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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 30 November 2024
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Chatting Chimers CIC supports women and children from marginalised communities overcome barriers, so they can improve their life chances. This is done through advice and guidance, education, training and support through use of different activities such as arts and crafts, sports, exercise, mental health workshops and any other similar activities. We use a holistic approach using Creative Mindfulness to deliver holistic support. We registered as a CIC in November 2022. During the financial year December 2023 to November 2024, we have provided activities to the communities we support in the following ways: We completed the TNL (NLCF) which benefitting over 60 women. We delivered to a second group in Blackburn and a group in Nelson. The Exercise sessions, arts & crafts activities, healthy eating and wellbeing workshops were appreciated, and the women gave amazing feedback. The project was very successful and there were some amazing outcomes, with participants reporting reduced pain, stress relief, developing new friend- ships, feelings of happiness and also skills development to support self-employment. The project ended in May 2024. We received more funding from NLCF, which started in November 2024 and is ongoing. We had a lot of demand when we delivered before, so we needed more funding to be able to deliver to more women and also to deliver holistic benefits by using creative mindfulness to improve health and wellbeing and enable participants to overcome both physical and mental health issues and minimise visits to the NHS, along with feeling better and improving their own lives. This project has just started, so we will be continuing with the project to deliver to more participants in the next financial year. We received funding to deliver our second basic maths project funded by Multiply through Lancashire County Council (managed by WEA). We delivered to over 40 women aged 19+, who gained confidence with maths and acquired new skills to help with everyday tasks. The project is from May 2023 to February 2024. It involves delivering maths courses, along with practical activities. We delivered in Nelson, Accrington and Preston. The women enjoyed learning maths using creative activities, which helped them stay motivated. This had a great impact on confidence of women and they commented on how much easier it was to understand the maths through the creative activities it was delivered alongside. The project finishes at the end of February, so we will be delivering one more course, which will be maths with spreadsheets. We had another amazing day with the ECO fest event delivered by Prospect Housing in Accrington in June 2024. We were able to deliver mazing arts activities, along with henna painting to promote environmentally friendly activities. It benefitted participants as they learnt new skills and also enjoyed themselves. It also gave us a chance to capture feedback about community needs and we were able to promote our services at the same time. We received some funding from ICB (NHS East Lancashire), to deliver activities around mental health and wellbeing, which we will be delivering in the new financial year. It is aimed at women 19+, who want to improve health and reduce stress or other mental health issues. We will be using our signature creative mindfulness activities to deliver the project, as this is working well for us and we receive amazing feedback. We delivered and continue to deliver English lessons to women who have asked us repeatedly to deliver specific lessons they needed. We have no funding for this, so we have been delivering the sessions using some classroom-based delivery, some online sessions and by producing YouTube videos. The women have appreciated what we have done for them, as it has enabled women with children to attend and they have received training for the specific sessions they requested. They are unable to pay due to low income or unemployment, so we supported them using a combination of delivery methods, making it cost effective.
We take regular feedback from participants who attend our courses during and at the end of projects, as that informs us on what they want from us, which helps us determine needs and enables us to plan our projects. We also consult participants when we attend events and group gatherings, as that also gives us insight into current local community needs. We have continued to attend various partner organisation meetings and focus group events, to keep up to date with local needs, statistics and for collaborative working. Our staff complete reports at the end of projects, which highlights what has gone well and what hasn't gone well, and we act accordingly to improve our services. Feedback is constant and ongoing during projects, as our staff speak to participants during activities and ask them what they would like in the future and what barriers they face in overcoming their issues. This feedback is then added to their reports, so we can deliver better informed projects by considering the what we should do and what we should exclude. The ECO Fest event, where we delivered flower making and embroidery activities in Accrington town centre, also helped us connect with stakeholders from the community. It was an outdoors event, and we had a stall in the arts & crafts tent. We seek feedback around services the community wants and barriers they face. The feedback helps us plan future delivery, through full understanding of needs. All of of our directors come from our target communities and fully understand the barriers they face. They talk to people and see their friends and family go through the same issues, so fully understand the needs and can support using lived experience. We also do research and have found that COVID still impacts the community hugely, and mental health issues are still very high for this and other reasons. This with ‘cost of living’ still creating major issues has increased demand on our services. Added to this is the recent racial hate crime and stigmatisation, which has impacted mental health as well, for various reasons. It impacted our deliver a little as well, but we decided to deliver some activities online, so it helped us continue with some support.
The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £10,456, paid for services rendered, which was by delivering activities for the projects, and managing projects, ensuring that the CIC’s activities align with its social objectives. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for directors' loss of office, which requires to be disclosed.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
1 May 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Farhana Patel
Status: Director