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Family Forest School sessions are held monthly on the fourth Sunday morning from 11am to 12.30pm.
Family Forest School meets monthly, every fourth Sunday morning 11am-12.30 plus half-terms and holidays.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 5
Triangle Tribe offers a range of activities aimed at building resilience and fostering environmental awareness.
Intended outcomes are to build individual and community resilience, strengthen family bonds, tackle isolation, create new networks, nurture interests outside the digital world, foster environmental awareness, reduce anxiety and encourage safe exploration of risk boundaries.
Service · Policy statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 5
Family Forest School sessions are fully booked and have received positive feedback.
almost all sessions have been fully booked across the year. Feedback has been excellent.
Service · Observational claim · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 5
The Triangle Tribe initiative has received part-funding from Hitchin Youth Trust and North Herts Council’s Community Fund.
We’re very grateful to Hitchin Youth Trust and North Herts Council’s Community Fund for part-funding Family Forest School and Triangle Tribe, respectively, from July 2024 to July 2025.
Financial · Funding statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 5
The Growing Ability project has a steady demand and is recognized as transformative for young adults transitioning from education.
We are pleased to see this need increasingly met through our outreach and partnerships. We hope this leads to longer term provision for this young person and many others transitioning from school or college
Service · Observational claim · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 3
The Growing Ability project has a session fee that can be paid through various funding sources.
There is a session fee of £12.64-30.24/hr depending on support need, which can be paid via Direct Payments, Personal Independence Payment or Individual Service Fund
Financial · Funding statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 2
The Growing Ability project has increased its number of sessions and participants.
Across the last year we’ve had a steady increase in new gardeners attending, prompting us to prepare to start a fifth session. Sadly a couple of gardeners left us recently due to reasons beyond our control
Operational · Observational claim · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 3
The Growing Ability project has a steady local demand and is recognized as transformative.
We are pleased to see this need increasingly met through our outreach and partnerships. We are currently working closely with Greenside school
Service · Observational claim · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 3
The Growing Ability project operates from the allotments but is also active in other locations.
The project operates primarily from our allotments but we’re regularly active at the Triangle Garden and Forest Garden, and in Ransom’s Rec
Operational · Procedural statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 2
Growing Ability sessions help participants build confidence and life skills.
Through nurtured learning and meaningful community activities Growing Ability helps attendees or ‘gardeners’ as we call them, to build confidence and self-worth, strengthen their independence, and develop life skills
Service · Observational claim · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 2
Grant funding enabled practical improvements and new projects at Triangle Community Garden.
Grant funding success has enabled many practical improvements to take place on site, paving the way for several new projects
Financial · Funding statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 1
Lost Chord UK received an initial payment from a residuary legacy after the year-end, with further payments expected.
Following the year end, the charity was notified of its entitlement to a residuary legacy. Probate had been granted prior to the year end and an initial payment was received after 31 March 2026. Further payments are expected as estate assets are realised.
Financial · Observational claim · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 38
No related party transactions occurred for Lost Chord UK during the year ending March 2026.
No related party transactions have taken place during the year (2025: none).
Governance · Observational claim · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 38
Lost Chord UK had a balance of £124,416 in total funds at the end of March 2025.
Total 118,429 5,987 124,416
Financial · Metric statement · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 38
Lost Chord UK received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to support costs associated with Choirs that Care across the UK.
The National Lottery Community Fund - To support the costs associated with 10 Choirs that Care across the UK
Commissioning · Funding statement · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 37
The total income from donations and legacies in unrestricted funds was £17,238 for the year ending 31 March 2026.
Donations 15,122 2,116 17,238
Financial · Metric statement · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 30
The charity's unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees i n furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 29
The charity recognizes employee benefits and termination costs as expenses when the employment is demonstrably committed to terminate.
Termination benefits are recgonised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an emplyee or to provide termination benefits.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 29
The charity measures provisions at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle an obligation.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 29
The charity recognizes liabilities when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date and it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required.
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Lost Chord UK — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 29