411 LONGLANDS
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Alternative Education and Mental Health Support
for 12 - 18 year olds on a working farm
Annual Report 2024
Charity Number: 1163084

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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...........................
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A tet7cherf5 Story....
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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

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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

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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-l￿18Y 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
r￿tsVated 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
li￿lesS efforts of our Sup￿rterS and volunteers. whose hard work and enthusiasm make a lasting
impact. We extend our heartfelt thank$ for your continued WPFrt)rt.
Mark m￿lOy, Chalr of Trustees

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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 WI￿dW￿. 0)nstrUct￿n. 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 gU￿ance 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

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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 s￿dentS new expen&nces
and opportunities thal restore mental h8allh aThJ re-engage them with their Stud￿5.
A Worklng Partnershlp
We work dosely with our commissioning bodies. schools and I￿al 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￿$. capital costs - including our io)nic eo>
round-house headquarters- come trom grants and fund-raising.
Excoptlonal Staff
Julia Evans, Longlands's lounder and CEO. is widely r8cognised as a leader in the fi6ld. The èight other
staff bring qualifications and experien¢e in animal care and countyside skills. mechanics, leaching and
mental health. Our volunteers bring even WKler eXperieft￿. and all help build students. soaal skills and
confidence.
Succ••sful Outcomes
Ajlhough many of our students have been exduded or schcd refusers. we see 8810 attendance at
Lofkglands. Al students gain meaningful City & Guilds and AQA awards, and their mental health scores
improve significantly. The great majority of our leavers w back into lull tsme mainstream education or
go Stra￿h1 on lo ccAlege or apPrenti￿h1P$.
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

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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 f￿ndatron 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 V￿ence. 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 Stud￿S. 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 l￿W
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."

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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 Practi1￿ner. She as 'Webby'
has S￿nI 20 motor mechanic and has
work5 Wrth the most VUIr￿able 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 al￿adY 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.'
ta￿or 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 wo￿ng with chIld￿n 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
en70t￿s."
gaps in their kno* and
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Mental Health & Wellbeing
Our Speualisl Therapeutic PractItKJr￿ts 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 a￿1 er￿1￿)nal help. and can act as adV￿teS for students when
needed.
-Longlands has helped me 100%"
Our programm•
We engage new students in actNilies, part1￿13r1Y 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.

