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The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2025
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Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
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The Wilder Network activities aim to provide benefits directly to under-represented people and communities and to those organisations (public, private or volunteer sector) that have objects to support under-represented communities. The Company has designated to carry out its activities in the United Kingdom and in Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda in sub-Saharan Africa. The range of activities delivered by The Wilder Network Directors and Practitioners included: The Mango Tree – Sustainable Communities Project The Wilder Network continued delivering this 3-year Sustainable Communities Project. This report covers the third and final year - delivered by TWN between April 2024 to March 2025. As part of this project we raised a total of £523,810 for The Mango Tree and their overseas delivery partners which led to securing over £900k in legacy funding for the strategic handover and merger and a projected £534k in forward funding over the next 3 years. Achievements: - Charity merger partnership agreement between TMT UK and Kid Club Kampala (KCK) finalised. - Two productive overseas visits to Tanzania, Kenya and Malawi (July/ August 2023 and July/Aug 2024) resulting in case studies, new partnership and films of beneficiaries. - New partnerships secured: TMT Kenya and ITSA/ TMT Kenya and KCK UK/ TMT UK and OMC. - New donors recruited (Scottish Foundation and Tolkien Trust). - TMT Kenya publicity film produced. - Radio 4 appeal (broadcast date Dec 29th) raised £40,442. Organisational development funding secured for partners and to support the merger. - Two high profile annual impact reports: 20th Anniversary report Oct 2023 and final impact and merger report Oct 2024. - Spring major donor events co-organised and facilitated in March 2025 in London and Cheshire. - Spring handover newsletter produced and circulated - Handover of fundraising, communications and financials British Humane Association (BHA) – organisational review and development (Project time frame: April 2024-April 2025) In April 2024, the trustees of the BHA commissioned The Wilder Network to conduct an organisational review in response to their collective commitment towards enhancing the BHA's operational grant-making and information management systems to support more robust and inclusive best practices, governance codes, structures and policies. Phase One explored and recommended ways to modernise and refine the BHA operations, review organisational culture and values and identify new policies and governance structures that align with UK Charity Commission recommendations and requirements. The review includes a critical review of the Articles of Association (AofA), governance system, and operating systems and processes. Achievements across Phase One: - Desk top review of governing documents and policies - Working sessions with BHA Grant Manager to review charitable grant-making and administrative operations - Working group sessions with trustees to review governance practices and structures - Tailored research of best practice governance models/protocols and policy frameworks - Review report with detailed recommendations for Phase Two Achievements across Phase Two: - Workshops on humaneness – definitions and development of new value-led vision/ mission - Risk matrix - Policies and Governance Code - Research into new structure/ registration and production of information paper - Archive digitisation - Review and amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association Vennture – Capital Project Fundraising. Vennture Herefordshire is UK-registered charity that works in Hereford City and its surrounding rural communities in schools, community centres, homes, prisons, out on the street, and in community hubs. They work with people affected by family breakdown, poverty, debt, homelessness, worklessness, violence and addiction, supporting people to navigate out of social, emotional and financial difficulties to build long-term resilience. The Wilder Network provided consultancy fundraising services to support the charity to raise funding to convert a former rectory into 5 flats for respite care for vulnerable homeless families. Strategic planning scheduled and proposed for 2026: Organisational development ambitions: Governance structure with specific roles and new Directors recruited Organisational policy framework and policies developed Strategic 3 year plan Fundraising for organisational development It was proposed in June 2023 that WN Directors would start investing time and energy in developing a clearer vision and strategy for the Company. On July 01 2023, the four Company Directors held a Strategic Review and Planning Session. They reviewed the Company Articles of Association and discussed these with respect to their own values and commitments regarding inclusion and diversity, people-centred sustainable development and future priorities. Achievements and progress: - Two new Directors will join the board this coming year - A new suite of policies has been developed - A 3 year strategic plan will be developed in the first quarter of 2026
Two stakeholder overseas visits to Tanzania, Kenya and Malawi (July/ August 2023 and July/Aug 2024) resulting in case studies, new partnership and films of beneficiaries. New partnerships secured: TMT Kenya and ITSA/ TMT Kenya and KCK UK/ TMT UK and OMC. New donors recruited (Scottish Foundation and Tolkien Trust). TMT Kenya publicity film produced profiling interviews with primary stakeholders Radio 4 appeal (broadcast date Dec 29th) profiling a stakeholder case study Organisational development funding secured for partners from secondary stakeholders that was used to support the merger. Two high profile annual impact reports: 20th Anniversary report Oct 2023 and final impact and merger report Oct 2024 which included presenting research from primary stakeholders Spring major donor events co-organised and facilitated in March 2025 in London and Cheshire bringing together multiple different stakeholders to profile the work and secure legacy funding. Spring handover newsletter produced and circulated which highlighted primary stakeholder success stories
£900 paid to Emily Wilder for administration of company reports and accounts.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
9 December 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Emily Wilder
Status: Director