411 LONGLANDS ,141•• Alternative Education and Mental Health Support for 12 - 18 year olds on a working farm Annual Report 2024 Charity Number: 1163084
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Table of Contents Lqal •nd Admln5stratS¥e Infomwutyi ................-......................................................................................... Wel¢om¢ from the Chalr............................................................................................................................... Welcome from the Chlef EMecutS¥e................................................................................................................ Who we are and ¥that we do......................................................................................................................... Meet the ie¢ym......................................................................................- Mentol Heolth & Wellbeing................................................................................................................................ Education............................................................... ...................................,........................................................ A pupil's story-AJ............................................-............................................................................,.................io A pupil's story- Alice........................... .11 A tet7cherf5 Story.... .12 A porent's stQry....................................................................................................................................,...........13 Our alms and obJe¢tlN*s........................................-.....................................................................................14 Achl•wments and perforni•nc•...................................................................................................................14 Future plans.................................................................................................................................................1s Supporters...................................................................................................................................................1s Fbnandal Revlew...........................................................................................................................................16 Structure, Go¥ernance ar Manaiement.....................................................................................................16 Statement of Trustees, Responslbllltles........................................................................................................17 Report of the Independent Examlner...............................................................-..........................................18 Statement of Flnanclal Actl¥ltles for the Year Ended 31 Au8USt 2024............................................................19 Balan Sheet as at 31 Au8USt 2024.............................................................................................................. Notes to the Flnanclal Ststements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024......................................... ...............21
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Legal and Administrative Information Charlty Reglstratlon Nurnbor 1163084 Trustses Julian Clapp Edward Joseph Evans Emma Gregory Oouglas Hill Mark Molloy {Chair) lain Morrison Peler Thomas Prlnclpal Officè Longlands Farni. Whrtt*)ume Hall Park. Vthrtboume, W(Yc8sler. WR6 SSG Ind?pendent Examln•r Cole Bishop & Co, Market SquaTr Chambers, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4BP Bankern Lloyds Bank PIC
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Welcome from the Chair Longlands continues to play a vital role in SUPFOrting and improwng (xjtcomes for the growing number of vulnerable young people who are either CNJI of fomwl education or entirely disengaged from it. This success is driven by the strong leadership of our Chief Exe(xJtive, the unwavering dedication of our frontline Staff. and the invaluable contnbutions of a small but committed group of volunteers. Rectrjnising the increasing need for emotional and mentsl heatth support, we have priorilised the recwitrnent of stsff with the expertise and training necessary lo meet these challenges. This allows us to offer more comprehensive care and better serve the young people who attend Longlands. The Trustee Board remains highly engaged. not only in setting the strategic direction of the Servi but also in slaying involved in its daY-l18Y operatsons. This close collaboration culminates in our annual business planning event. where staff and trustees come together lo review progres5. lebrate achievements, and agree on key action5 for the year ahead. Everyone-stsff, volunleets. and Irustees-tskes ccAlectivg responsibility for ensuring the goals ouliined In the action plan aT8 m81. Thanks lo the ntinUed support from a diverse range of financial backers. induding individuals and organisalions, we have been able to offer pay increases to all staff In recognition of their oulstandirwJ work and dedication to the young people. This financial stability helps maintain 8 cohesive and rtsVated team, which is c¥u¢ial to the ongoing success of our program. At Longlands, our ultimate goal 1$ to provmle every yourvJ pewn who attends with hope for the fijlure and improved life chances to help them achieve their ambitions. This is made possible through the lilesS efforts of our SuprterS and volunteers. whose hard work and enthusiasm make a lasting impact. We extend our heartfelt thank$ for your continued WPFrt)rt. Mark mlOy, Chalr of Trustees
