Olney is Kind CIC delivers sustained support to Olney and our surrounding villages that includes: supplying and running the Olney Food Bank; delivering community events to those who would otherwise be isolated because of location, age or disability; funding items for our local GP surgery that are not funded by the NHS and subsidising local people to access urgently needed counselling services (for which there can be an NHS waiting list of up to two years). During the financial year 2024/25 the CIC’s activities have benefitted our community in the following ways: - For our town and the villages we provided: funding of £500 towards sensory equipment for Olney Middle School; monthly “Come and Connect” sessions to which residents who are feeling lonely and isolated are invited to come and socialise, make friends, meet professionals and hear from experts on a range of topics; weekly community lunches for our “seniors”; a community Christmas lunch and presents on Christmas Day; assistance with baby equipment, birthday presents, cakes and decorations for families in need; an Olney is Kind Day when the whole community is encouraged to undertake simple acts of kindness and recognition by leaving small gifts for individuals in the town. - For our community we: provided funding for 227 subsidised mental health counselling sessions. The local GP Surgery refers individuals in need of a range of counselling specialisms to appropriately qualified and insured counsellors. The CIC pays for these sessions in full or in part depending on whether the patient feels able to make a contribution. Our support means individuals in crisis, including children and bereaved people, can assess services both quickly and locally; provided 377 food parcels to our local community; signposted several individuals to the appropriate experts including people threatened with eviction and experiencing homelessness; funding for transport to medical treatment; funded specialist transportation for disabled and elderly members of our community for day trips. The fund raising for these activities has been achieved through a variety of events that has brought our growing community together. In addition, the CIC created the “25 Club”, an opportunity to pledge £25 per quarter to the CIC. 25% of the subscriptions each quarter are redistributed in prizes. This regular income means that we can deliver sustained support to our community. By the end of financial year 2023/24 the 25 Club had over 70 members. The CIC is increasingly recognised as having “its finger on the pulse” of our community and has worked closely with the GP surgery in joint efforts to understand the wellness priorities of our community and particularly to mitigate against loneliness, isolation, mental health issues and food poverty. In addition the CIC has supported in the planning stages for a new GP Surgery combined with a Community Centre. The CIC has given opportunities for people to volunteer on our Board, on our fundraising team, at our events and in our food bank. The CIC has been supported in really practical ways by our community with pro bono, in kind, and subsidised support to set up bank accounts, write contracts, simplify our IT, design our website and set up our social media.

The ”stakeholders” of Olney is Kind CIC are the residents of Olney and the local villages. The CIC routinely talks to users of our food bank to ensure that we have the items available that our users actually need. As well as food staples people often ask for nappies, incontinence wear and toiletries. We are able to respond with call outs to the community for specific items through our social media, website and word of mouth. We are in regular liaison with our GP Surgery to ensure that the counselling support that we offer is relevant to our community’s needs. We recognise the benefits of consulting more widely with our stakeholders about its support needs and it is our intention to do so before the end of financial year 2026/27.

The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £3,879. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration