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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 January 2026
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 February 2025
to
31 January 2026
Secretary
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 31 January 2026
Basis of measurement and preparation
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Summary Overview of Glens Digital Hub Grow the Glens (GtG) was formed in February 2016 to focus specifically on the development of employability and employment initiatives in the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland. Its aim is to make the Glens of Antrim a better place to live in, to visit and to do business in. In January 2020, the group was formally constituted as a Community Interest Company (CIC) Limited. The Glens of Antrim has suffered historically from under investment. Previously its location and isolation was cited as the reason for this under investment. Locally driven initiatives turns this on its head, recognises the unique qualities of the area and develops economic activities that are sympathetic to the people, landscape and heritage of the area. GtG has worked hard to have strong structures and governance and to identify funding that can sustain the organisation in the medium to long term. There has been a strong ethos of rural and community development in the area, but a lack of capacity to date to develop and sustain economic initiatives. GtG members are experienced individuals (Former senior school inspector, Director of a major M+E company, Director of a Catering Company, Director of a Renewable Energy supply company, an accountant, Healthcare professional, Director of a marketing company, former EU funds manager and a project manager). GtG aims to drive economic initiatives in the Glens of Antrim. The group is locally based with a strong community focus. The initial development was a re-development of a derelict PSNI station into Cushendall Innovation Centre). Work commenced February 2023 and was complete end of August 2023. We have long term tenants for all but one of our 4 ‘own door’ offices. Each of those have been multi-year tenants and 2/3rd’s have upgraded from smallest office to larger offices. We have clients using the centre for a range of other activities such as - Post-production TV facilities - Board meetings - Workshops-especially from private sector clients - PR events - Community events - Training venue We continue to promote a programme of business-based events/workshops and mentoring to reach out to our local community as well as benefiting the internal clients. We are already ahead of our year 1 occupancy target of 35%. In January 2024 we started promoting our facilities more fully to the local community through signage, online media and social engagement. In the current year, we have continued to grow our social reach and increase our online presence. Our research and community engagement have confirmed our focus on encouraging female participation in skills development, empowering a return to the workplace, and developing female entrepreneurship. The Cushendall Innovation Centre is much more than a place to base your business. It has become a focal point for skills development, for learning, for networking and for facilitating collaborative growth - of both people and businesses. All of our major local employers have utilised the space in the building for workshops, teleconferencing, interviewing and training. Local community groups have used our meeting and training rooms - as some of the only fully accessible meeting/ working space on the coastline - to enhance community engagement and participation. We have people from a diverse range of businesses and organisations using the building regularly as a place to work - the majority of them women. Currently, workers from financial services, tourism, fintech, medical tech, marketing, charitable, environmental and banking sectors are using the Centre. Our facility includes 1 seven-seat hotdesking/ training room and 2 meeting rooms - one of which can be repurposed as a consultation/treatment room. We continue to manage this almost entirely on a voluntary basis. This year we funded a parttime Development Manager and saw immediate improvements in reach, bookings and client feedback. If the centre is to achieve its full potential, there needs to be a dedicated manager/programme facilitator and this has been difficult to fund in the first or 3 years. Grow the Glens is trying to identify funding sources in addition to revenue already being generated to enable the centre to move to the next level. This may include creating a new Charity company, of which GtG CIC Limited will become a wholly-owned subsidiary. A Phase 2 on the site has been accepted at Outline Business case and is in line for a further £1.6 million funding through the local Growth Deal proposals for an extension. This will provide more office, meeting and workshop space in a high quality, aesthetically pleasing building.
Our Directors have participated in three social enterprise workshops in Scotland and multiple Council interactions this year.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
1 April 2026
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Eddie McGoldrick
Status: Director