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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 April 2026
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 May 2025
to
30 April 2026
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
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 30 April 2026
Basis of measurement and preparation
Turnover policy
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Joy Ethic Community Interest Company supports personal and community wellbeing through creativity, storytelling, learning and connection. During the year we worked with communities across Greater Manchester, creating accessible opportunities for people to connect, develop skills, share experiences and take part in creative and wellbeing activities. Stories of Our Lives continued as our regular community storytelling programme in Chorlton. We delivered 24 sessions during 2025, with average attendance of around 14 and a wider community of more than 45 members. Sessions used storytelling, writing, creativity and conversation to support connection and wellbeing, with participants increasingly contributing ideas and helping to lead activities. Feedback highlighted new friendships, reduced loneliness, increased confidence and the value of having a welcoming creative community. Motherline, delivered collaboratively with Alice Robinson from February 2025 to January 2026, was a year-long creative programme for women exploring motherhood, heritage, creativity and belonging. During this reporting year participants took part in regular creative sessions and opportunities to share their work, culminating in a showcase in December 2025 and final reflection in January 2026. Outcomes included new friendships, people sharing creative work for the first time, increased confidence and participants describing a rebuilding of trust and connection with others. The Joy Ethic Show on ALL FM continued to provide a platform for community voices and conversations about wellbeing, creativity and connection. Programmes brought together contributions from community members, creative practitioners and local organisations and provided opportunities for people whose voices may not usually be heard in broadcasting to share their experiences and ideas. Community wellbeing and development of the Wellbeing, Arts and Faith Hub: In May 2025 Joy Ethic coordinated the Me Time Women’s Wellbeing Day at Altrincham United Reformed Church, bringing together six practitioners and 26 women for an accessible programme of wellbeing activities. Relationships developed through this work helped create further opportunities, including supporting facilitator Nat Winrow to secure ongoing paid work and contributing to the establishment of the Wellbeing, Arts and Faith Hub at Altrincham URC. From January 2026, Joy Ethic helped develop and deliver the Hub's accessible programme of community wellbeing activities. The first five weeks recorded 181 attendances. Activities included mindfulness, laughter yoga, creative activities, memoir and wellbeing, singing for lung health and the development of a Happiness Drop-In. Feedback described the Hub as welcoming and supportive and highlighted increased connection, happiness and wellbeing. Windows Through the Seasons was developed with Chorlton Civic Society/Green Chorlton Hub as a community art project for the community garden beside Chorlton Library. Local people contributed words, observations and creative responses exploring the changing seasons. These contributions informed the development of a permanent artwork for a shared community space. Across our work we continued to prioritise accessibility, participant choice, creativity and the development of welcoming spaces where people could connect without pressure to perform or achieve.
Our stakeholders included participants in Joy Ethic activities, community members, partner organisations, freelance facilitators and creative practitioners. We consulted stakeholders throughout the year through end-of-session reflections, informal and facilitated group discussions, written feedback, surveys and forms, one-to-one conversations and creative activities. Participants were also regularly invited to suggest themes, activities and ways of developing programmes. Feedback was used to shape activities as they developed. Stories of Our Lives continued to evolve around the interests, ideas and contributions of its members, including increased opportunities for participants to contribute to and lead sessions. Feedback and learning from community wellbeing activities informed the development of the Happiness Drop-In at the Wellbeing, Arts and Faith Hub and helped us consider how activities could remain accessible, welcoming and responsive to participants. We also worked closely with partner organisations and practitioners, using ongoing conversations and reflection to develop programmes, partnerships and future activities.
The Directors receive no remuneration in return for their services as officers of the Company. One director received remuneration of £11,605 during the year for project delivery.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
5 October 2026
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jolene Sheehan
Status: Director