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Welcome from the Chief Executive Student numbers at Longlands have remained steady. with around 28 students attending one or days each week. These students partirypate in a broad range of practical acaivities. including livestock and pourtry husbandry, estate maintenance, horticultur&, mechanics. green WIdW. 0)nstrUctn. cooking, aThJ baking. We cA)nlinue lo expand our partnerships. with an increase of 2-3 commissioning bodies each year. now working wtth between 14 arKI 18 agencies in an academic year. These indude mainstream secondary schools, Pupil Referral Unrts. schools for EMots"0n and Behavioural Difficulties IEBDI. specral sthodgJ(x)Ileges. social services. and private referrals from both Herefordshire aThJ Worcestershire. Our staffing has increased lo meet the needs of our students. wrth 3 full-time and 7 part-lime staff memters. suppcrfted by 6 dedicated vcdunteers each week. All staff and volunteers are deeply attuned to the complex needs of our students. not only teaching them practiC81 skills but also providing mentorship and gUance helping Ihem lo make positive life choices. We currently have 9 students fegislered on the City and Guilds Level 1 qualification in L8nd-Based and Animal Care and 3 students on the City & Guilds Level 1 Work-Based Horse Care qualification. Additionally, other students are registered for AQA Unit Awards, woTkirs across a variety of practical subjects within the tasks they undertake. Despite the challenges our students faca with conventional classroom learning, they thrive at Longlands. Here, they are engaged and succeeding thanks to our ongoing commitment to fostering their confiden¢e and self4st¢em equipping them with life skills for th8 fvture. Julia Evans. Chief ExecutNe
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Who we are and what we do At Longlands Ive can and do help young people to turn their lives around. W•: Re*ngage young people In learnlng Bulld confldènco and self osteem Offer meanlngful work and quallfiutlons Provld• syclallst M•ntal H•ahh Support A Unlquè L•arnlng Envlronmont Being on a real farm 15 very molivaling for ywng people disengaged from mainstream Èducation. The nalural 8nvironment, working wlh animals and our 6xp8rienced staff give our sdentS new expen&nces and opportunities thal restore mental h8allh aThJ re-engage them with their Stud5. A Worklng Partnershlp We work dosely with our commissioning bodies. schools and Ial authorities.. we have independent. National Lottery funding for our mental health suppryt.. and our post 16 work is largely funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner. As a chanty, all LOngIar$. capital costs - including our io)nic eo> round-house headquarters- come trom grants and fund-raising. Excoptlonal Staff Julia Evans, Longlands's lounder and CEO. is widely r8cognised as a leader in the fi6ld. The èight other staff bring qualifications and experien¢e in animal care and countyside skills. mechanics, leaching and mental health. Our volunteers bring even WKler eXperieft. and all help build students. soaal skills and confidence. Succ••sful Outcomes Ajlhough many of our students have been exduded or schcd refusers. we see 8810 attendance at Lofkglands. Al students gain meaningful City & Guilds and AQA awards, and their mental health scores improve significantly. The great majority of our leavers w back into lull tsme mainstream education or go Strah1 on lo ccAlege or apPrentih1P$. What people say about us 'We can see the positive impact that Longlands has had." "My escape fmm drugs and violence." Former student Assistant head of 6th fomi "Longlands is absolutely life changing." "A totally dlfferent boy." Child and Adolescent Mental health expert Student's mother
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Meet the team Our fronulne tearn brlng exp•rlences from a wlde rangè of educatlon, work and personal backgrounds and all are d•dlcated to provlding the best posslble care for our students. Julla Evans- Founder and CEO Julia had been farming Longlands for 10 years when she set up the care fami in 2010. She is our full time CEO. She has a fndatron degree in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, and qualifications in leaching. counselling. family therapy and equine facilitated leaming and psycIKJlherapy. She 1$ n¢)w an acknowledged expert in her field. "We work with sc¥na very anxiou4 8ngry and depresseo youngslarn.. negl8Ct, loss. traum8. dorneslic Vence. dn and alcohol addiction, 8Utism. ADHD and dyslexia all impacl behavwr and Ihe ability lo leam. We Ire8t all t1 Youngste as individuals, demonstrating Garg an respect. We listen, encourage, support and mentor them. We have some diffKuft moments but mostly we have goodtsmos. and th8y woth, leam, Iwilo Self esleem and they achieve." Andrew Duford Aston Parkin5 Suo Taskèr Tutor Tutor Admln Andrew spent over 20 years Aston was one of our very first Sue runs the office and is a working in hospitslty, bul here Students and is now a full time qualrfied teacher. She teaches he leaches health and safety. ILrtor leaching Land Based and Equine studies and helps employabilsty, tractor driving Equine StudS. and is ¢)ur Cty wherever needed. She algo and animal care. and is our & GuildsAssessor. safeguarding lead. He also helps Iransp(wt students lo and from the fam).. cooks us amazing lunches~ the "I'm prelty open at*Jut my heart of the day for all of us. background.. I've been in 8 "fts part of IheK day, the similar Srtuatit to Ihem. So ioumeyin. If they want lo talk. "lin not 8tsid lo say wh6n I Ihal me8ns if I say something you t81k, and rf they have any dony know the answer. We'll they know l 8¢tu8lly know wlwt concems you can pass thal wort( it out, which is an lkntalkingabout." invaluable skill. No matter lW on. And you've ftlund that out clever you are, the'S always at the beginning of the d8y, as something thalyou don t know.- opposed to 8t the end."
