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Collaboration with local businesses provides consistent food donations and helps reduce overhead costs.
Strong partnerships are built on strong connections, and we are proud to be in partnership with Asda, Aldi, Tesco, M&S, Suma and Lidl, who all support us in different ways but predominantly through donations... We have received donations from Asda, M&S, Aldi, Suma and Tesco for not only food but for bingo and raffle prizes for our Past Times project which all help towards reducing our general running costs.
Relational · Procedural statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 12
The smoking cessation project uses creative writing, tai chi, and meditation to help service-users stop smoking.
We started a smoking cessation project funded by Creative Minds to help our service-users stop smoking and adopt healthy coping mechanisms... Creative writing helped with replacing the habit of smoking by writing down thought patterns related to smoking; tai chi helped by educating our service-users with breathing techniques and occupying the mind with light exercise; and meditation helped our service users by creating space to hold thoughts around smoking, participating in breath work and working through the urges in a group setting amongst peers using holistic techniques.
Service · Procedural statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 11
The Body and Mind Transformation project helped individuals lose weight, with one participant losing enough to qualify for a lung operation.
'Body and Mind Transformation’ is a project designed to help people lose weight by changing their relationship with food, attending weekly meetings and cultivating a support network to lose weight realistically... One person who lives with COPD and was waiting for an operation on their lungs needed to lose weight before the operation and due to the programme had lost enough so that she could finally have the operation which is a huge success.
Service · Observational claim · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
The Arch-Way Project employs a Business Development Manager to work towards sustainability and reduce reliance on grant funding.
We employed a business development manager to help us create sustainability so that we are less reliant on grant funding.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
The B&Q Foundation provided funding through Neighbourly Foundation for extending the decking area and creating raised beds.
We achieved funding from the B&Q Foundation through the Neighbourly Foundation which was used to extend our decking area to create more space for our guests to enjoy the terraced area and also create more raised beds to grow vegetables and flowers.
Financial · Funding statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
The Arch-Way Project maintains a five-star hygiene rating since receiving it in 2022.
We have retained our five-star hygiene rating since we received it in 2022. Serving homecooked meals to beneficiaries is not only much healthier in comparison to other meals they consume, but there’s also multiple benefits when provided homecooked and fresh meals.
Service · Observational claim · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
The Arch-Way Project aims to reintroduce the lunch club in winter 2025.
although we would like to reintroduce the lunch club in the winter of 2025. (Funding for this project is restricted)
Service · Commitment statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Kitchen initiative offers healthier and nutritious meals to beneficiaries, contributing to their overall well-being.
Our Healthier Eating initiative is and has always been one of our most important features. For a small fee, healthier and nutritious meals are a valued aspect of our day-to-day.
Service · Procedural statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
The Hub provides Angelic Reiki treatments and counselling services to beneficiaries, which are very popular.
We provide Angelic Reiki treatment within The Hub (pictured below) which is facilitated by our professional Reiki practitioner. These treatments are very popular, and we are booked up by at least two months in advance by our beneficiaries.
Service · Procedural statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
The Arch-Way Project has successfully applied for funding to expand the Past Times project in Wales, starting in 2026.
We successfully applied for funding to expand the Past Times project in Wales which should start properly running in 2026, namely Past Times: Cymru. This project is funded by the National Lottery and is restricted only for the Past Times: Cymru project.
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
An entry fee has been introduced for the Past Times project to cover essential costs such as venue rent and performer fees.
Due to funding constraints, we’ve had to introduce a small entry fee; something we had hoped to avoid, but this step has been necessary to sustain the project and the quality of the project delivery. The fee helps contribute to essential costs including venue rent, performer fees, and volunteer expenses.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Past Times, a weekly live music social event, is the most successful and well-attended project with around 70 participants each week.
Past Times remains our most successful and well-attended project, regularly welcoming around 70 participants each week, a slight increase from last year.
Service · Observational claim · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Arch-Way Project collects data quarterly to monitor the mental and physical health of beneficiaries.
We changed how often we collect this information to give people space and time to see improvements within themselves, and we now complete them quarterly. We can collect the data we need to improve our services and contribute to helping our beneficiaries receive the right level of support with the information gathered from our quarterly forms.
Service · Procedural statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The charity aims to provide a structured timetable of activities for beneficiaries, including Mindful Miles walks and guided meditation sessions.
Below is a short summary of each intervention that takes place at Arch-Way Project, including when the intervention happens. o Mindful Miles (Monday Morning) o Guided Meditation (Tuesday Morning)
Service · Procedural statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Arch-Way Project is still working on helping beneficiaries achieve the goals of reduced need for services and increased employment or education.
We’re still in the same position as last year; we know that most of our beneficiaries are meeting all but two of our outcomes, which we hope in this final year we can help our beneficiaries reach our most sought-after outcomes which are: 1. Service-users will aim towards further training/education/employment and 2. Service users will ultimately feel that their need to attend Arch-Way Project decreases over time.
Service · Commitment statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
The Back to Being Me project aims for service users to feel less lonely and socially isolated, more confident, healthier, independent, and ready for volunteering or further education.
Service users will feel reduced feelings of loneliness, and social isolation. Service users will feel increased confidence and social connections. Service users will feel fitter, healthier and become more independent. Service users will achieve the confidence to progress to volunteering. Service users will aim towards further training/education/employment.
Service · Policy statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
The charity is in its final year of funding from the National Lottery: Reaching Communities fund for the Back to Being Me project.
This year we still have a strong focus on helping our beneficiaries meet a number of potential outcomes through the Back to Being Me project, as well as continuing to run our oldest project Past Times.
Commissioning · Funding statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
The Arch-Way Project focuses on helping vulnerable adults with mental health issues through various interventions.
We provide multiple projects and interventions in-house to help our beneficiaries better deal with their mental and physical health by providing the means for guests to engage with music, art, physical and beauty therapies.
Service · Policy statement · From Arch-Way Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
The charity's employment costs totalled £125,174 in 2024.
Employment costs Wages and salaries 121,630 - Social security costs 2,217 - Other pension costs 1,327 - 125,174 -
Financial · Expenditure statement · From Emotion Dysregulation in Autism — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 18
The charity's average monthly number of employees was 7 in 2024.
The average monthly number of employees during the year was: 2024 2023 Number Number 7 -
Operational · Stakeholder position · From Emotion Dysregulation in Autism — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 18