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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 December 2024
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 July 2023
to
31 December 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
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 31 December 2024
Basis of measurement and preparation
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The company’s activities provide benefit to members of the local area, particularly the National and Charnwood Forest areas of north Leicestershire, by supporting their mental health and wellbeing through a range of outdoor, nature connecting activities. We are woodland based and provide an on-going community, creating opportunities for long lasting connections between our participants. From July 23 -Dec 24 we provided around 85 nature based sessions supporting wellbeing, many of which were free to service users, funded by grants from The National Lottery Fund, Leicestershire County Council SHIRE Fund and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland NHS Getting Help in Neighbourhoods Programme. Some additional free of charge sessions were provided unfunded, or for a small donation. We earned a portion of our income from donations and sales of leisure activities, craft workshops and commissioned work. We provided Courses for Adult Mental Health, offering a safe space in nature for people to come together, learn some self-help and self-care strategies, take part in mindful crafts and make new connections. These showed statistically significant positive changes in their well-being scores. Forest Therapy and Mindful walks, to support mental health and wellbeing through connection with nature, self and others. Women’s Fire Circles, providing a deep listening experience in a supportive natural environment. Other walks for Wellbeing, providing opportunities to increase physical activity, reduce social isolation and have time for supportive “walk and talk” exchanges combined with prompts to stop and notice nature. We also Maintained the Drop-in Mental Health and Wellbeing support sessions for previous or new service users on a monthly voluntary basis as a community service when funding ended in August 24 Continued to collaborate with other local community organisations and practitioners such as Saffron Acres Project and the local Forest Education Network. Provided commissioned sessions on behalf of Forestry England for their Feel Good in the Forest programme. Held open events on specific days relating to Mental Health – eg Time to Talk and Mental Health Awareness Week
During 23-34 our stakeholders included members of our local community who need support with their wellbeing, families of adopted, home educated and SEN children, members of our social media group, local mental health support organisations, Social Prescribers and Local Area Coordinators, craftspeople and alternative therapists, other outdoor professionals who work with us, and the various professional networks that support us. We have consulted with our wider local community through Social Media, and with our service users and participants directly via feedback/evaluation surveys, interviews and informal conversation. We are part of several wider community networks, such as the Hinckley and Bosworth Changing Minds forum and the NHS through our links with Social Prescribers. We have 2-way exchanges of information about local priorities and gaps in provision, and learn from other community organisations. We have: Repeatedly adapted our programmes, offering more frequent drop in sessions from additional locations, and responding to the needs of our community Refined our longer 6-week courses as a means to maintaining continuation, connection and support for our course attendees Offered more sites for Forest Bathing walks that are more accessible for those with limited mobility Used more sites with toilets and shelter so that we can offer sessions during the winter Provided sessions for parents of SEND young people after identifying a need We have been part of the Charnwood Forest Geoparks network, attending support meetings and training, have continued to engage with the National Forest, and provided sessions outside our usual locality through Rural CC. We have cemented our new relationships with other practitioners, woodland site owners and community organisations such as Coalville CAN and the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation. Regrettably, the Directors met in August 2024 to discuss the way forward, and decided that for various personal reasons, the CIC would cease trading at the end of December 2024 in line with our remaining grant funding coming to an end. This message was communicated to stakeholders through our Social Media platforms and Newsletter lists, as well as individual emails.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
1 March 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: K.J. Shephard
Status: Director