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Beth Miller Charlotte Webb Montal Health Matt Logan Mental Health Tutor our specialist Charlotte - always known to us Matt is an Alfa Romeo trained Therapeutic Practi1ner. She as 'Webby' has SnI 20 motor mechanic and has work5 Wrth the most VUIrable years in leaching. 10 of them in teaching qualification loo. He Children arKI their families and a Pupil Referral Unit. She is teaches motor maintenance supports the other staff in very gJpportNe of young andfabn'catKSn. developing IheiT practice. people. and amaziTh3ly ¢yeative. "l seem to get them r881ty 'Every child is diffornnt and no l use lh8 'Dr8wing and Talking, 8ngaged. It's bec8use of l)ox fits 811. A lol of these pmcess. When they start often wh8tl'mt88ching- th&ywanlto childrpn arF in schools where ¢heyrg not engw'ng, but 8s learn this, so Ive aladY won Ihey 8re a round peg trying to fft ts'me S&S by. more gels drawn. haff the battle. But il's going in 8 square hole. Bul here we more gels talked al)oul. 8nd it r8811y 811.' taor our supwrt lo meel Ihe becom&s more creative and individual.- softer. is amazing.. uutj Laura Barnett Jamès Cooper Rosle Thornas Tutor Tutor Malhs & Engllsh Laurahasabackgroundinfami James has a background in Rosio is a qualified primary animal breeding and keeps her Environmental Man•Jement schcd teacher. She has also own horses - bul she has also and wcKththing and is very worked with older children who worked in catering. She is experienced in leaching were not accessing mainslream working especially with the countyside skills ar working education. and as an outdoor nies. with your¥J instructor. "Beli a teenager is hard. -1 do whatever needs d'ng, so -1 hawe 8 lot of experien¢e in youtre got so npany htws to IYI feed the animals, muck them wong with chIldn that h8Vg jump Ihrough and you Ilonl oul. fencerepaits. Bullheplan drfferent barriets to know why. So you can come is to develop one of the slFeds leaming. And when (hey feel here and feel safe to ask a into a brf of a wort(shop area Sv ready, I have the rgsources and question show ur Ihaf do gfftn skills to help them bridge the en70ts." gaps in their kno and un(Jerslanding.°
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Mental Health & Wellbeing Our Speualisl Therapeutic PractItKJrts work one-lTrone wth students as needed. offering bespoke care to meet individual needs. They explore, for example, anxiety. personal development, relatlOn5hips. intemel safety and emotional wellbeing. and include Ccgnitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness activrties and games. and Therapeutic Drawing and Talking. They liaise dosely with schools and families. offering them practs'cal a1 er1)nal help. and can act as adVteS for students when needed. -Longlands has helped me 100%" Our programm• We engage new students in actNilies, part113r1Y Nwth animals from the pet guinea pigs lo the ponies, cattle and sheep on the farm. The calmiNJ rural environment and company of the animals are proven lo have a therapeutic tenefft. Developing a rapport with new students and building tnjsting relationships, often one-to-one. is (Kjr priority. We believe in small. achievable steps and work towards building a student's confidence and self-telief and helping them to re*ngage wrth lrfe and educalitjn. We ensure that young people receNe a holistsc approach tailored to the indbvidual's needs.
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Education We work bwth a number of commwioning schools. indlIng mainstream secondary schools. special Is and Pupil Referral Units., U5, social workers. home educators, foster carers, care homes. virtual schools and private Indivua1s. More than half of our students have Education. Health & Care Plans IEHCPI in place. We focus our services on students who: Struggle with mentsl and emobonal well- being. anxiety, stress or anger Are experiencing drfficult or thall8nging limes in their lives Have barriers lo learning Have issues with authority Are not coping in schcd for whatever reason, we excluded or al risk of exdusion The provlslon at Longlands Is second to none. We offer Level 1 City & Guilds qualifi¢ation in Land 83sed Studies and Work Based Horse Care. Students work towards a wide range of units including.. Animal care.. feeding, handling, movement, reprcKJuctivg and health care Operating and maintaining the farm's ATV and tractor Mechanics Horse care and nding Horticulture Construction, building maintenance and lencing Younger students and those not enrolled for C&G are entered forAQA awards in animal care. hortj'eulture. cooking, construction or mechanic We also offer one-t(ne turtion in English and Math$ Art Sessions CkIng skills in our new welwuipped kitchen
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts A pupil's story- AJ "Comlng here I was able to get out of my shell.- I've been coming lo Longlands about a year through a referral from an education health team. When I was young I was diagnosed ¥th severe anxiety. arml lkn also gol Aspergerfs. I try to deal with it. bul a lot of the lime I can't really control myself, and l end up hurting myself as a way lo gel rid of all that energy. It's sort of like a release. Usually when I have panic attacks I can get angry and a bil violent. bul I wouldn't want to hurt anyor. so I always lake it out on mysew. "I mlssed the whole olHlgh School. realty." I missed practically the whole of high schod really. wasn't like as rf I didn't want lo be there.. I physically and mentally couldn't cope in the environffnt. Academically I'm fine, I'm gcod al maths. Longlands has helped bc4)sl rny confidence in myself. 88fore, I would be like a tUTUe. Yi)u know how a turue hides behind its shell? I would always hide wllh my hcoy up and ld really light and be ffjally quiet. Coming here I was able to get out of my shell. I started here the same week Matt did. And my maths Is better than his isl You have to be accurate down to thousandths. It started off with doing gales for the cattle shed. and then we've started on cattle grids lo go in the entrance. And in the roundhous?, build the stsinless-steel counter tops. I've helped wth them. They've turned out really gocrfj. And the sink unil. I've learnt a lot of new skills which I wouldn't have if I hadn't come here. "I learnt a lot off now skllls whlch I wouldny have Ml hadny come harg." Longlands has helped me 100%. 1 say this all the If I hadn't have come here, it's very likely I wouldn't be able to have started at college. Come and ty Longlands. I've never experienced anything else like it. You've just got lo ty il. io
