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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 June 2023
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
20 June 2022 to 30 June 2023
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
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During the financial year 2022-2023, Heart & Soil Community’s activities have benefitted the community in the following ways;Having received a Members Grant contribution from a local MP, Heart & Soil Community designed and delivered two vermicomposting workshops aimed at local families, attended by 11 adults and 19 children. Each family made their own worm farm encouraging them to play an active role in dealing with their food waste, and received an engaging pack containing further information and activities. Participants delved into soil microbiology in a fun and age appropriate way, while learning how to care for their worms, and how to use the resulting vermicompost in earth-friendly growing.Following a successful funding bid from Kent Community Foundation, Heart & Soil Community delivered a well received series of five composting workshops across community gardens and spaces in East Kent. The workshops inspired and empowered 51 participants to find human scale composting solutions, giving them the skills to compost their waste to make nutrient dense compost, with a view to engaging in earth-friendly growing. This resulted in green waste being retained as a local resource, attendees establishing a connection with nature and their community, a reduction in the reliance on expensive, plastic wrapped compost, along with increased soil health and carbon capture in local gardens.Two additional private workshops were delivered to members of the local community in a small local garden. 25 people attended, and, in addition to the above, benefited from a deep dive into considering the ‘why’ behind the importance of human scale composting, such as daily climate action, as a mindfulness and a mental health practice.Kent Community Fund funding also enabled Heart & Soil Community to deliver vermicomposting workshops in three primary schools across the full range of year groups in Faversham and the surrounding areas. The workshops inspired 161 young children, and 20 members of staff to engage in food waste solutions by building worm farms for the classrooms. While the workshops were delivered through the school, the impact spread back to the communities of the participants as they took their newfound knowledge and enthusiasm for soil microbiology and composting back home with them.Heart & Soil Community carried out bespoke workshop and consultancy work with a Folkestone based Community Garden, their project directors and garden volunteers. The garden benefited from help to design effective composting systems and ideas on how to engage more community members in retaining local waste as a local resource. This resulted in reduced reliance on paid for compost, and the ability to pass on knowledge of how to efficiently use the systems in the training of volunteers and service users.
Following each of our workshops, participants were asked to complete a feedback form, the results of which were used to alter or amend content for subsequent workshops and to design future workshops to suit the needs and demands of the public. In-person consultation with the individual community gardens and spaces took place before and after workshops to ascertain their needs and the ways in which Heart & Soil Community could be of service. One particular community garden felt their volunteers would appreciate in-depth training on soil health and composting, which led to a workshop being designed and delivered specifically for this purpose.A presence at Faversham market twice within the financial year, at an event held at the local garden centre, and a stand at a local environmental exhibition allowed face-to-face demonstrations and discussions with members of the public and stakeholders to encourage and champion composting, whilst listening to composting stories and hearing where people felt they may have failed or required extra support. This was invaluable information for designing composting workshops. Feedback from both successful and unsuccessful funding bids has helped to navigate finding a balance between the needs of stakeholders within the community, and what we are able to deliver to them operationally and financially.
The total amount paid or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £2,667.60.There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
11 March 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jessica Martin
Status: Director