📋About
Whole Life Approach support for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and autistic people across all life stages; Elm Tree Farm and market garden social enterprise (horticulture, food production, outdoor skills); Fired Up pottery enterprise; charity shops; eBay enterprise; Playlink and Forest Skills for young people; short breaks for children and families; supported internships and employment pathways; Brandon Adventurers co-production and quality assurance; Social Impact Board with lived-experience co-chair; Social Value Return on Investment (SVROI) calculator using TOMS framework; ILM Level 7 apprenticeships for leadership; partnerships with Kier Construction, Core.Living, Cordis Bright, World of Books, Social Care Futures, More Than a Provider collaborative
Custom geography from upload: South West England and South East England, UK (Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex)
📊Key Metrics
22 Impact KPIs measured across People, Community, Environment and Engagement domains; £3 social return on investment generated for every £1 spent at Elm Tree Farm social enterprise; full organisation-wide carbon footprint baseline established in 2025
Key Metric 1
People gaining work experience, training and employment through enterprises increased year on year; volunteers and corporate partners (Kier Construction, World of Books, Core.Living) embedded across farm, retail and community sites
Key Metric 2
Adventurers (people with lived experience of learning disability/autism) co-chair the Social Impact Board — shaping how Brandon measures and reports impact; Cascaidr partnership using cost modelling and legal frameworks to advocate for sustainable person-centred funding
Key Metric 3
✅Key Outcomes
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More people gaining independence, confidence and community participation through enterprise and support pathways; Adventurers shaping research, quality checks and national policy conversations including with ICBs, universities and Integrated Care Boards
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Co-produced design of new short breaks accommodation for children through Core.Living partnership; Brandon included in More Than a Provider collaborative shifting narrative on learning disability inclusion; Adventurers contributing to Cordis Bright national research informing future policy
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Environmental sustainability progress: full carbon baseline completed, composting and reuse systems across sites, low-carbon property retrofits begun, soil health and biodiversity improvements at Elm Tree Farm; local procurement tracked via TOMs framework