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts A pupil's story- Alice "Longlands has glven me freedom Just to be myself." I came because I have qurte a few mental health problems. I Ik attempts on my life. and I was self- hamiing. I was sent to an inpatient unrt for my mental health. I was there for about four months, because they were worried I was going to hurt myself or something. I got out. and went back to h0O1, bul then everything was worse again. So. I dropped out and nThv I'm here, and obviously doing OK for myself. Longlands is a break away from schrA)l. There's lots of different things you can do. I like all the animals - I'm a very animal person. I like the guinea pus they're really eule. Can't wait for the bab$ to come - t're havirvj babies. in May. I would definitely reeommeThl Longlands. lor anyone who is struggling in the school system. Coming here one or days a wèek would be a break from the noal routine of schwl. SchcK•l is a pressurised enwronmenl. I could never be myselfl. I had to be this certain person. And il was just exhausting. 'School Is a prnssurlsod envlYonmenL I had to be thls Cortaln person. It was Just exhaustlng." Longlands has given me freedom just lo be myself. They v8 helped me a lol with my mental health. Just being outdoors is amazing therapy. Just the environment. realty. I love just sitting in the dog kennels. giving the dc*J$ aKlde$. Animals really do help. I have a job now al a pub. I don't think I'd have been able to do that this lime last year. I'd ttave been off every week. I've been there al)out a month now and worked every shift. And I'm going back lo coligge in September and see how it 9S from there. This place has really h81ped me with my confidence.. lo be abl8 lo talk lo people, and explain how I'm feeling, which will help me in the firture. and h8lp gel better. Longlands has really helped me wrth working out who l am. Updale 2024 SinL'c' Il'iii'inx LonA.luiid.I l i'c, hviFn ai 6ih f(?rm eallc'ge. I'm doinx Arl. Hc'ulih &. ,g(Jciul Carc,. cind ( riiiiin()Iu'. I'i?e g()1 a lol c?[.jrii'nd.i' undjeah. il'.$ i.erJ' g()¢)d. li .5 alriAihi. I've goi ni). A lei'el.i ¢'oming up.i(Jun. .¥0 ihul'.I qiiiie.Ilre.5.¥fiil. And I m uppl)'ing.f(pr iinii'ei'.sity nom,. EdinhiirKh. hope]tilly. l)r Brixhicjn. C ardiif Buih. Tu .fIts. fine arl. l i:c'r)' miich IlkL' d(ping ull kind of mediu.s. ei'ery'ihin&, friTrm painling lo prinl milking. And ihen hi)pe.lullJ' aJItl. Ihui dexree. go un und do ari iherupy. l H'oiild be dn ari ihi'rupijl. Lookinx back. Longlund5 definilelj. ge me confidence. J didn i hén'c. anj LonfidÉ'nce like ihai. Ihi.s limc) ni'o JL'ar.s ug(). ljcc'l like heing ai Lonxlunds ju.sl made me reuli.i'e ihui I c'an be mJ'Jel]'und l L'an du ii'hai l ii'ani io do. gol an inlL'n'ieH' al C urdiffnv.rl ii'eek. When I'm nervous, l ialk a lol. .$0 Ifeel like ihai should ¢i?me c)]]po.Yilively. L onfidenl ? Yeah. definilely. li
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts A teacherfs story "Words cannot explaln how much Julla and the team at Longlands Fami have Impacted one young person's Ilfe." Richard Rainbird-Hrtd)ens. head of year 11 al Aspire Academy lone of our commissioning schools), told us this story ab)ut one of his recent students.. -Back at the tail end of the Autumn this student was derTh)nstrating outrageous behaviour and al risk of being pemianenuy excluded from school. He is well known lo the police and was being exploited by gangs for drugs usage. Everything we tried did not work and we found he was on a downward cycle of b8iThJ exduded from school. We reached a critical point where we needed lo act fast and try something different. or else we were al risk of watching a young man fail in so many areas. "I dldny thlnk thls placement would work." "I have to say I wa$ apprehensive about him being around animals and dKln't Ihink this pla(*menl would work but was willing lo ty any1hing. "To my surpnse he retumed from day one al Longlands saying he had experienod one of his best days everl I was amazed al what he was saying. This led lo me doing a sile visrt and seeing his willingness, motivation and drive. first-hand. {1 add. seeing a lad of 15 yrs of age using a Stanley Knrfe, unsuporvised, irb a controlled way with no threat, from an Altemative Proviwon Free School. is very rarely heard of.) I would never have imagined this happening. "A tran$fomMd young man" e are now at nearly 12 weeks into this lemi, and he is a transformed young man. He attends the fann Yo days a week and because he is getting so much from il we are looking lo increase this lo a third day. Words cannot explain how much Julia and th8 team at LonglarKl$ Fami have impacted one person's lrfe. in such a short penod of lime. We now have five students aSsIrj the fami on a weekly basis. and they all have a story to tdl of the successes they are making.. 12
