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Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
12267287 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 October 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 November 2023

End date: 31 October 2024

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

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Directors' report period ended 31 October 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 October 2024

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024

Caroline Roet
Emily Booth


The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 November 2023 to 15 July 2024

Britta Lippiatt


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
18 February 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Caroline Roet
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

2024 2023


£

£
Turnover: 23,768 32,884
Cost of sales: ( 15,834 ) ( 28,078 )
Gross profit(or loss): 7,934 4,806
Administrative expenses: ( 6,223 ) ( 6,914 )
Other operating income: 162 73
Operating profit(or loss): 1,873 (2,035)
Interest receivable and similar income: 33 20
Profit(or loss) before tax: 1,906 (2,015)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 1,906 (2,015)

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Balance sheet

As at 31 October 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 221 295
Total fixed assets: 221 295
Current assets
Debtors: 4 5,515 66
Cash at bank and in hand: 10,040 12,217
Total current assets: 15,555 12,283
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 5 ( 12,928 ) ( 11,636 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 2,627 647
Total assets less current liabilities: 2,848 942
Total net assets (liabilities): 2,848 942
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 2,848 942
Total members' funds: 2,848 942

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 October 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 18 February 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Caroline Roet
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumlated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases: Plant and Machinery 25% reducing balance

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 3 3

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 November 2023 702 702
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 October 2024 702 702
Depreciation
At 1 November 2023 407 407
Charge for year
On disposals
Other adjustments 74 74
At 31 October 2024 481 481
Net book value
At 31 October 2024 221 221
At 31 October 2023 295 295

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

4. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 5,515 66
Total 5,515 66

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 11,400 10,108
Other creditors 1,528 1,528
Total 12,928 11,636

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

6. Financial Commitments

Company limited by guarantee The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Every member of the company undettakes to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of a winding up, such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1.

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

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Company Number: 12267287 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 October 2024

Company activities and impact

Into Nature CIC is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers Forest School, training and Wellbeing in nature sessions to the local community. We are based in Gloucestershire on the Bathurst Estate near Cirencester and also work with partners to deliver outreach to the community. We are working towards making Forest School experiences available to everyone, especially those whose circumstances prevent them from having regular access to nature, be it through finances, disabilities or other factors. Our vision is for everyone in the community to feel connected to nature around them, for health, wellbeing and empowerment. Our focus is to bring people together, tackling isolation, improving wellbeing and enabling connections, no matter what people’s background or age might be – everyone is welcome and a valued part of the community. In November 23 through to March 2024 we delivered weekly Woodland Wellbeing sessions funded by the National Lottery Awards for All. We delivered a second series of 8 weekly sessions in September 2024 through October 2024, funded by the Gloucestershire Community Foundation From November 2023 - March 2024 we offered fully funded monthly Saturday Meet ups. This group continued beyond funding through to October 2024 with tickets on a sliding scale enabling participants to attend. In October 2023 we partnered with Dialect a rural writers platform to offer free or subsidised childcare places for parents attending writing workshops. In April and May 2024 we co-designed and delivered the Inside and Out Project in partnership with Victim Support and Cirencester Deer Park School for pupils of the school, funded by the Free Hospital Trust. In August 2024 we offered inclsuive Holiday Activities with places funded by Cotswolds Landscapes and employing local facilitatorsto deliver. In October 2023 we were awarded Build Back Better fund to build a more accessible and more permanent toilet facility in the woods. We contracted a local greenwood/timber framer to undertake the build. Through a grant from Cotswolds Landscapes May 2024 we were able to clear the access track to the site making the site more accessible for buggies and those with mobility challenges. From Nov 2023 - Oct 2024 we delivered 4 Wild Women sessions to build confidence and nurture creativity and connection. We established a bi-weekly Volunteer Group to maintain the site in April 2024 through to July 2024.

Consultation with stakeholders

Our stakeholders are the participants in our sessions (whether they have paid or attend fully-funded sessions), partner organisations, funders, local outdoor practitioners and the landowners we rent our sites from. We continued to maintain contact with our stakeholders and the wider community through social media channels, Facebook groups and our email newsletter, inviting the community followers to give us feedback. Feedback is collected regularly as part of the session evaluation which informs our session planning and development of further sessions. We also encourage people on the mailing list to contact us with ideas for future sessions. We attended networking meetings and liaised with local organisations, especially the Churn Project, Deer Park School and social prescribers from GRCC (Gloucestershire Rural Community Council), Cotswold Landscapes and the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust We also continued to liaise with the landowners where we run our sessions, namely the Bathurst Estate. We continued as admins of an informal support and networking group for local Forest School practitioners through What’s App which serves as a platform for local freelance practitioners and Forest Schools to network, seek work, advertise work and consult with other practitioners for peer support.

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
17 February 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Caroline Roet
Status: Director