for the Period Ended 30 April 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 April 2024
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 May 2023
to
30 April 2024
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
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 April 2024
Basis of measurement and preparation
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In 2023-24 we: - Successfully delivered year 2 of our commissioned Keeping People Connected service, exceeding year 2 by running above capacity. - Supported 40 people in paid employment. - Organised our third annual Bishop Auckland’s Christmas Town event, this year attracting over 36,000 people and supporting 20 autistic adults and adults with a learning disability to gain work experience and paid employment as part of the event. - Our own Events including the Street Food Markets have attracted over 75,000 people to County Durham. - We were shortlisted for 2 Awards Outstanding Social Enterprise and Public Service Award - Developed a partnership with Emergency Exit Arts, sharing skills between our organisations, including producing HYEM Fest in Willington with Northern Heartlands, and working on the Monster Lab event in Glasgow. - Employed another 8 autistic adults and adults with a learning disability for our Oliver McGowan training team which we launched as part of our work with fellow members of the Good Life Collaborative across the North East and Cumbria. - Worked with Trades4Care on a number of projects in South Durham, helping people move into work. - We were involved with helping build Beyonce’s stage at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. - Conducted a Volunteering research project with adults with lived experience. - Supported adults with a learning disability to work at Leeds, Glastonbury and Download Festival. - Bridge Creative’s staff team continues to grow. - Supported a group of adults with a learning disability and/or autism to go on holiday to Newquay. - Hosted our King’s Coronation Street Party in Bishop Auckland. - Our Workshop have been involved in creating some incredible art installations in our workshop from giant Phoenix bonfires to Christmas tree walk-through archways.
Our primary stakeholders are adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults who live in County Durham. Our stakeholders also include events and festivals both locally and across the country. The company’s directors have over 25 years combined experience supporting disabled people and have experience working in the events and creative industries. All of our directors have lived experience of either being autistic, having a learning disability or learning difficulty, or long-term youth unemployment. We co-produce everything we do, involving people with lived experience at every level, from focus groups with people who access our services, to directors on our board and members of our staff team who have learning disabilities, difficulties and/or are autistic. This enables us to continuously be led by people with lived experience of the issues and barriers we aim to break down.
Directors remunerations are shown within the annual accounts.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
25 January 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Ben Tinkler
Status: Director