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Dose of Nature received funding from Surrey Council to support clients at risk of homelessness.
Funding from Surrey Council is helping us support clients at risk of homelessness
Financial · Funding statement · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
Dose of Nature exceeded its goal by launching four new nature-based groups.
We exceeded our goal of launching three new nature-based groups, proudly running four
Service · Observational claim · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
Dose of Nature's groups are drop-in sessions with no set duration.
Our groups operate on a drop-in basis, allowing clients to join as many sessions as they like, as often as they like, and for as long as they like
Service · Policy statement · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
Dose of Nature runs free, weekly nature-based activity groups year-round.
Our groups run a wide range of free, weekly groups at each hub, all year round, and in all weathers
Service · Policy statement · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
The Dose of Nature Prescription Programme has delivered over 1,500 nature prescriptions since its inception in 2019.
To date we have delivered over 1,500 Nature Prescriptions in our six years of operation since 2019.
Service · Observational claim · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Dose of Nature's completion rate for the Nature Prescription Programme is 89%, compared to 55% for NHS Talking Therapies.
Furthermore, our high completion rate: 89%† of those who started a Nature Prescription completed the full 10-week programme, compared with 55% among NHS Talking Therapies.
Service · Observational claim · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The number of referrals to Dose of Nature increased from 635 in 2023-24 to over 800 in 2024-25.
In 2024-25 we received over 800 referrals from 167 GPs across 88 GP practices, representing a marked increase from 635 referrals in 2023-24.
Operational · Observational claim · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Dose of Nature's model is based on the scientific evidence that nature engagement improves mental and physical health.
A substantial body of scientific evidence demonstrates the physiological and psychological benefits of engagement with the natural environment. Among the many reported outcomes, contact with nature has been shown to reduce stress, alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety, enhance mood and overall wellbeing, restore attention and increase cognitive function, lower blood-pressure, increase heart rate variability and boost immune functioning.
Service · Policy statement · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
Dose of Nature offers a range of nature-based groups for ongoing support after the initial prescription.
Recognising the importance of access to ongoing support in reducing the likelihood of relapse, Dose of Nature also offers a range of nature-based groups that remain available to all clients on a drop-in basis, for an unlimited period of time.
Service · Procedural statement · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
Dose of Nature's clients often report improvements in physical health alongside mental wellbeing.
Many clients also report improvements in their physical health, adopting healthier lifestyles such as eating more healthily, exercising more regularly, and reducing unhealthy habits such as smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
Service · Observational claim · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Dose of Nature's clients show substantial improvements in depression and anxiety scores compared to NHS services.
The mean reduction on the PHQ-9 scale was 9.0 points, compared with 5.7 reported by NHS Talking Therapies, whilst the mean reduction on the GAD-7 scale was 7.9 points, compared with 5.3 achieved within NHS services.
Service · Comparative statement · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Dose of Nature's clients report significant lifestyle changes, such as returning to work or education.
As a result of their nature prescripFon, many clients reduce, and frequently cease, their medicaFon, and report significant lifestyle changes including returning to work or education, undertaking voluntary roles, or pursuing new training.
Service · Observational claim · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
Dose of Nature's recovery rates are significantly higher than those achieved through NHS CBT.
Our 2024-25 results, collected within the framework of a Randomised Control Trial (RCT) conducted in collaboration with the London School of Economics, indicate adult recovery rates of 64% and reliably improved rates of 86%. These outcomes are significantly higher than those reported by NHS Talking Therapies in their most recent full-year data (recovery rates of 50% and reliably improved rates of 67%).
Service · Comparative statement · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Dose of Nature's Nature Prescription programme is effective, sustainable, and offers an alternative to medication.
Our Nature PrescripFons are effecFve, sustainable, accessible to all, and offer a genuine alternaFve to medicaFon and more tradiFonal talking therapies.
Service · Policy statement · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 2
Over the past six years, Dose of Nature has helped over 1,500 people with mental health issues.
Over the past six years we have helped over 1,500 people with a wide range of mental health issues, referred directly by their GP to our Nature PrescripFon Programme.
Service · Observational claim · From Dose of Nature — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 2
One of the charity's trustees, Mr S Thornton, is also a senior member of Valero Energy.
One of the Charity's Trustees, Mr S Thornton, is also a senior member of Valero Energy.
Governance · Stakeholder position · From Sandy Bear Children's Bereavement Charity — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 23
The charity received £43,733 in donations from Valero Energy.
During the year, donations totalling £43,733 were received from Valero Energy.
Financial · Observational claim · From Sandy Bear Children's Bereavement Charity — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 23
Sandy Bear Children's Bereavement Charity received £383,901 in direct costs for the Children's Bereavement Service.
Direct Costs £ 383,901 Children's Bereavement Service
Financial · Metric statement · From Sandy Bear Children's Bereavement Charity — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 18
The company's financial statements comply with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Financial · Metric statement · From Sandy Bear Children's Bereavement Charity — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 17
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on December 16, 2025.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 16th December 2025
Governance · Procedural statement · From Sandy Bear Children's Bereavement Charity — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 16