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts A parent's story "A totally different boy" So, Harry was diagnosed with ADHD when he was about eight. We pul him in the nonnal high school because he'd been doing so well. Bul then they changed all of his meds. and his behaviour changed. It turned out Ihal it had masked the fact he's autistic as well as ADHD. Everything went completely chaotic. He got an EHCP. bul the schty)I werenl understanding at all. and it just deterioraled. his whole demeanour. his attitude lowards hims81f. scIMx)l. everylhing. He was refusing lo learn. He was )nstsnliy being taken out of da5ses. He was punching and kicking the walls, you know. just really distressed. We came to visit Longlands and as soon as he walked in, he was just.. 'You've got cows! And I love that tractor. l(ty)k. the old tractor.. And he just Sutjdenly kind of opened up and started talking and by the lime we left. he was like. 'Oh yes. we love this place. It can be really gts)d.' Once he setded. doing one day a week, he just ran wtth rt. The horses were great for him bécause animal$ donl have any preconceptions, the They just lake you as you are. I think that kind of m&le him nfident. Then they take him indfy)rs and try lo do a bit of paperwork. and work on his well-being. That look lot longer to come through, but they got there in the end. Beth said it was quite challenging, that he could be quite shut down when il comes to talking about his feelings. Bul by the end, it was likè.. 'Oh. I've been talking lo Beth ab)ul this today.. He loved It. H• was therg every week wltlK)ut lall. Even Mh• wa$ 111. He was there about 18 months. worked really hard, made lots of new friends and he started lo respect elders again. And it was getting lo the point where the schod were saying he doesn't need il for therapy anymore because he's a totally different boy. We dKlnY want him to stop. but irs done whal we wanted it lo do. He was very sad to leave. Now he's in his last year at school, but in a me suitable Sch1, and going one day a week wrth his dad to al another fam. Hopefully he's going to be doing an appnts"CeShiP with them in September and go to college, Hartpury, alongside that. Longlandslust gave hlm the fr8edom to ba hlm. Longlands just gave him the freedom to be him. I'm realty. really grateful. Really. really grateful. It was amazing. 13
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts The trustees, who are directiys for the purFxws of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charilable company for the year ended 31 August 2024. Our aims and objectives Ob]ectlves The objective of the chanty is lo provKle an attemative enwronmnl where young peopl8 are inspired lo engage in leaming and social development. through lar-baSed and animal care activities, These students may be disaffected or exduded from mainstream education.. are experiencing diffic#Jlt and challengin9 limes in their lives.. have barriers lo leaming or aulhority,. or are struggling with mental and emotional well-being. anxiety, 5tr8ss, or anger. Charltable alms Our ultimate charrtable purFX)se is lo remove barrieTr to thg xhievemgnt of sttjdents. We aim lo fulfil this by.. Empowering students to determine what happen$ in their lives. Re-engaging young people in leaming thrOh vocats'onal training and m8aningfvl work Publlc benefft Th8 achievement ol these long temi aims ddves our oblectlves and activlty programme. We review our aims. objectives, and a1vleS every year. To ensure that our work continues to deliver the most benefit towards our charitable aims. we.. Consider the outputs of our activrti8S. Assess the t*nefil of those activities on students. Develop future rtijedive$. Achievements and performance The Roundhouse has had another SUCsS year of beirvJ fully operational, and we have further enhanced and expanded, both in the number of $ludents attending daily and the range of activities that they undertake. The yurt. which was built last year. has enabled us to have confidential di$$S1on$ with our students in a more private and appropnate setting. Our staff are a 4>)mmitted. skilful. and experienced team and achieve g(d results vlrth teenagers who are in need of support, encourag8m8nl, and menlmng. We wort on a rat of 2..1, with capacty for 1..1 SUPFK)rt when needed. Attendance and retention of our students is excellent and mst students who attend for more than lem attain a City & Guilds Level 1 Land-based or AQA Unit Award qualification. All gain confidence, self-esleem, and skills. We receive referrals on a weekly basi$ aThJ we operating at capacity with 35 - 40-day sessions per During the year, w8 have won a significant grant through National Lottery funding and as a result we will be able lo employ IMO Therapeutic Practitioners for the rxI five years lo specrficalty support the mental health of our students and work wrth thr families. 14
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Future plans Offer wrf)re student placements and develop new SeNS thr(wh: in Extend the range of provisic offered thfough investn*nt in: Horticultural facilities Constructn workshop fauliti8S o Mechanic workshop facilities o Replacem8nl 'Mul8' transport Employ part-time sessional worker for ment81 heath support work through Art. Cooking. Supwrt more stud8nts who have no. or limited. access to public funding, parkn"i)Jlarly wst 16. We are very pleased to announce that we have Teceived COnfimon of a grant from the National Lottery which will help lo support our mental health arKI wellbeing seryice for the next fiv8 years and which will commence al the start of the 202412025 a&3demie ye8r. Supporters We thank all our supporters and sponsoF5 - large arKJ small - who helped Longlands ad)iev8 a successful year. Supwters during the finanryal year induded.. Wesl Merua Police and Cnme Commissioner Thg National Lottery Communty Fund The CcpoFerative Sctiety The Herefordshire Community FoundatKJn Ralhbone Investment Managemenl Brornyard Lions Individuals via JustGiving and crowdlunding The dozen volunteers who give I1r lime with day-lo-day duties. publiaty, and evants. And others who helped by donatsng moy. Serv$. or their tsme THANK you, FOK YOUR SUPPORT 15
