for the Period Ended 30 January 2024
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Community Interest Report |
Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 January 2024
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 October 2022
to
30 January 2024
The directors shown below have held office during the period of
1 October 2022
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8 October 2023
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
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The notes form part of these financial statements
This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 30 January 2024
Basis of measurement and preparation
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We worked across eight prison projects, eleven schools, six communities and sixteen commercial and maintenance projects. In addition , we covered nine number of conservation based , bio diversity enhancing maintenance contracts across our school, commercial and County Council partnerships. Our focus , particularly important during the ongoing cost of living crisis, remains the teaching and garden infrastructure building of food producing and wildlife friendly gardens. We also include a teaching framework that incorporates how to prepare and cook freshly grown crops to provide cheap and nutritious meals, producing recipe sheets to help our user groups to continue with the long term use of their newfound knowledge. Our work continues to demonstrably help contribute towards the wellbeing and employability of prisoners, the health of children and reduces social isolation in some of the area’s most deprived communities, which has continued to affect many of those who became isolated during the Covid lockdown period, further reinforced for many by the current financial pressures. Whilst we have continued to work with the corporate sector to help increase our sustainability and to widen our impact, and our Maintenance and Conservation Contracts continue to generate good support , as businesses look to deliver cost effective maintenance whilst enhancing the site for wildlife and staff wellbeing. In addition, and in line with the new Biodeversity Net Gain laws ratified in February this year, we have been extending our team of consultants to incorporate an additional group of ecologists, garden designers and landscape architects. We now offer a whole new range of services to incorporate Biodiversity Net Gain support with regard to planning applications, Carbon Compensation initiatives and specialist lighting consultants to help support the commercial sector with their greener policy requirements and planning proposals. The benefit to the community was evidenced by The evidence that we have collected from therapeutic communities in prisons shows that prisoners who receive the type of support described above are more able to cope successfully with the transition to independent living on release, and less likely to reoffend. In addition, staff morale has benefitted. Children who are involved in growing food are more likely to want to eat fresh produce and to have a healthier diet and healthier lifestyles.More children are learning how to grow food and taking this knowledge home to start growing food in backyards and gardens. Feedback from local residents suggests that our community projects create a more pleasant environment, especially important during a period of financial hardship when many are staying at home much more of the time ,and most are working from home more since the lockdown.
Our stakeholders are drawn from communities that include prisons, schools, shared space in towns and villages and commercial sites. Our maintenance contracts have generated great feedback, with our clients noting that the grounds have been better looked after, with plants and trees really thriving. This means that wildlife is being conserved and protected on ever increasing amounts of land. This has ensured more habitat havens such as bird boxes, owl boxes, insect hotels and hedgehog boxes are added into the garden designs. Stakeholders enjoy seeing more birds on the feeders or nesting in nest boxes. We have received great feedback from clients enjoying harvesting fresh produce or seeing flowers or fruit trees blossom. The increased financial pressures have meant more people are becoming interested in our community gardens as food growing hubs which incorporate a teaching delivery framework that aims to help combat social isolation and create intergenerational connections. An example would be a primary school connecting with a group of primarily older, retired individuals in some areas . We involve young people, parents and teachers in the design and creation of our gardens in schools. As our Volunteer Coordinator positions continue to expand, more school and community garden spaces are becoming accessible to more people who are clearly benefiting from an increased contact with Nature and each other.
All remuneration paid to directors has been disclosed in full in the statutory accounts and 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
4 September 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Joannah Sue Metcalfe
Status: Director