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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
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Throughout the financial year 2024 to 2025, the Board of Directors continued to serve in a part-time, voluntary capacity. The organisation has faced an extended period of limited activity due to a sustained and unprecedented series of illnesses and health challenges affecting board members. These difficulties have significantly impacted our capacity to maintain consistent delivery and follow-up on pilot activities. Despite the challenges in our team, we remained committed to exploring ways to resume our mission of supporting the community. During the financial year 2024 to 2025, the organisation began reactivating its public facing work. Building on groundwork laid in previous years, including earlier research and pilot work, a small consultation exercise was conducted in November 2024, recruiting participants via LinkedIn. This shaped the development of a new online community offer, Work Your Own Way, which launched in January 2025. The programme aims to support individuals seeking greater agency and alignment in their personal and work lives, including those who face barriers in traditional employment settings. 8 people joined the programme initially, which started in earnest in January 2025. The group met monthly for facilitated sessions focused on reflection, peer support, and purposeful connection. A book club was started, which included completing a mapping exercise for better understanding your identity in and out of work. Feedback from participants at the end of the first session on how they felt included words such as ‘hopeful,’ ‘uplifted,’ ‘creative,’ and ‘connected.’ One participant described the opportunity as ‘a chance to connect and reflect.’ Additionally, we began early conversations with Safe Soulmates, an organisation dedicated to creating inclusive spaces for neurodivergent and disabled adults. This collaboration is part of our ongoing commitment to expanding inclusive, accessible ways of working and shaping future offerings that reflect the needs of underrepresented communities. We’re exploring future possibilities for collaboration. While delivery was limited during this reporting period, the groundwork laid is helping us move forward in re-establishing our service in a more sustainable and inclusive way. The CIC remains in a period of slow regeneration, focusing on small-scale, meaningful activity while continuing to prioritise health of the team and sustainability. This year marked a gentle but significant return to delivery, and new trading income, with our activity shaped by community need and lived experience.
The company's stakeholders are individuals living across the UK who are interested in developing their personal leadership skills. A listening exercise in November 2024 recruited 7 attendees to talk about work and the role it plays in their lives, and how they want it to be different. These attendees included individuals who were navigating professional transitions. Some were looking for new work and others had really changed jobs. Many were people who were managing multiple demands, including their own health and / or neurodivergence. The listening exercise established clear themes, outlined here with direct quotes from attendees: 1) Lack of support, even within employment The people who attended who are employed don’t feel that their employer is invested in their personal or professional development. They feel that any development they are doing is as a result of activity they are taking on themselves, often outside of work, or that conditions at work are taking energy that could be used for development. This feels disheartening and frustrating. Here are some quotes on this theme from the event: “Lacking significant input that will help me grow and develop.” “I am in a role that I am not growing or developing in.” “There's no growth in my current role and no development skillwise.” “Professional development is mainly whatever you manage to fit in and do alone.” “Conditions at work [are] taking up so much energy that I would rather use to grow and learn. Grief [that] the potential of work & impact not reached due to the conditions.” 2) Energy and capacity challenges Most people were struggling with and interested in balancing their energy across the different demands in their life - work, life, family (and in some cases, young children). Here are some quotes on this theme from the event: “Challenging things outside of work - e.g. health, constant navigating - tired!” “Lack of capacity and spread thin.” “Stifled and frustrated with change happening to me (personally) rather than change happening for me (professionally).” [I want to get to] “balancing work and home life if that is possible.” [I want to get to] “balancing my energy (I am quite all or nothing and have ADHD).” 3) Desire for meaningful work Most people were seeking different, often more ‘meaningful’ work - not just work that pays the bills. Here are some quotes on this theme from the event: “Feel like the last meaningful project I worked on was in 2021.” (Three years’ prior to the session). “Feeling meh about my work and wanting something different that feeds me emotionally and financially.” 4) Loneliness and lack of connection People felt lonely even if they were working for a large organisation or were part of a team. Here are some quotes on this theme from the event: “Tired of working and leading on my own even though I work in a big organisation.” “Had a network on twitter (RIP), feeling a bit lost now.” They were seeking belonging: “Connection and community in my work.” “I always get energised by listening to other people's stories and perspectives - am open to "magic" and new ideas as a result of our discussions.” 5) Underemployment Some people were struggling to find work. “No paid [work] since March 2024 - struggling to secure a role.” This feedback directly informed the development of Work Your Own Way, the group programme launched in January 2025. The offer was shaped around participants’ expressed needs: meaningful conversation, connection, reflection, and a sense of agency in shaping their work lives. In addition, in January 2025, one of our directors met online with Safe Soulmates, to explore possible common and overlapping themes. These were particularly around belonging, access, and the role of work in wellbeing and identity, These conversations have only just begun and will continue.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
30 July 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Kadie Chapman
Status: Director