Elevate Together C.I.C.

Directors’ Report Elevate Together CIC For the period 12 March 2024 to 31 March 2025 Principal Activities The principal activity of the company during the period was the delivery of community-led health, wellbeing and social inclusion programmes within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Since incorporation on 12 March 2024, the company has delivered outdoor wellbeing, gardening, movement, mindfulness and parent support activities aimed at reducing social isolation, improving physical and mental wellbeing, supporting families and children with additional needs, and increasing access to green and community spaces. Key programmes and locations during the period included: Elevate at the Allotment Project (from March 2025) at Hedgemans Allotment and Gale Street Community Garden, supporting approximately 60 socially isolated adults and 12 children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Holiday at the Allotment (2024), supporting 21 local families, with a number of families returning to activities in the current year. The Roost, Valence Primary School, where Elevate Together CIC acts as the main delivery organisation, engaging approximately 35 socially isolated parents and carers through wellbeing, peer support and community connection activities. All activities were delivered in accessible community and green spaces and were designed to deliver public benefit in line with the company’s Community Interest Statement. Directors The directors who served during the period were: Sumaiya Aikam Gabriel McNulty Maria Monteiro Directors’ Responsibilities The directors are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations and for ensuring that the company keeps adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the company. Directors’ Remuneration No directors received salaries, dividends, or profit distributions during the period. One director received payment solely for professional services relating to the development of the company website and logo. This payment was made on a commercial basis, at a reasonable market rate, and was not in respect of director duties. The total value of this payment was £2,000. All other director duties were carried out on a voluntary basis, as this was the company’s first year of receiving grant and funding income. No further remuneration, benefits, or profit-related payments were made. Use of Profits Any surplus generated during the period has been reinvested into the company’s community benefit activities in accordance with the asset lock and the Community Interest Company regulations. Small Company Provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.