This year the company's activities have benefitted children and families in Levenshulme, and Manchester, through the provision of Waldorf education for children aged from birth to 6 years. This benefit extends also to their parents, carers and siblings, and to the wider community through parent/carer and child groups, community days and training. We have connected with the local Levenshulme community and of Manchester through our daily Waldorf nursery provision, in our Kindergarten, and our weekly ‘Beautiful Beginnings’ playgroup, which is open to all parents & carers and their children. These sessions provide care in a beautiful, well-kept setting, with highly qualified staff, providing regular, well-planned activities and free play for young children, and their parents and carers. This has helped with local education, as well as community well-being and cohesion, by connecting children and parents in a meaningful way, supporting development in a holistic way, also connecting families with nature and the seasons, which has been proven to improve mental health. Our education setting has also benefitted the community by enabling children to understand their world and their neighbours, and to contribute positively to the community. Our setting takes account of the needs of the whole child, and our approach works for all children, irrespective of academic ability, class, ethnicity or religion. Because of this, it encourages and strengthens relationships across our diverse community. We have held parent meetings and sent out regular communications to all the families connected to the Kindergarten and 'Beautiful Beginnings’ Parent & Child group. We have also run a number of festival activities in Kindergarten, to which members of our local community have been invited. These include our Lantern Walk in November and our Midwinter Spiral event in December. These have helped community cohesion and well-being, by connecting children and parents in a meaningful way, also connecting families with nature and the seasons, which have been proven to improve mental health. We are also currently planning our Summer Fair, which will take place at the end of June, where we will be open to the public, providing activities and refreshments to the people of Levenshulme and Manchester. This also helps bring people together in a spirit of understanding, sharing food cultures and activities, and building community cohesion and giving people purpose and a sense of well-being, through contributing to communal, charitable activities. We have also run community ‘arts & crafts’ events, where members of the public have been invite into Kindergarten to take part in Waldorf crafts and to learn about our setting, which benefits community cohesion and well-being, by connecting children and parents in a meaningful way through art & craft, supporting development in a holistic way, also connecting families with nature and the seasons which has been proven to improve mental health. We have also been in close communication with the wider Cringle Park community, making contact with the members of the Boxing Club, and liaising with the ‘Grounded’ Cafe, who have now opened their permanent site in the park. This year we have opened our building up to the community on weekends, for various activities, including use of our toilets and water, in particular for the Grounded Coffee company before they had their permanent building, which has helped community cohesion and well-being,. We also regularly open our Kindergarten space to members of the community to hold their private parties and events, at the weekends, connecting children and parents in a meaningful way in our beautiful well-kept environment and allowing people to access the park and nature, which has been proven to improve mental health. Our presence in the park provides a focal point for families and children, and helps build a sense of connectedness, ownership and provides care of park facilities and the park flora & fauna, which in turn improves wellbeing for those linked to our CIC and those in the wider community.

The company’s stakeholders included the parents of the Kindergarten children and the members of the “Beautiful Beginnings” Parent and Child group; the members of the local community in and around Cringle Park and Levenshulme; Manchester City Council and the Parks Department who have responsibility for the Kindergarten building and the whole of Cringle Park; The Friends of Cringle Park community group, and also the other businesses who operate in the park, including Grounded coffee company and the Boxing Club.

Clare Mavahalli was remunerated for the provision of services to the organisation during the period. The total remuneration was £13,532 and was in respect of provision of teaching and administration.

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration