During the financial year, Young Rotters C.I.C. continued to develop and maintain Allens Community Garden as an accessible, inclusive and welcoming community space for local residents. We launched a crowdfunding campaign to support improvements to the site's accessibility, helping to ensure that more people can benefit from the garden and participate in its activities. The company expanded its community reach by building its online community, welcoming new volunteers and working collaboratively with local organisations, community groups and residents. Through volunteer participation and community stewardship, the garden continued to grow as a valuable local asset. We delivered a wide range of educational, cultural and wellbeing activities designed to promote community connection, environmental learning and social inclusion. These included a Caribbean food-growing course for people of Caribbean heritage, a mushroom cultivation workshop for members of the trans community, queer and trans self-defence classes, a foraging and folklore event, a pond-building workshop, and sign-making sessions in support of Trans Pride. During Transgender Awareness Week, we hosted poetry, embroidery and jewellery-making workshops that provided creative opportunities for expression, learning and community building. We also took part in Hackney History Festival and contributed to the annual Stamford Hill Unites event by hosting a community apple-pressing session that brought local people together around food growing and shared heritage. A significant community event during the year was Allens Community Garden's Summer Solstice Celebration. The event brought together residents, volunteers and visitors for a day of community activities including garden tours, family-friendly art and nature workshops, badge-making, craft activities, live music from Oss Choir, a photography exhibition showcasing work from our Caribbean Food Growing Course, plant and seed exchanges, and affordable garden-grown food. The event helped strengthen community connections, celebrate local creativity and increase awareness of the garden's work. Through these activities, Young Rotters C.I.C. promoted environmental education, food-growing skills, physical and mental wellbeing, social inclusion and community cohesion. The directors believe that the company's activities have had a positive and meaningful impact on local residents, particularly those from marginalised and underserved communities, while helping to create a stronger, more connected and resilient local community.

The company's main stakeholders are local residents, volunteers, workshop participants, community groups, partner organisations and the communities that use Allens Community Garden. We engage with stakeholders through conversations at volunteer sessions and events, feedback from workshop participants, discussions with partner organisations, community meetings, social media engagement and our online community channels. Throughout the year, feedback from stakeholders informed the activities and improvements delivered at the garden. In response to requests for a more accessible and inclusive space, we launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for accessibility improvements to the site. Feedback from volunteers and community members also helped shape our programme of events and workshops. This included activities focused on food growing, biodiversity, local history, creative practice, wellbeing and support for LGBTQ+ communities. As a result, we delivered events such as queer and trans self-defence classes, a mushroom cultivation workshop for the trans community, Trans Pride sign-making sessions, Caribbean food-growing workshops, creative workshops during Transgender Awareness Week and a range of community celebrations and learning opportunities throughout the year. We remain committed to involving stakeholders in the development of Allens Community Garden and ensuring that our activities reflect the needs and interests of the communities we serve.

No remuneration was received

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration