During the financial year, the company’s activities have benefited the community in the following ways: - Heathfield Resource Centre: We created and developed a garden for adults with learning disabilities. We ran workshops around growing food, using nature in crafts and enjoying the garden. We created a sensory garden and different-height growing spaces, including wheelchair-friendly planters, so people with different needs could take part and enjoy the space. - Gaskell Street Park: We worked with local residents and children to bring people together and celebrate the different cultures, backgrounds and experiences of people living in Newton Heath. A key part of the project was exploring what “home” means to different people and celebrating the diversity of the local community. Local children helped design and create artwork for bug houses, which were installed around the park to create more habitats for wildlife. We also created a platform around an existing tree, giving children another space to explore and use. New planters were added where we grew food, alongside pollinator-friendly planting to increase biodiversity. We held an event day to celebrate the opening and bring local residents and families together. - Avro Hollows: We started a project with residents aged over 50 living in the high-rise towers, focusing on bringing people together, eating healthily and keeping active. We created spaces where residents could grow food together and meet their neighbours, helping to reduce social isolation and encouraging people to communicate and spend time together. We also held event days where third party organisations came along and used produce grown by residents to demonstrate and create healthy food. - Younglings Nature Club: We ran the Younglings Nature Club, giving children regular opportunities to spend time in nature, grow food and plants, make nature-based crafts, learn about wildlife and take part in outdoor activities. - Workshops with other organisations: We delivered workshops through NEPHRA, Plant CIC and L'Arche, giving children and adults with disabilities opportunities to learn about growing food, nature and creating more biodiversity through pollinator-friendly planting and other activities. - Working with other organisations: We worked with the National Trust, RSPB and Canal & River Trust to continue improving green spaces in Newton Heath and make them cleaner, greener and more enjoyable for local residents. - Swap Shop: We started a Swap Shop where local people could access clothes, coats and household items they needed. This helped people access items for free while also reducing waste. Items that had not been taken after three months were donated to a local homeless shelter to support people who need them. - Holiday and community events: We ran holiday activities, events and parties based around nature, plants and growing food, incorporating these into crafts, activities and workshops. These activities gave local people opportunities to learn, be creative, spend time outdoors and connect with others.

The company’s stakeholders are local residents, families, children, schools, adults with learning disabilities and the community organisations and partners we work with. The people who use and benefit from our projects are involved in helping us decide what we do and how the spaces are developed. We have specifically sat down with residents, families and other people using the spaces to ask what they would like to see, what activities they would like us to provide and how they would like to help maintain and look after the spaces together. We also speak with schools and organisations we work with to understand the needs of the people they support. This consultation has helped us shape our projects and activities. Feedback from people using the spaces has led to the creation of sensory areas, different-height and wheelchair-friendly planters, growing spaces and activities based around what local people want to do. At Gaskell Street Park, consultation also helped us focus on bringing different communities together and celebrating the different backgrounds and experiences of people living in Newton Heath. We continue to speak directly with residents and other stakeholders as our projects develop, using their ideas and feedback to decide what we create and how the spaces can be used and maintained by the community.

The total amount paid or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £3,802. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for directors’ loss of office, which require to be disclosed.

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration