for the Period Ended 28 February 2025
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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 28 February 2025
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
29 February 2024
to
28 February 2025
The director shown below has held office during the period of
25 April 2024
to
28 February 2025
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
The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.
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 28 February 2025
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Over the last 12 months, our work has continued to support Manchester adults - particularly those at risk of or living with long-term conditions like Type 2 diabetes - through culturally tailored group interventions focused on healthy eating, self-management, and behaviour change. Our sessions are rooted in trusted community spaces such as places of worship and neighbourhood centres, which helps reduce barriers to participation. Participants consistently report increased confidence in managing their health, along with improvements in energy, mood, sleep, and diet. While our group sizes are small (typically under 20), the depth of engagement allows for trust-building and sustained change. Many participants go on to influence family and friends, creating wider ripple effects. 1 - Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health Equity Projects With funding from Community Health Equity Manchester, we delivered tailored programmes for two refugee and asylum seeker cohorts. One group was made up of Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers, many of whom were living in temporary hostel accommodation and faced rapid relocation. Despite these challenges, we ran a six-week programme with translation and visual materials, focusing on diet, metabolic health, stress management, and practical food demos. We also supported participants with warm clothing, transport, and signposting to physical activity and GP care. Feedback showed improved sleep, reduced stress, and high engagement, particularly with cooking demonstrations and food education. A second strand focused on the Syrian refugee community, where we engaged five women through a peer educator training programme. The group learned about diabetes, nutrition, and behaviour change and are now preparing to deliver peer-led sessions in 2025. Collaboration with Rethink Rebuild and MRSN was key to the programme’s success. 2 - Expanding Reach Through Peer Education To build on the impact of our core work, we’ve launched a peer educator training model. This supports former participants to lead small support groups in their own communities. Over the last year, we’ve trained South Asian, Syrian, and Afghan women, with mentoring now in place to help them deliver their first independent sessions. 3 - Community and Family Outreach We responded to feedback from participants who expressed concern about family eating habits. In partnership with PARS and Mahtsen, we ran a family wellbeing session combining food education with dance and circus skills. As part of Black History Month, we also ran interactive sessions with Eritrean and Ethiopian children, using puzzles and food games. 4 - Older Adults and Continued Support To reach isolated older adults, we delivered sessions at Hibiscus Court care home and launched an alumni network for former participants. This includes monthly Zoom talks and plain-language research updates on topics like Ozempic, cholesterol, and walking for health.
We carried out three formal structured consultation sessions over this period of 2024/2025 with refugee and asylum seeker groups, in partnership with Manchester Refugee Support Network, Rethink/Rebuild (A Syrian community centre) and Mahtsen (a support organisation for Manchester residents of East African origin). We also met with and discussed nutrition and healthy living concerns with people who attend ESOL classes in Hulme and Gorton to help us further understand the needs of marginalised communities. We have also carried out consultations with a local mosque in Levenshulme where rates of diabetes are above the Manchester and national average, in order to help us apply for funding and plan provision of nutrition and lifestyle education and support for local South Asian communities.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
13 August 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Loren Catherine Grant
Status: Director