Trustees, Annual Report for the period
I Period $iait dale
Period end dale
1 2025
2026
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charlty namo
Briars Field forest School and mindfulness for SEN
Other names charity is known by
NIA
Reglstered charlty number Ilf any)
1205569
Charlty's prln¢lpal address
Eight Grindstone Handle Comer
Knaphill, Woking
Surrey
Postcode
GU212SD
Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty
Dato• acted If not for ¥th*)l•
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Tru•t•• nam•
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Name of per•on lor body) •ntltl•d
Int trusts•
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Alexandra Turner
Bru¢e Turner
Caroline Shrubb
Laura Strutt
Sally Wilkinson
Pinto
Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Rosign8d 0610812025
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Names of the trustees for the charlty, If any. (for example, any custodlan trustees)
Name
Datss acted If not for wholg
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Names and addresses of advlsers {Optlonal Inforniation)
e of advlser
Name
Addre$$
Name of chief exeCU￿Ve or names of senior stsff members (Optional informatlon)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the ¢harlly'S trusts
Constr(ution
Type of goveming document
leo. IILJSI deed, conslilulionl
How the charity is Gonstituted
leg trL'SI.
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
-.&<fJCI(31ion, c.Ol¥'ifr-'-uriyl
Trustee selection methods
ie!1. 2ppoiiiled
elected
Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a
resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charty twstees.
In selecting individuals for appointment as ¢harty trustees, the charity
trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience
needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
Additional governance Issues (Optlonal Infomiatlon)
You may choose to include
additional information. where
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
nehvork wth which the
charity works;
• relationship with any related
parties.,
trustses, Consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
As we work wtth vulnerable children and young people our safeguarding
policy is integral to our operation.
We have comprehensive risk Benefit Assessment procedures in place.
We ask attending organisations to complete their own risk assessments
and sign our memorandum of understanding
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Section C
Ob ectives and activities
The objects of the CIO are..
To advance in life and relieve needs of children and young people Trmth
special education needs or disabilities, through..
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out In its
governing documènt
the provision of recreational and18isure time activities provided in the
interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life,. and
the advancement of education for public benefit through the provision of
a forest school to 6nable access to increased opportunities for high
ualit
and varied educa*'onal ex
riences in the natural world.
Briars Field Ethos is for young people with SEN needs to feel freè to find
joy in new experiences in nature. We offer children and young people
aged be￿een 2 and 21 years, that èither have a diagnosis of SEN or are
in the process of receiving one, the opportunity to experience time to just
'be' in nature. experience outdoor and forest school activities and to
spend time in a safe outdoor space.
We try to offer the use of the field for a minimal charge so all Children and
young people have the opportunty to attend regardless of financial
situalion. to physical and mental health by offering access lo a safe rural
setting, equipped with Forest School and Mindfulness facilities and
activities that suit our SEN client group. Our goal is to allow these
children and young people the opportunity to relax, feel brave.
experience the outdoors, feel free and just be in nature.
Summary of the main
a¢tlvltles undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include wlthln
thls sectlon the statutory
declaratlon that trustees have
had regard lo the guidance
issued by the Charlty
Commission on publlc
benefft)
Our attendees can be on the autistic spedrum, have genetic disorders, a
range of physical disabilities or teenagers with social anxiety, often with
undedying diagnosis of ASD and PDA.
This client group are often restricted when out in public by embarrassed
or cautiou$ parenls so the activities in the field are set up so they can get
wet, muddy, be free to run, jufflp, climb, swing, read or just hide in the
den.
Severe anxiety is often one of the main symptoms of SEN conditions and
therefore familiarity within an environment plays a huge part in how
people with these conditions participate. Feeling safe in the environment
is essential which we achieve by ensuring the setup is always the same.
The changes a visit to Briars Field makes to a child or young person is
clearly beneficial witnessed by smiles and happy behaviour.
Briars Field caters for all children and young people wth a disability or
SEND diagnosis in Surrey. or any child Prepared to or able to travel to
us. We have over 200 children and young people each year. They come
in groups during school holidays from respite providers LinkAble and
White Lodge. Families come direct via a school or social service refeffal.
In term time we have classes from local special needs schools, from
Surrey A2E (access to education). Pond Meadow School, Woking High
School. Salesians School Chertsey and families that have children not
attending school.
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The Twstees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17
of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's
general guidance on publi¢ benefrt.
Addltlonal detsils of objectivos and a¢tlvltles (Optional information)
We started out with all sessions are staffed by our wonderful
trustees and volunteers. Their contribution of ideas, commitment,
expertise and enthusiasm make Briars Field the SuC￿$S it is.
Following its suc￿$$ we have started to work alongside
fre&lanceTS to deliver sessions.
You may choose to include
further statements. where
relevant. aboth..
policy on grantmaking-
policy programme related
investment.,
• contribution made by
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charty
durlng th? year
Annual report Aprll 2025 to April 2026
Spring Term 2025
We now have young people from years 7,8 and 9 who are EMBR
lemotional based school refusers) coming from to local state
secondary schools. Woking High School and The Salesians
Chertsey. Each school attends for 2 and half hour sessions and
involves a range of activities including some quite advanced
woodwork, gardening and land maintenan￿, pony therapy, pony
exercises and pony games and campfire Cooking. Plus, importantly
time to encourage communication with peers during relaxed
hammock and crafts time.
Our school coordinators report great progress in increased
engagement with school and in increased attendance, so we are
thrilled and will be expanding this provision throughout this next
financial year.
We also welcomed a new school, Chobham St Lawrence state
primary who sent us one student who we were happy to help
weekly for sessions for terms and assist in getting the child a
place in permanent special needs school. Plus we continued to
host A2E (Access to Education) sessions and three full classes
from Pond Meadow school.
Weekly term time attendees this term were 39 children and young
people.
Half terms and Easter holidays 2025
Over half term and the Easter holidays we welcomed groups of up
to 12 young people at a time, mixed groups of kids and teens, from
LinkAble Woking, Surrey Care Twst Well Being Mentoring program
and some 1.1 local families.
Summer Temi 2025 April to July
We continued running four days a week, we have hired our first
freelance staff member for a full day on Tuesdays. Her craft
innovations have meant the young people create wonderful wood
art and are becoming proficient at whittling.
Our EBSR students from both Woking High and Salesians really
found their feet. We find them attending regularly are more
confident in interactions between themselves and their own staff
and ourselves. They showed much freer behaviour, running,
shouting, playing games and coming on long walks with the
ponies. This is a huge Change from the individuals hiding in
clothing that arrived in January.
Pond Meadow Arademy. 3 groups a week have shown progress.
The children wn straight from the bus to their activity, are feeling
braver and freer staying happy longer.
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Our little Chobham St Lawrence pupil was joined by a private
family with 2 under 5s needing our help whilst waiting for school
placements and they all enjoyed a sunny temi of sessions. really
showing improvement in reciprocal play.
We added our second freelancer to our staff, a competent
equestrian groom with experien￿ working with SEN and is our
new freelancer in sessions with pony therapy.
Summer Holidays
We welcome LinkAble for holiday sessions. Groups of teens aged
12 to 17 separate from kids. groups aged 5 to 12. So Lucky with
the weather this summer, the usual activities were much enjoyed. It
was so good to see the retuming children go straight to the section
they remember and love from previous holidays.
And new for 2025 replacing campfire due to such a dry summer we
offered cake and stories which were much enjoyed by alll
We took Annie and Fudge (therapy ponies) to the local Chobham
Show where one student enjoyed entering classes with them and
getting an impressive number of rosettes.
September Term 2025
We welcomed back Salesians, Woking High and Pond Meadow.
Sadly, we lost A2E due to Surrey reorganisation and funding.
Woking High school numbers In¢￿ased to 7 young people weekty
regularty with both new attendees and returning students.
Lots of progress made on new woodworking and art skills plus
photographing the flora and fauna and big happy groups on the
pony walks. Campfire skills have been deveFoped to include
cheese toasties. A very professional level of toasting has been
achieved by some!
The Salesians school continued until half term, continuing with
pony care and new craft skills, particularly with wood. They also
tried their hand at gardening and achieved some impressive
Carrots and radishes
Pond Meadow delightful children from key stage 1 and 2 continued
to attend weekly in two groups. A mixture of children new to us and
returning children, they are Continuing to develop their
independence, confidence and joy in our setting.
