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Activities, results for the year, and forward plans At Birkhill House (ABH) has continued to grow and thrive throughout 2023/2024, creating new opportunities for visitors, volunteers and staff and building upon the success of the offering. For the calendar year 2023, we offered 56 free open crafting sessions (totalling 112 hours) and 120 hours of animal assisted activity sessions. We welcomed 532 participants to 117 crafting workshops; some paid for, some by-donation only, and some provided for free. We hosted 56 volunteers, who collectively dedicated 1,072 hours of their time to helping with a variety of tasks. We partnered with 13 community groups and charitable organisations to provide mixed crafting/AAA/gardening experiences for visiting groups. We supported seven young people working to attain their Duke of Edinburgh or Saltire awards and created five ongoing work placements for students coming to us from Earlston High School, Kelso High School and the Borders College. 96% of attendees to workshops ABH throughout 2023 indicated that their experience was “very good”. The other 4% reflected that it was “good”. For the year to 31 May 2024 ABH generated total income of £56,752 (2023: £94,334). A large proportion of this related to grant funding, totalling £29,436. This included £19,875 of funding from Scottish Borders Council’s New Community Led Local Development fund which allowed for workshop provision between October 2023 and March 2024. We also received smaller pots of funding for specific projects and salaries. Overall, grant income was lower this financial year than in 2022/23 whilst costs remained relatively static (cost of sales and administrative expenses totalled £66,605 in 2023/24 and £72,064 in 2022/23) resulting in a small loss of £9,853 (2023: surplus of £22,270.) Looking ahead, funding has been secured from the National Lottery’s Improving Lives stream which provides some certainty over service provision for the coming three years. Funding has also been secured to develop a Fleece and Fibre Hub over 2024/25 which will enable an increase in our activities. The Board are currently developing the next three year strategy for ABH. This will include a focus on the sustainability of ABH and ensuring the activities generate sufficient income to cover core staff salaries other overheads, and reducing reliance on grant funding, whilst continuing to deliver on our vision and mission “to improve wellbeing through caring, creativity and collaboration”.
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The director shown below has held office during the period of
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At Birkhill House CIC is an animal assisted activity and crafting centre near Earlston in the Scottish Borders, which also offers a variety of horticultural opportunities for visiting groups and individuals. Taking a community approach, our mission is to improve wellbeing through caring, creativity and collaboration. We do this by engaging with local charitable organisations, other social enterprises, support groups, individuals and schools to provide tailor-made sessions that offer opportunities to be creative, spend time with our animals, enjoy nature and help with the gardens here. Birkhill has continued to grow and thrive throughout 2023-24, creating new opportunities for visitors, volunteers and staff and building upon the success of the offering here. For the calendar year 2023: - we offered 56 free open crafting sessions (totalling 112 hours) and 120 hours of animal assisted activity sessions. - We welcomed 532 participants to 117 crafting workshops - some paid for, some by-donation only and some provided for free. - We also hosted 56 volunteers, who collectively dedicated 1,072 hours of their time to helping with a variety of tasks - from dye garden maintenance to animal husbandry to craft kit creation. - We partnered with 13 community groups and charitable organisations to provide mixed crafting/AAA/gardening experiences for visiting groups. - We supported seven young people working to attain their Duke of Edinburgh or Saltire awards and created five ongoing work placements for students coming to us from Earlston HS, Kelso HS and the Borders College. Summary of activities (May 2023 - June 2024) - Continued development of the natural dye garden in conjunction with the Scottish Borders Rape Crisis Centre (SBRCC) and further development of the natural dye programme and product line for the shop - Summer 2023 Fleece and Fibre internships for two Heriot Watt University textiles under-graduate students, Rachel Storrie & Sadie Worrall - Award of CLLD grant to enable winter 2023/2024 workshop provision Bespoke, mixed crafting and animal assisted activity sessions for visiting groups - Seasonal crafting programmes for children - Seasonal crafting programmes for adults, featuring a number of local instructors and artisans Creation of "Wooly Wednesday" programme - a free fleece sorting drop-in for adults curious about hand processing techniques - Three-day "Christmas Makes 2023" workshop programme for adults - Six festive shopping mornings - Two "Busy Elves 2023" Christmas present making days for children - one paid for, one fully funded for those who might otherwise face barriers to engagement - Comprehensive funded Christmas crafting programme for children - We made over £1600 at Tangled Fibre Festival - Consolidation of free and funded opportunities here (totalling 19 hours per week for 46 weeks of the year), made possible by National Lottery funding - ABH chosen as case study for two groups of marketing masters students at Strathclyde University Social Impact 96 per cent of attendees to workshops ABH throughout 2023 indicated that their experience was "very good". The other 4 per cent reflected that it was "good". These are encouraging figures. Of those coming specifically for workshops that are part of our Fleece and Fibre offering, 93 per cent strongly agreed that they had increased their skills and knowledge and 82 per cent strongly agreed that ABH provides a communal space where members of the community can meet, learn and socialise together.
Our stakeholders include: - visiting groups and individuals - those who have booked onto the commercial workshops offered - volunteers - staff We collect feedback via survey from individuals and gauge the difference made during sessional work via mood boards that are added to at the start and end of sessions. We also record "eyes and ears" accounts (with permission) during sessional work and speak directly to attendees to monitor benefit of services. We have a team day planned for staff & board members to assess and agree the forward trajectory here. Change as a result of these monitoring measures is organic and continuous.
No director was remunerated apart from the operating director, Lara Armitage, who earned a salary from October 2023 to March 2024. 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
17 August 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Lara Armitage
Status: Director