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Education
We work bwth a number of commwioning schools. ind￿lIng mainstream secondary schools. special
Is and Pupil Referral Units., ￿￿U5, social workers. home educators, foster carers, care homes.
virtual schools and private Indiv￿ua1s. 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
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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 environff*nt. 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 l￿d 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.
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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 I￿k 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 no￿al 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$. Animals
really do help.
I have a job now al a pub. I don't think I'd have been able to do that this lime last year. I'd ttave been
off every week. I've been there al)out a month now and worked every shift. And I'm going back lo
coligge in September and see how it 9￿S from there.
This place has really h81ped me with my confidence.. lo be abl8 lo talk lo people, and explain how I'm
feeling, which will help me in the firture. and h8lp gel better. Longlands has really helped me wrth
working out who l am.
Updale 2024
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Carc,. cind ( riiiiin()Iu￿'. I'i?e g()1 a lol c?[.jrii'nd.i' undjeah. il'.$ 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'
aJIt￿l. Ihui dexree. go un und do ari iherupy. l H'oiild be dn ari ihi'rupijl.
Lookinx back. Longlund5 definilelj. g￿e 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. .$0 Ifeel like ihai
should ¢i?me c)]]po.Yilively. L onfidenl ? Yeah. definilely.
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A teacherfs story
"Words cannot explaln how much Julla and the team at Longlands Fami have Impacted one
young person's Ilfe."
Richard Rainbird-Hrtd)ens. head of year 11 al Aspire
Academy lone of our commissioning schools), told us
this story ab)ut one of his recent students..
-Back at the tail end of the Autumn this student was
derTh)nstrating outrageous behaviour and al risk of
being pemianenuy excluded from school. He is well
known lo the police and was being exploited by gangs
for drugs usage. Everything we tried did not work and
we found he was on a downward cycle of b8iThJ
exduded from school. We reached a critical point
where we needed lo act fast and try something
different. or else we were al risk of watching a young
man fail in so many areas.
"I dldny thlnk thls placement would work."
"I have to say I wa$ 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 a￿SsIr￿j the fami on a weekly basis.
and they all have a story to tdl of the successes they are making..
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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 m￿e suitable Sch￿1, and going one day a week wrth his
dad to al another fam. Hopefully he's going to be doing an app￿nts"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.
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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 thrO￿h 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 a￿1v￿leS 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 SUC￿sS 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 r￿xI five years lo specrficalty support the
mental health of our students and work wrth th￿r families.
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Future plans
Offer wrf)re student placements and develop new SeN￿S thr(wh:
in
Extend the range of provisic￿ offered thfough investn*nt in:
Horticultural facilities
Construct￿n 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 COnfim￿￿on 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 I￿1r lime with day-lo-day duties. publiaty, and evants.
And others who helped by donatsng mo￿y. Serv￿$. or their tsme
THANK you,
FOK YOUR SUPPORT
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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 r￿MalIsed year end position wrth a
successful increased focus on overdue debt c￿leCtiOn. At the end of the previous year, debtors were
h￿h 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 grea￿Y 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.
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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 wh￿h 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 sulta￿e 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 $tslemenls', and
prepare the financial stslemenls on the going o)ncem bass unless it is in8pprormate to
presum8 that the Charity will continue in operation.
The TTUStees are regponsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with Tra50nable
accuracy al any time the financial F)OSition of the Charity and the group and to enable them lo ensure
that the finan¢i81 slatemgnts Compty with the Companies Act 2006.
They are also responsib￿ for saleguarding the assets of the Charity and the group and hence for taking
reasonab18 Steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulanlies.
Approved by the Trustees on December 2024 and s￿ned on their behalf by:
Mr M Molloy
air and Trustee
MrDWHill
Treasurer and Truste8
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Report of the Independent Examiner
Report of the Independent Examiner
I report on the accounts of ¢hanty for the year ended 31 AwJust 2024 which are set out on pages
19to 26.
Responslbllltles and basls of report
As the charity's Iruslees of Longlands Care Farm CIO. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l.
I report in ￿SpeCt of my examination of the Longlands Care Farni CIO'$ 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)nr￿tIOn 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￿
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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$t 2024
Unrnstrlcted
Restrlcted
funds
funds
Total
2024
Note
Income and Endoyrnents trom:
Donations and legaci8S
Chanlable activsties
Totsl Income
49.013
12.083
61.096
148,242
209,338
197,255
Expendltur8 on:
Raising funds
Charitable 8Ctivities
Total Expendiluro
1216
233 213
12161
{263,817)
(264.033)
30,604
30.604
Net Incomo
136,1741
(18,521}
154,6951
Net movement in funds
136,1741
118,521
154.6951
Roconclllatlon of funds
Totsl funds brought forward
Totsl funds carried forward
297 075
242 380
15
242 380
Year anood 31 August 2023
Unrestricted
funds Restricted funds
Total
2023
Note
In¢ome and Endowmants from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Totsl In¢ome
73.272
142 263
24,709
97.981
142 263
Expendltur• on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total Expenditure
12161
1216)
196,936
197 152
174570
Nel Incom•
40,965
2.127
43.092
Nel movement in funds
40.965
2.127
43.092
Recon¢lllatlon of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried fomard
237.589
278,554
16,394
18.521
253,983
297.075
15
All of the charity's activitses derive from continuing operations during the above tsvo pericKIs.
The funds breakdown fcff 2024 and 2023 is in note 15.
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Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024
Unre$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
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Trustees, Report and Accounts
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024
Charlty SLIlus
The charity operates as a Charilable InC0rF*y￿ 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 appl￿1 lo all the years presented, unless Oth￿ise
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 ac￿unIS in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicab￿ in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS
1021 leffectivo 1 January 2015) - (Charit￿s 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 aCC￿nting poliw notes.
Golng con¢orn
The ITuslees constder that the￿ are no matenal ur￿ertaIn1￿S 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 t￿38 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 Obl￿atrOn 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
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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 re￿iVed
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 Tr￿t. 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 w￿ChandIse 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 Impalm￿nt 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 p￿Sented as non-currenl liabilrties.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transactM)n Pri￿ $ubsequ8ntly measured al arrKxti5ed
cost using the effective interest method.
Fund structure
Unrestn'cted income funds are general fuThls that a￿ availab￿ for use at the trustees, discretion in
furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Designated fvnds are unrestrided funds set aside for specffic purposes at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for Speofic purwses. the use
of which is restn'cted to that area or purpose.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024
(continued)
Income from donatlons and 18gacles
Unrestrlcted Rostricted
funds
funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Regular giwng and capitsl donab"o
49.013
12.083
61,096
97,981
Incume fmm donations and legacies for the year ended 31 Augiust 2023 included restricted
income of £24,709
Incom? from charftable actlvltl•8
Unrostrfcted Rastrlctod
funds
lunds
Total
2024
Totsl
2023
Income from student sessions
Student Iransportalion
Other incom8
127,939
3,095
17,208
127,939
3,095
132,624
3.850
5,789
142263
Income from charitable aclivities for th¢ year ended 31 August 2023 included restricted income
of£Nil
Ex￿ndIture on ralslng funds
Unr•8trleted RoStrlcl•d
fund$
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
EX￿ndttuTfj 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
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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 re1M￿r￿1 ex￿r￿8$ 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 taxal￿n.
11
Tanglble flxod ass•ts
Land and Machln•ry and
bulldlngs
equlpment
Totsl
C￿1
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
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D•btors
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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 soc￿1 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.
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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 follo￿ng 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 slate￿￿Trt 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 a￿p1 a lower salary. All aff￿vnts 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}.
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