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Financial Review The balance sheet continues to be strong in rK) small part due to the ntrnued support from significant donations and grants. Debtors have fallen back to a more rMalIsed year end position wrth a successful increased focus on overdue debt cleCtiOn. At the end of the previous year, debtors were hh due to earfy invoicing of the first autumn term. We have now fully utilised the restricted fijnd carried over from last year for the mentsl health support worker spend which had been funded by the National Lottery Communty Fund. In the yearto 31 August 2024, the charity generated a net deficrt of £54.69512022123'. Surplus £43,092). In 2022123 the charity saw an unusually hi9h level of large donations which fell back to more usual levels in the ojrrenl year under revtew. Addrtionally, in 2023124 the chanty invested in a number of new staff which will enable us to enter 2024125 better able to focus on increasing our student numbers in the knovAedge that we can continue lo strive for the besl oulcoftK8s OUT young people. During 2023124, steady student numbers consolidated the incom8 derived from running our sessions after the significant increase that we had experienced in the previous year and was £131,034 compared to £136,475 in 2022123. In temis of lunding operations, the eharity continues lo be greaY dependent on grants from sources such as the Police & Crime Commissioners Office which alone contnbuled £30.IJoo in each of the years to 31 August 2023 and 31 August 2024. Annual running Costs before depreciation have increased with 2023124 seeing total expenditure pre- deprecation of £238.60212022123'. £168.5061. Nearly all of this increase is the result of an increased wage bill Teflecling the high levels of inflation in the wider economy, heavier usage of additional tutors for the provision of motor vehicle lessons, Maths and English tutoring and other luloring services and further investment in new staff ahead of the new financial year For 2024125, the charity is budgeting for a breakeven position before depreaalion with increased income from student sessions of jusl under £30.CK)O. Early indicatsons are that this is a realistic and 8chi&vable budget. and we are nfident that we will our budgeted financial ambitions in the ming year. The Trustees continue lo operate a reserves wlicy which seeks lo retain six months, of running costs in cash and liquid resources. Significant deviations above or below this target need to be addressed promptly. Al the reporting dale, the reserves rabo was within the acceptable range. There ar8 no Tran1 concems abcArt th& chanty's ability to contsnue as a going concem. txrt the charity needs to continue to secure extemal fvnding to maintain arKI develop its servic8S. Structure, Governance and Management The charity is governed by rts founding conslrtulion dated 20 March 2015. as amended most recently on 1 August 2016. The constitution provides that the Trustees manage the affairs of the chanty. The tharity musl always have a minimum of three Trustees. and a maximum of 12. Other than th8 original Trustees. Trustees are appointed for a Ihree-yearlonn and ar8 eligib for re-apwintment. 16
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Statement of Trustees. Responsibilities The Trustees are responsible for preparirKJ the Trustees, reptyt ar financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accountsng Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounling Practice). Company Law requires the Twstees lo prepare finanaal stalements for each financial year whh give a true and fair view of the stale of affair5 of the Charty and the group at the year end and ofthe incoming resources and application of resources. including the income and expenditure. of the Charity and the 9woup for the year. In preparing these finanoal statements, the Twstees are required to: select sultae accounting policies and then appty them consislenty: obseN8 the methods and principles in the Chanties SORP: make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.. stsle whether applicable UK Accounting Stsndards have been followed. subj'ect to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial $tslemenls', and prepare the financial stslemenls on the going o)ncem bass unless it is in8pprormate to presum8 that the Charity will continue in operation. The TTUStees are regponsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with Tra50nable accuracy al any time the financial F)OSition of the Charity and the group and to enable them lo ensure that the finan¢i81 slatemgnts Compty with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsib for saleguarding the assets of the Charity and the group and hence for taking reasonab18 Steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulanlies. Approved by the Trustees on December 2024 and sned on their behalf by: Mr M Molloy air and Trustee MrDWHill Treasurer and Truste8 17
Longlands CIO Report of the Independent Examiner Report of the Independent Examiner I report on the accounts of ¢hanty for the year ended 31 AwJust 2024 which are set out on pages 19to 26. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity's Iruslees of Longlands Care Farm CIO. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l. I report in SpeCt of my examination of the Longlands Care Farni CIO'$ accounts camed out und8r section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dire¢lions given by the Charity CommÉssion under section 145(5Mb) of the Acl. Independent •xamlnerfs statemenl I have completed my examination. I confimi that no Matte have wme to my attention in nnectIOn wrth the examination giving me cause to believe.. accounting r6¢ords were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act.. or thè accounts do not accord with those records; or the accounts do not comply with the ac£ounting requiffjm8nts of section 396 ofthe 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a.tft and fair, view whith is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination- or accounts have not been prepare(i in acwrdanc8 with the methc*Js and principles of the Statement ol Recommended Pra¢ti¢e I attcunting and reporting by charities. I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in 0)nrtIOn with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enalje a pYop8r understsnding of th8 accounts to be reached. Cole Bishop & Co Dote: l.O.......kn2 18
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses) Yèar ended 31 Augu$t 2024 Unrnstrlcted Restrlcted funds funds Total 2024 Note Income and Endoyrnents trom: Donations and legaci8S Chanlable activsties Totsl Income 49.013 12.083 61.096 148,242 209,338 197,255 Expendltur8 on: Raising funds Charitable 8Ctivities Total Expendiluro 1216 233 213 12161 {263,817) (264.033) 30,604 30.604 Net Incomo 136,1741 (18,521} 154,6951 Net movement in funds 136,1741 118,521 154.6951 Roconclllatlon of funds Totsl funds brought forward Totsl funds carried forward 297 075 242 380 15 242 380 Year anood 31 August 2023 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2023 Note In¢ome and Endowmants from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Totsl In¢ome 73.272 142 263 24,709 97.981 142 263 Expendltur• on: Raising funds Charitable activities Total Expenditure 12161 1216) 196,936 197 152 174570 Nel Incom• 40,965 2.127 43.092 Nel movement in funds 40.965 2.127 43.092 Recon¢lllatlon of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried fomard 237.589 278,554 16,394 18.521 253,983 297.075 15 All of the charity's activitses derive from continuing operations during the above tsvo pericKIs. The funds breakdown fcff 2024 and 2023 is in note 15. 19
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024 Unre$trl¢tod funds RoStrl¢ted funds 2024 2023 Flxed assets Tangible assets 11 144,498 144.498 166,832 Currnnt ass•ts Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 12 2,663 29,348 139.567 168.915 112,046 114.709 Crgdttors: Amounts falllng du• wlthln one year Net current assets 13 16.8271 97,882 16.827) 38:6?2] 130.243 N•1 asuts 297.075 Funds of th• charlty: Reslricled funds Unrestncted funds Total funds 18,521 278.554 297.075 242.380 242,380 242 380 15 The financial statements on pages Illo 26 were approved by the tNslees, authorised for issue on 10th December 2024 and *'gned on their behalf by.. Mr M Molloy hair and Trustee MrDWHill Treasurer and Trustee 20
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 Charlty SLIlus The charity operates as a Charilable InC0rFy Organisation. Accountlng Pollcles Sufflmary of slgnmcanl accountlng poll¢les and key ac¢ountlng estlmates The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are $8t below. These policies have been ¢onsislenUy appl1 lo all the years presented, unless Othise staled. Statement of ¢ompllan¢e The financial statements have been prepared in acclydance wrth Accounling and Reporting by Chanties.. Siatem&nl of Recommended Practi applicable lo chanties preparing their acunIS in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicab in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffectivo 1 January 2015) - (Charits SORP IFRS 1021), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 7021 and th& CharrtN8s A¢t 2011. Basls of preparatlon Longlands Care Farm CIO meets the definrtion of a public benefit enlty under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at hislofical cost or transaction value unless otherwise slated in the relevant aCCnting poliw notes. Golng con¢orn The ITuslees constder that the are no matenal urertaIn1S at(ul the charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carying valu8 of assets hekl by the charity. Ex•mptlon from preparfng a ¢ash Ilow 8tat•m•nl The chanty opted to eady adopt 8ullelin 1 published on 2 February 2016 ano have therefore not induded a c8sh flow slatem&nt in t38 financkgl statemnts. Incom• and endowm•nl• All income is recognised once the charity has entillemenl to the income, il is probable that the income will b8 received, and the amount of the income receivable can be measured reliably. Expendlture All expenditure is ffjcognised once there is a 18gd or wnstructive OblatrOn to that expenditure, it 18 probable settlement is required and the amount Can be measured lIablY. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs lo that Category. Where costs cannot be direcuy attn'buled lo pa'CUlar headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent. and depreciation charges allctaled on the portion of the asset's use. Other supp)rt costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs. Ralslng funds These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary inco. the management of investments and those incurred in trading activit that raise fund$. Charltable actlvltles Chari18ble expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of ils activilies and services for its beneficiaries. 11 indudes both sts that can be all¢xaled directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them 21
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued) Taxatlon The charity is considered to pass the tests sel cNJt in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Ad 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charilable ry)mpany for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the chanty is potentially exempt from tsxation in respect of in(xfyme or capitsl gains reiVed within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Acl 1992, to the extent thal such income or gains are applied exdusively to chantable purposes. Tanglblo fixed assets Individual fixed assets are initially rec(Yded at Trt. less any subsequent accumulated depreciatton arNI subsequent acoJmulated impaimient losses. D•pr•clatlon and amortlsatlon Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets to vfflte off the cost c* valuation, less any e$limaled residual value, over their expecled useful economic life as follows.. Asset class Buildings Plant and machinery Motor vehicles Depreclatlon mgthod and rnta 1 Oyr straight line 4yT slraighl line 4yr straight line Trade d•btor8 Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for wChandIse sold or seryices perfom)ed in the ordinary course of busine$$. Trade debtors are reccgnised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. less provision for impairment. A provision lor the Impalmnt of trade debtors is established when ther8 is objective evidence that the Chanty will not be able lo collect all amounts Oue according lo the original tems of th8 receivables. Cash and ush equlvalents Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call d8posits, and olh8r short-lem highly liquld investments that are readity convertible lo a kn¢)wn affrf)unt of cash and a subject lo an insignificant risk of change in value. Trade crodltors Trade creditors are obligations to pay lor goods or seNices that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are elassrfied as Current liabilities if the charity does not have 8n unconditional nght, at the end of the reporting period. lo defer sethement of the creditor for al least tsvelve months after the reporting dale. If there is an unconditional nghl lo defer settlement for al least fvlelve months after the reporting dale, they are pSented as non-currenl liabilrties. Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transactM)n Pri $ubsequ8ntly measured al arrKxti5ed cost using the effective interest method. Fund structure Unrestn'cted income funds are general fuThls that a availab for use at the trustees, discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity. Designated fvnds are unrestrided funds set aside for specffic purposes at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for Speofic purwses. the use of which is restn'cted to that area or purpose. 22
