providers, to explore collaborations.”
• “Police Scotland - we successfully won the contract for a third cohort from Police Scotland and facilitated a Values-based Leadership Experience, with a residential element, in Staffin in November 2024.”
• “We were recognised as being a key contributor to Clackmannanshire's outstanding leadership, collaboration, and strong community engagement by local authority watchdog the Accounts Commission.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +9.3%

  £1,643,076 → £1,796,289

• Cash

  -12.2%

  £1,155,956 → £1,014,634

• Net assets

  -9.8%

  £3,209,928 → £2,896,855

• Employees

  -7.5%

  40 → 37

• Wages

  -11.5%

  £1,115,282 → £986,555

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers