Kairos Enterprises
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Director's Report)
Year Ended 31st March 2023
The 2022-2023 financial year was again an exceptK)nally busy year in Ark Communty Gardens, with
many new volunteers joining our team and many signrficant developments on the site. Whilst it is
always encouraging to see the physical developments and improved facilities we, as a Board, are
continually reminding oursehies of the core mission of The Ark - 'To demonstrate the love of God to
our community through the example of Jesus". As the srte gets busier. ensuring that this mission is
upheld as the fundamental principal of our organisation drNes the decisions taken by the Board.
Accordingly, it is most encouraging to hear so many volunteers testify about the fellowship and
support they have experienced from being part of our Ark family. It has been very encouraging to see
the resumption of the Men's breakfasts and the Ladies craft groups & oub'ngs. We all experience times
of challenges, disapp3intments, heafth issues, bereavements and relationship drfficulties. During such
times we can feel very lonely and it is such a reassurance that we have an earthly family wrthin The
Ark who genuinely care about those drflicult times and a heavenly father who is reaching out to hold
our hand.
On the stsff front, we had a signfficant change during the year. when our Director, John Nixon.
tendered his resignation to enable him to take up a new post as manager of Castlewellan Castle
Christian Conference Centre. The Board would like to thank John for his leadership and loyalty over
his 2 /2 years with us and wish him God's richest blessing in his new role. It is lovely to see him and
the family call wtth us regularly. The Board subsequently appointed Joanna Mccall to the position of
Director. Joanna was well known to us all as a member of the Board and a very faithful and busy
volunteer. She has been very enthusiastically recetved by staff and volunteers. combining a real care
for individuals with a continual desire to expand the work ot the organisation.
We have also seen some changes to our Board. Following Joanna's appointment as Director, she had
to resign from the Board, we also finally allowed John Dinnen to retire and would like to thank John for
his massive input to our Board over the past few years. He has agreed that we can still use him for a
bit of wisdom when required! It is also a joy to report that, since our last report. 3 new Board Members
have joined the Board, Jill Hamitton. Peter Barr and Stephen Barthorpe, who have realised that
becoming a member of Board does not exempt you from weeding etc on sitel
On behalf of the Board. could l again thank our staff leam lor their hard work. dedication and
commitment to the Ark, and for the love and care that they show towards our volunteers. We truly are
blessed by the team and the example they exhibit to us all.
On the financial front our accounts show a signfficant increase in t()th our income and outgoings. with
an overall surplus over the year of jusl over £2000. A5 Stated in our reports in the past, we are keen to
reduce our reliance on external funders- a source of income that can be unpredictsble and unreliable.
It is with this in mind that we made the big decision to open a coffee shop in our log cabin. *s the date
of opening falls within the 202312024 financial year we will comment more in our next report.
Preparations for this new venture did however impact signrficantly on operations this year, with the
redevelopment of the potting shed into a new volunteer meeting room and kitchen. We also plan to
constwct a new potting shed and glasshouse beside the chicken enclosure.
Joel and his teams have again been exceptionally busy onsite with various projects as follows..
Construction of new lool shed in the garden tield.
Extension and renovation of the Men's Shed facilities.
Having taken feedback from our volunteers, we have signrficanty expanded the items stocked
in the farm shop and customer feedback has been very positNe.
The Children's Play Area has been completed and fenced in, much to the delight of our
younger visiiors.
We had a very successful Christmas Fair onsite, which again required massive help from all
our volunteers.
Our growinglharvestintyre-potting teams have again been exceptionally busy and the qualty
and quantty of our produce continues to develop.
The old Pigeon Club building has received a new roof & facelift and our flower exports have
developed a beautiful frontage for our customers to enjoy.

Kalros Enterprlses
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year Ended 31st March 2023
Contlnued.
Finally, could we again thank our fantastic team of volunteers for their incredible suptK)rt during the
year. Whilsl it is very encouraging to see the developments onsite, we truly do recognise that those
who come through our gales are what ihe ATk is all alN)ut. As a Board we were conscious ihal we
were embarking on some fairly major changes to OUT Slte and in March we Organised a volunteer's
coffee morning to provide inforn]ation on the plans and seek feedback and suggesiions. We would
encourage all volunteers to provide us wilh your views on how we can betler deliver on our mission.
With all humility and gentleness, wilh patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to
maiDtaiD the unity of the spirit in the bond of peac& Ephesians Ch.4 V2-3
Board of Directors
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