for the Period Ended 31 December 2024
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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 January 2024
to
31 December 2024
The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 January 2024
to
14 October 2024
The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 January 2024
to
12 August 2024
The director shown below has held office during the period of
12 August 2024
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
for the Period Ended 31 December 2024
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2024 continued to see changes in the focus of Growing Better Lives. Two directors resigned, in August and October respectively, and one new director was appointed to the Board in August 2024. We are continuing to broaden our capacity for delivering on our key aims which have developed along lines of consultancy, training, support and supervision for therapeutic services. Our training and supervisory focus has grown in supporting more international work, with new relationships formed with services in Canada and the United States in addition to our ongoing work with organisations in UK, Europe and India. The changes in the structure of Growing Better Lives has enabled us to embrace new, long term, projects including collaboration with national and international organisations. All of these will benefit our communities by reducing social exclusion and increasing therapeutic opportunities to become involved in a variety of activities that are not available within statutory provision.
Our stakeholders are people across all diversities, living with psychosocial difficulties & the individuals & communities supporting them. We have links with the Institute of Mental Health (University of Nottingham), Royal College of Psychiatrists, The Consortium for Therapeutic Communities, Polyfonia (formerly the International Network of Democratic Therapeutic Communities), British & Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorders, Community Housing & Therapy, Mulberry Bush Charity & a network of international non-profits including BCARA, StreetoHome and Hank Nunn Institute. This is in line with our aim of working towards the development of a wider network of groups involved in delivering comparable therapies, working with Greencare or providing services for similar populations. Our board of directors is collaborative of practitioners & lived experience, with feedback from service users & is vital to help inform the development of our therapeutic consultancy & training.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
25 September 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Neelam Khawani-Connett
Status: Director