Half Temi October 2025
LinkAble teen group of 17 particularly enjoyed a full-on craft
session and the 1.1 teenagers spent time with the ponies
Autumn tern) 2nd Half
Woking High and Pond Meadow continued to attend weekly.
Salesians left us as their group had returned to coping with the in-
school timetable. We helped with that, so we are thrilled I
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After half lemi we were happy to be adding 3 young people from
E.D.G.E. Disability_to our weekly attendees. These young people
range from 15 years to 21 and are working to find confidence to
find a place in the world be it school, college, an apprenticeship or
work. Inits'ally these young people were very withdrawn, and we
have taken time to build their confidence with us. They have
enjoyed especially time with the ponies and relaxing leaming to
gain confidence with adults. We spend time with them 1.1 during
the group sessions to try and buikl confidence.
One young man from Salesians continued to attend 1..1 weekly and
gained worf( experience in pony care and some of our field
maintenance jobs.
Christmas 2025
Wonderful session where the sun peeped out and 11 young people
aged 5 to 13 years from LinkAble came and enjoyed all their
favourite activities plus a vegetable treasure hunt and visit from
Santa.
Spring Term 2026 to end March 2026
We have now begun run a fve-day schedule.
Mondays tsvo separate 1.1 young men from E.D.G.E disability for
sessions, one work experience helping with our maintenance and
one with pony care sessions.
We have continued with Woking High School on a Tuesday now
with a regular group of fwe EBSR continuing young people.
E.D.G.E. bring at least a regular group of 2 or 3 on Tuesdays
Pond Meadow Academy brings 2 classes a week of 10 and 9 key
stage 1 and 2 age children respectively on Wednesday and
Thursday Momings.
Fridays are 1..1 with a young man from Salesians, at times joined
by another teenager when they feel brave enough.
Spring Half Term 2026
LinkAble WokSng, a mixed group of both kids and teens, 17 in total,
enjoyed a lovely morning session, luckily without wind and rainl
Impact Statsments
We have become more focused on assesslng our impact and have
introduced our feedback impact sheets for students and staff alike
and have been pleased, humbled and moved by some of the
comments.
Funding
We are grateful for another good year of donations: we have
covered running costs with the restricted donations from the last
financial period fonn the National Lottery and the Community Fund
for Surrey.
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Chobham Poor Allotments came to our aid donating £1500 to fund
a large, unexpected tree surgery bill. The weather patterns over
the last 2 years have taken their toll on our trees. necessitating
some intensive work to ensure they are safe.
Importantly in February we had a huge boost from the Community
Fund for Surrey who enabled us to receive a significant amount of
our running costs budget which will enable us to cover costs into
the next financial year.
In December 2025 we were thrilled to receive a grant from the
Voluntary Support North Surrey who have supported with funding
from their innovation fund to help us develop appropriate support
for EDGE. As they have an older teen cohort we have needed to
provide some more advanced woodworking tools.
The Future - Moving Forward towards 2026127
We aim to continue this pattem of attendance throughout the next
year.
Through the next academic year 2026 - 2027 We are expecting
additional students from Woking High and EDGE Disability
and welcome new school Lift Wismore for weekly 2 hr sessions
during term time. We continue with Pond Meadow sGhool 2 classes
a week, holiday students from Surrey Care trusl and our 1.1 family
regulars.
All our attendees are booking return trips, so we remain very busy
Section E
Financial review
The CIO does not set out to create any reserve for any of its activities.
Brlef statement of the
charity's policy on reservos
Details of any funds
materlally In deficit
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Furthor flnancial review details (Optlonal Infomiatlon)
You may choose to include
additional information. where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)..
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity.,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical inveslment policy
adoptsd.
During the year to 31 It March 2026 total income was £5,344 of which
£3,344 was unrestricted and £2,000 was restricted. During the period
expenditure was £21.232. £582 of unrestricted expenditure and £20,651
of restricted expenditure. The 8¢¢ounts show a deficit of £15.889 made
up of £2,762 of unrestricted funds and £18,651 of reslricted funds. Total
funds of the Charity were £7,591 at the end of the period. These funds
will be utilised in the coming year.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Signed on behalf of the ¢harlty's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name{s)
Alexandra Tumer
Caroline Shrubb
Posltlon (eg So¢retary, Chair,
etcl
Chair
Treasurer
Date
18 July 2026
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