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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
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Status: Director
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The Croft@Crook CIC t/a The Croft: Annual Report 2026 In 12 months, The Croft@Crook CIC has evolved from a grassroots startup into an agile, high-value socio-digital consultancy. Following strategic divestment from localized physical infrastructure, the CIC is now structurally optimized for national public sector procurement and systemic regional regeneration. Core Achievements & Impact (Y1) Strategic IP & Policy Design: Delivered 12 months of IP, Enterprise administration, and policy guidance to local authorities (including C:DRIVE, UP:LINK, and the Risk Shield). Digital Ethics & Asset Return: Acted as an official network partner via the Good Things Foundation. Exercised elite corporate ethics by voluntarily returning £2,000 of data-loaded SIMs and £20,000 of Device Bank access following a strategic pivot away from localized physical hubs, ensuring assets could be deployed elsewhere in the national network. Network Architecture: Forged robust mesh networks and partnerships with Durham Community Action, Durham University, Business Durham, Urban Foresight, Good Things Foundation, and Starlink. Procurement Readiness The National Procurement Portal (OPEN) The Business Durham Provider Panel Durham County Council's Preferred Provider List Governance & Board Restructure To protect the commercial viability of the CIC, the board was successfully restructured in May 2026. This included the amicable resignation of founding director David Brown and necessary statutory interventions to eliminate administrative latency and protect the company's £175,000 IP valuation. A tiered digital banking structure has been implemented to futureproof Year 2 resilience.
Who the companys stakeholders are Stakeholders consulted during Year 1 included institutional partners (Business Durham, Durham County Council), national network partners (Good Things Foundation), regional infrastructure bodies (Durham Community Action, Urban Foresight), and the company’s internal board of directors. How the stakeholders have been consulted Consultations were conducted through formal multi-agency policy meetings, direct operational feedback gathered during our initial community 'Listening Project' pilots, structured service-level agreement negotiations, and a formal Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held in May 2026. Action the company has taken in response to feedback from its consultations In response to stakeholder feedback and localized physical venue constraints, the CIC executed a definitive strategic pivot. We divested from hyper-local physical infrastructure which included the ethical return of £2,000 in unused data assets to the Good Things Foundation so they could be deployed elsewhere. Furthermore, based on internal board consultation, we executed a corporate governance restructure to protect our £175,000 intellectual property valuation and shifted our delivery model to a highly agile, mobile Socio-Digital Architecture optimized for macro-level regional procurement.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
29 May 2026
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Benjamin Straughair
Status: Director