Methodology, sources and downloads
Annual Report 2025
How every figure was counted.
Definitions, data sources, limitations and corrections for this edition, with the full report ready to download.
How we measure
Every figure in this report comes from our own programme records, collected throughout the year and checked by our impact team before publication. We count each person once per programme, even if they took part more than once.
Outputs and outcomes
Outputs count what we delivered, such as courses completed or meals served. Outcomes describe what changed for people, such as moving into work. Every result in this report is labelled so you can tell the difference.
Targets and comparisons
Targets were agreed by our trustees in March 2024. Comparisons are with 2023-24 unless a result says otherwise. When a figure is itself a percentage, changes are shown in percentage points.
Financial figures
Financial figures come from our annual accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025 and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Spending shows what we invested, not the difference it made. The results chapter shows that.
Scope and limitations
This report covers the four programmes run directly by Fernmoor Foundation between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. It does not include work delivered by partner organisations with our grants.
Mentoring follow-up relies on the participants we could reach six months later, so we publish the response rate beside the result.
Confidence scores are self-reported and can reflect how people feel on the day of the survey.
Carbon figures use national conversion factors, which are averages rather than direct measurements.
Sources
Second Chance Learning enrolment and booking records
Learner completions and waiting times, April 2024 to March 2025
Pathways Mentoring case records and six-month follow-up survey
286 of 412 participants reached, a 69% response rate
Open Kitchens daily service logs
Meals counted at the point of service in all eight kitchens
End-of-programme participant survey
1,904 responses across all programmes
UK government greenhouse gas conversion factors 2024
Used to calculate operational carbon emissions
Annual accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025
Source of every financial figure in this report
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