Longlands CIO Trustees. Report and Accounts Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued) Income from donatlons and 18gacles Unrestrlcted Rostricted funds funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Regular giwng and capitsl donab"o 49.013 12.083 61,096 97,981 Incume fmm donations and legacies for the year ended 31 Augiust 2023 included restricted income of £24,709 Incom? from charftable actlvltl•8 Unrostrfcted Rastrlctod funds lunds Total 2024 Totsl 2023 Income from student sessions Student Iransportalion Other incom8 127,939 3,095 17,208 127,939 3,095 132,624 3.850 5,789 142263 Income from charitable aclivities for th¢ year ended 31 August 2023 included restricted income of£Nil ExndIture on ralslng funds Unr•8trleted RoStrlcl•d fund$ funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Costs ol gèn•r•tlng donatlons and legaclas Other direct costs of generating voluntary income 216 216 216 216 216 216 Expenditure on raising funds for the year ended 31 August 2023 included restricted funds of £Nil EXndttuTfj on ¢haTltablg actfvttles Unr•strfcted R05trfcted funds funds Total 2024 Totsl 2023 Student session costs Depreciation, amrtisation. and other similar costs 207,998 30,604 238.602 168.509 25,215 25.215 263.817 28.427 196.936 Fxpenditure on student session costs for the year ended 31 Augusl 2023 included restricted funds of £22.582 23
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued) Net Incomlngloutgolng T•sources Total 2024 Totsl 2023 Nel Incomlng resour¢e$ for thg ygar Includ?: Depreciation of fixed assets 25,215 28,427 28,427 Trustae8' r•mun•ratlon and oxpgns No trustees. nor any persons Connected with them, have receNed any remun&ralh)n from the charity dunng the year. other than as disdosed in the related paty note (note 17). No trustees have reeeived any re1Mr1 exr8$ or any olher benefits from the chanty during th8 year. Independent examlnorfs r•mun•ratlon The fee paid to the independent examiner for 2024 was £nil {2023.' £nil). 10 Taxatlon The charity is a regislerod Chanty and is therefore exempt from taxaln. 11 Tanglble flxod ass•ts Land and Machln•ry and bulldlngs equlpment Totsl C1 Al 1 Sepl6mber 2023 Additions Al 31 August 2024 186.751 {214) 186 537 58.832 3,095 245,583 2,880 Deprnclatlon At 1 September 2023 Charge for the year Al 31 August 2024 47.079 16.430 63,509 31.672 78,751 25,215 103,966 Net book value Al 31 August 2024 Al 31 August 2023 123.028 139.672 27,160 166,832 12 D•btors 24
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 {continued) 2024 2023 Trade debtorg Prepayments 2,663 27,348 29.348 13 redltors: amounts falllng due wlthln ong year 2024 2023 Trade creditors Other taxation and soc1 security Other creditors Accruals and deferred inco 2,137 1,324 606 12,760 16.827 21.751 4.863 494 11,564 14 Pen8lon ¥nd other sch•m•8 The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year rèpresents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted lo £12,801 {2023.. £2.2961. 15 Fund8 Balance at 1 Sept6mbgr 2023 Incomlng rosources Resources expended Balance at 31 August 2024 Unrestrlcted funds Restrlcted fund• Totsl funds 278,554 18,521 297 075 197,255 12,083 209 338 {233,429 {30,604J 242.380 Balance al 1 S8plemter Incoming 2022 resources Resources expended Balance at 31 August 2023 Unr•$trlcted funds Restrlcted funds Total funds 237.589 16,394 253,983 215.535 24,709 240,244 {174,5701 (22.582 197.152 278,554 18.521 297.075 A restricted fund was created in 2020-21 to rFng-fence grant money received from the lottery Communty Fund. the use of which is restricted lo that of providin9 a mental health trained support worker and the associated costs. 25
Longlands CIO Trustees, Report and Accounts Notes to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued) 16 Anatysis of net assets bglween funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds 2023 Flxod assèts Tangible assets 11 166.832 166.832 Current ass•ts Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 12 29.348 121.046 150,394 Crodttors: Amounts falllng du• wlthln on• year 13 38:672ll. . Net current assets 111,722 29.348 139.567 168.915 38,672J 130,243 18.521 18.521 18.521 Not assets 278.554 18.521 297 075 17 Rolatod party tran•4¢tlon• During the year th8 charity made the follong related party transactvjns: E&PEvans Longlands CIO is based at and operates from Longl8nds Fam which is owned by a partnership called E & P Evans. the partners being members of the Evans family. J G Evans is employed as the Chief Executive Officer IbLrt is not a Trusleel and her son, E J Evans. is one of seven Trustees, which creates a number of related paty Iransaclions. A slateTrt of potential conflict is made by E J Evans al each meeting of the Board of Trustees. and he cannot vole on conflicted matters. As J G Evans is not a trustee. her attendance al meetings ¢kns nol carry any votiTrJ rights. J G Evans is employed as Chief E¥euJtive Officer and received a salary of £23,875 plus a £10,C pension conlribulion12023'. £20,OIXI} in the year. Her salary is agreed by the Board of Trustees, and she has voluntarily decKled lo ap1 a lower salary. All affvnts due were paid in full within the financial Longlands CIO pays rent for using certain buildings on the fafm. Th annual charge IOT 2024 was £5,500 12023: £5,500) which was fully paid at th8 end of th& financial year. At the balance sheet date. the amount due toltrom E & P Evans was £Nil12022 - £Nil}. 26