During the financial year 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025, we continued to create healthier, safer and more inclusive communities through accessible, community-led activities and support services. We operated a community cafe and wellbeing hub alongside outreach and specialist programmes, supporting children, young people, families, adults and older people experiencing isolation, poor mental health, disability, financial hardship and barriers to participation. Community wellbeing and inclusion. Our community cafe provided a welcoming and inclusive environment where residents could build friendships, access support, develop confidence and participate in volunteering opportunities. Activities helped reduce isolation, strengthen community connections and improve wellbeing. We provided personalised one-to-one support and targeted group activities, responding to individual needs and helping people overcome barriers to participation. We also operated as a Warm Hub, offering free hot food and refreshments to people experiencing food poverty and financial hardship. Practical workshops demonstrated how to prepare affordable, nutritious meals on a limited budget, combining immediate assistance with opportunities to build skills, dignity and independence. Children, young people and families. Our holiday activities and food provision offered nutritious meals, inclusive activities, social experiences and safe environments during school holidays. We supported children with additional needs to develop confidence, friendships and social skills, while helping families access appropriate support. Our canine-assisted wellbeing work offered tailored emotional and practical support, including for children and families experiencing anxiety and difficulties with relationships or school engagement. Employability, skills and volunteering. We offered volunteering, training and employability opportunities to help individuals gain confidence, develop practical skills, gain qualifications and move towards employment or education. Our annual impact report recorded 221 volunteers, 8,840 hours of community volunteering, 32 people progressing into employment, 42 entering education or training and 26 AQA awards achieved. Health, wellbeing and community support. We delivered inclusive activities supporting physical and mental wellbeing, including movement programmes, healthy cooking, food-growing activities and canine-assisted interventions. We supported people facing loneliness, hardship, addiction recovery and other difficult circumstances through personalised support and community connections. Community impact. Our annual impact report recorded 6,040 project beneficiaries, 65 adopted children supported and 178 adults reporting improved mental health. We worked alongside participants, volunteers, families, partners and funders to ensure our activities responded to community needs and reduced barriers to participation.

Throughout the year, we consulted with children and young people, parents and carers, volunteers, people accessing wellbeing and recovery support, older adults, schools, care providers, community partners, funders and local authorities. We listened through informal discussions, participant reviews, feedback forms, volunteer conversations, planning and partnership meetings, and communication with families and referring professionals. Consultation led to practical changes in how we developed and delivered services: 1. Flexible sessions: We adjusted session times and delivery arrangements in response to family circumstances, caring responsibilities and accessibility needs. 2. Supported signposting: We moved beyond simply providing contact numbers by offering personalised, hands-on assistance to help individuals and families connect with appropriate services and navigate referrals. 3. Children's Board and Pack Leaders: We appointed a Children's Board to strengthen children's influence over services. We developed Pack Leaders to contribute to activity planning and provide peer support, with safeguarding training appropriate to their roles. 4. Paws & Breathe: In response to requests for more personalised therapeutic and emotional wellbeing support. We developed this new service using tailored 1:1 canine assisted activities to support emotional resillience, confidence and access to education 5. Continuous improvement: We used feedback from volunteers, families and partners to make activities more inclusive, improve communication and shape development of future services.

£9,593 was paid to directors for cost of work done for the CIC during the year.

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