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2024-08-31-accounts

Involved

(Involved Community Projects, Rookery View Hall & Essex Marching Corps)

Financial Accounts and Trustee Report

31[st] August 2024

Registered Charity 1120583

Involved (Charity No. 1120583)

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the year ended 31 August 2024

Reference and Administrative Details

Structure, Governance and Management

Involved is an unincorporated charity governed by a Constitution. Trustees are appointed in accordance with the terms of the Constitution and serve on a voluntary basis. Induction and training are provided to new trustees to ensure understanding of the charity’s aims and responsibilities.

Day-to-day operations are overseen by the trustees with support from volunteers and community partners.

Objectives and Activities

Involved exists to:

Key activities include:

Public Benefit

The trustees confirm they have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. All activities undertaken by Involved are for the direct benefit of the public through accessible musical opportunities, provision of a community hall, and youth engagement activities.

Achievements and Performance

During the year, Involved has:

Financial Review

The charity invests any surplus created back into investment of the organisation.

Depending on plans of the trustees to meet the needs of beneficiaries in the year, capital requirements vary. Most capital investment is funded by grants.

The charity remains financially sustainable, supported by grants, donations, hall hire income, and community fundraising.

Plans for Future Periods

Looking ahead, Involved intends to:

Reserves Policy

The trustees’ policy is to maintain reserves at a level sufficient to safeguard against unexpected events, while ensuring that funds are applied to charitable purposes in a timely manner. The charity has a policy of maintaining £20,000 of unrestricted funds in reserve. The current reserves are working towards this level.

Risk Management

The trustees have considered the major risks facing the charity, particularly in relation to safeguarding, financial sustainability, and facilities management. Policies and procedures are in place to mitigate these risks, including safeguarding policies, financial controls, and insurance.

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees

H Meagher

H Meagher Trustee Date: 31at March 2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Charity Name
INVOLVED
On accounts for the year 31stAugust 2024
Charity no
1120583
ended (if any)
Set out on pages 3 & 4
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended31st August 2024
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: A Cohen

Date: 06/4/25

Name: Mr A Cohen ACA Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Arlington House, West Station Business Park, Spital Rd, Maldon CM9 6FF

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Oct 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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Oct 2018

IER

INVOLVED 1120583 1120583
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
For the period
from
~~ee~~		 01/09/2023
~~ee~~		 To
~~ee~~		 31/08/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Deposit interest 52 52 48
Donations 5,275 5,275 1,459
Fundraisingandperformance income 6,934 6,934 6,115
Grants 5,000 8,000 13,000 17,636
Hall hire income 25,257 25,257 30,495
Project subscriptions 2,907 2,907 4,229
Loan received for equipment - - -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 AR)45,424 8,000 - 53,424 59,982
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total receipts
45,424
8,000
-
53,424
59,982
~~——————~~
A3 Payments
Materials for activitysessions 6,500 2,500 9,000 3,483
Equipment repairs 2,781 2,781 1,580
Trainingand learningmaterials 265 265 504
Project transport costs 225 225 1,785
Project cateringcosts 1,340 1,340 2,947
Venue hire 1,182 1,182 2,967
Insurances 1,293 1,293 1,340
Telephone and internet & computer 1,184 1,184 1,165
Touringcosts 331 331 836
Reward and Recognition costs 2,139 2,139 126
Printing, promotion and adverts 515 515 2,631
Buildingcleaning 2,052 2,052 2,100
Ground maintenance 1,014 1,014 4,700
Freelanceprofessionals 3,036 3,036 4,484
Fundraisingexpesnes 1,779 1,779 1,385
Bank charges and fees 527 527 811
Buildingutilities and services 1,811 1,811 3,452
Accountancy 1,200 1,200 1,200
Subscriptions 135 135
Loan repayments 3,235 3,235 634
**Sub total ** 32,544 2,500 - 35,044 38,130
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Property purchase and imp
-
-
-
18,367
New equipment and improvements
4,539
10,156
-
14,695
2,965
Sub total 4,539
10,156
-
14,695
21,332
Total payments
37,083
12,656
-
49,739
59,462
~~——————~~
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end		 8,341
- 4,656
- 3,685
520
-
- -
-
-
13,911
19,003
32,914
32,395
22,252
14,347
- 36,599
32,915
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 14/09/2025

14/09/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
HMeagher
Loans for equipment purchase
Details
Details
Property and integrated plant
Equipment and instruments
Cash at bank and in hand
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
22,252
14,347
-
-
-
-
22,252
14,347
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
-
Unrestricted
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
Unrestricted
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Hayley Meagher		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
350,000
10,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
16,664
Date of
approval
HMeagher Hayley Meagher 31/03/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

14/09/2025

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