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The notes form part of these financial statements
The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.
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 November 2023
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for the Period Ended 30 November 2023
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Wow, what a year it has been! We expected the year to start of slowly allowing us to get the studio organised as when we had moved studios in the previous Summer it was a quick weekend to turn the empty space into a working community studio. How wrong we were! We started the year with us working very closely with New World Nursery enabling the young children to explore mark making. It was a pleasure to work with this group as they all grew in confidence as the boundaries were taking away allowing them to create freely. We had some funding leftover from the year before which was from @tnlcommunityfund that has helped many groups within the Washington area: people who are struggling with isolation, poverty and unemployment. Washington Tyne and Wear where we do the most of our community work is a very deprived area where you can find high levels of dependency on recreational drugs and alcohol, we aim to help people build on their confidence and find their way back into society. Funding enables us to reach people who are normally forgotten about and the success rate is quite high as they find enjoyment within the activities, giving them a save space helps the learners to open up. We have been lucky enough to secure further funding that will enable us to continue future work throughout 2025. It was a pleasure to work once again with the Washington Support Group for Men, you are guaranteed a good giggle in this group as the jokes and conversation flows. The group offers a safe space where everyone is welcome no matter your age or situation as there is never any judgement. we worked together on a fabulous project where we explored the positives and negatives of how Washington has changed over the last 60 years. This was part of a larger project known as Washington 60, where we celebrated when Washington became a new town. The conversations were very interesting, as we explored topics ranging form Washington before becoming a new town and there was a community spirit which continued for a short period after the expansion of the town. Many members believed the community spirit disappeared for a few reasons: some believed that the town became too big and others was because people from out of the area moved into the area. The conversations were not all doom and gloom, there were lots of reminiscing about school days. All of the school conversations were very interesting as even though many of the members went to different schools the conversations were similar, one thing that was evident the school days projected the happiest memories. Throughout the year we have worked very closely with Building Blocks CIC, we have worked with many groups from children to members of the community from across the Washington area. It was a pleasure to work collectively on a project where we collected items to create warm pack for the elderly residents across the Washington Area that have been affected by the Winter fuel payment having been taking away. The projected has been a huge success and we can only thank everyone who helped us make this possible. As suicide among men is statistically rising, we need to remember that people are struggling with their mental health and they're not a statistic and we need to check in on each other and talk more. We applied for some funding from Sunderland Council to help understand how we can help with the high levels of Suicide within men. As this type of funding normally goes to organisations who offer counselling we didn't expect to be successful. The sessions enabled the learners concentrate on what they were creating and forget the pressures of life just for a couple of hours. As these sessions developed the conversations started to flow easier and friendships showing support were starting to develop. As the sessions were soon to come to an end the men were introduced to other organisations which would be suitable for them to continue talking. Many of the men asked whether this type of support from Adventure into Art CIC will continue I explained that the funding had came to an end but that throughout the year we receive funding from different organisations and that if they fit the criteria they could attend the groups. Many of the men who have attended the sessions are in regular contact. From these sessions it was evident giving the men something to create allowed them to be vulnerable and open up to their struggles. Hopefully we can offer more sessions like this in the future. Early on in the year we were grateful to receive some funding from The Barbour Foundation to continue our support within the community, this was a massive success as we had a waiting list of people hoping get a place on the courses. Unfortunately, for those on the list but not for us no one dropped out of the sessions so the waiting list was never used. We could have filled these sessions four times over. We would like to thank The Barbour Foundation for supporting us throughout 2024 and making our work possible. We were able to carry out a short course that was funded by Arnold Clark Foundation. We are grateful and very humble for any funding we receive as this makes our work possible and we are able to reach people within the community who are struggling for different reasons. The costs of our organisation are fairly high as this year we have had to expand and this has also lead to increased wages to, this has been down to the popularity of our organisation and the positive results we all see. This has lead to our rental costs jumping up to £9600 this doesn't include wages,replacement of tools, clay, glaze and repairs to the kiln. We are always looking for companies and individuals who support what we do to make donations no matter how small. We are currently looking to raise money to purchase a larger kiln as we are currently working at full capacity. We are looking to raise £5500 to purchase a larger kiln, this will enable us to offer more sessions both for the community (fully funded) and additional chargeable sessions. Once we have secured enough funding for a kiln we will then be able to look towards offering more job opportunities. We aim to be a sustainable company and work with other organisations offering the joy of working with clay, offering stand alone sessions for a reasonable fee. We have worked with the following organisations throughout the year; Sunderland Carers, Grace House, The Secret Garden and Choice Wellbeing, The Wise Group and Autism Matters Newcastle we would like to thank you all for your continued support. All payments are put back into the company to enable people to attend additional sessions for a nominal fee. We can't forget our home education sessions which are held every Monday, these groups are extremely nurturing for the children as well as the parents giving them all a safe space to help them explore and grow. As you can tell by many of the sessions we offer, working clay is not the main priority of the organisation it is the health and well being of everyone who attends. Throughout the year we have sessions many barriers broken and numerous bonds and friendships have developed. In the future we may look to add another home education session as Mondays are always full and there are many other children we would like to welcome and support. I have had many discussions about why we offer home education sessions and why don't they go to school. The children who come to our session unfortunately would love to go to school but the education system cannot meet their needs. This then leads to additional problems where children find it difficult to socialise as they struggle to find safe places where they can be themselves. We have developed a place where they can do just that. We have also been lucky enough to purchase a glass kiln and we look forward to bringing specialized sessions throughout 2025. Then to bring the year to an end we received the VCAS Community Arts Award for all of the work we do within the community, this we did not expect to win as the competition was very strong. We would like to thank everyone who voted for us and support our journey.
No consultation with stakeholders
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
12 January 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Gemma Allen
Status: Director