2025-08-31-accounts - Involved

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Involved

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

Financial Accounts and Trustee Report

31[st] August 2025

Registered Charity 1120583

Involved (Charity No. 1120583)

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Reference and Administrative Details

Charity Name: Involved
Registered Charity Number: 1120583
Principal Address: 1434 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 2UL
Trustees:
Mrs H Meagher
Ms C Redgrave
Ms J Morris

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:

Advance education and training of young people through participation in music and performance as part of the Essex Marching Corps, Youth Band.
Provide facilities at Community Hall, Rookery View Hall, for recreation and leisure-time occupation for the community, with the objective of improving quality of life.
Encourage the development of skills, confidence, and teamwork among children, young people, and adults as part of our other youth projects, such as Challenge Us Project.

Key activities include:

Running the Essex Marching Corps , providing music tuition, structured band rehearsals, and performance opportunities.
Managing Rookery View Community Hall , offering affordable space for local groups, families, and organisations.
Operating a youth group programme to engage young people in positive activities, reducing social isolation and supporting community cohesion.

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:.

Delivered regular rehearsals, public performances, and training events for young people aged 8 to 25 years old
Performed a number of outreach activity sessions in the wider community.
Continued to manage Rookery View Hall , supporting numerous community groups and events, including family activities, social clubs, and local celebrations.
Continued with improvements at Rookery View Hall to continue to offer suitable facilities for the growing number of users and make the most of our site.
Offered volunteering and leadership opportunities, particularly for young people looking to gain skills and experience.
Numbers of beneficiaries have increased in the year.
Rookery View Hall was used by 10,943 people in the year (from monitoring information collected at booking times)
Essex Marching Corps delivered musical sessions to over 50 youngsters on a regular basis in the year. We also delivered outreach sessions to 350 children in the year.

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:

Expand music tuition opportunities for young people, with a focus on inclusivity and accessibility.
Strengthen partnerships with schools, local authorities, and voluntary organisations.
Continue investment in youth leadership, volunteering, and community-based projects.
Increase capital investment into new equipment for the Essex Marching Corps to enable increased capacity.
To increase opportunities for more beneficiaries to use Rookery View Hall, by hosting more groups, clubs and sessions.
Increasing our local interaction and outreach with a specialist project to promote the heritage and cultural opportunities related to our activity.

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: 15[th] October 2025

	INVOLVED			1120583	1120583
	Receipts andpayments accounts					CC16a
01/09/2024 31/08/2025 To For the period from ~~aee~~
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	57				57	52
Donations	2,547				2,547	5,275
Fundraisingandperformance income	4,752				4,752	6,934
Grants	-	26,175			26,175	13,000
Hall hire income	31,024				31,024	25,257
Project subscriptions	3,356				3,356	2,907
Monies advanced for reimbursement	89				89	-
					-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	AR)41,825	26,175	-		68,000	53,425
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 41,825 26,175 - 68,000 53,425 ~~———————~~
A3 Payments
Materials for activitysessions	4,074	3,500			7,574	9,000
Equipment repairs and replacements	895				895	2,781
Trainingand learningmaterials	1,525				1,525	265
Project transport costs	928	748			1,676	225
Project cateringcosts	1,657	250			1,907	1,340
Venue hire	-				-	1,182
Insurances	1,325				1,325	1,293
Telephone and internet & computer	1,718				1,718	1,184
Touringcosts	3,813				3,813	331
Reward and Recognition costs	553				553	2,139
Printing, promotion and adverts	458				458	515
Buildingcleaning	1,985				1,985	2,052
Ground maintenance	1,215				1,215	1,014
Freelanceprofessionals	2,981				2,981	3,036
Fundraisingexpesnes	2,172				2,172	1,779
Bank charges and fees	499				499	527
Buildingutilities and services	1,388				1,388	1,811
Accountancy	1,200				1,200	1,200
Subscriptions	160				160	135
Jointproject costs	2,575				2,575
Loan repayments	1,279				1,279	3,235
**Sub total **	32,400	4,498	-		36,898	35,044
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Propertyimprovements 20,252 20,252 - New equipment 6,638 1,252 7,890 14,695 Sub total 6,638 21,504 - 28,142 14,695 *Total payments* 39,038 26,002 - 65,040 49,739 ~~———————~~
*Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*	2,787 173 - 2,960 - - - 22,252 14,347 25,039 14,520 - 39,559 ~~===~~			- 2,960 - 39,559	- 2,960 3,686 - - 36,599 32,914 - 39,559 36,600 ~~>>~~

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

16/10/2025

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 £ 25,039 14,520 - - - - 25,039 14,520 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)
			300,000
			10,000
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			When due (optional)
			16,664





			Date of approval
	HMeagher	Hayley Meagher	15/10/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

16/10/2025

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 2025 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:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: A Cohen

Date: 14/10/2025

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

Oct 2018

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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 .

Oct 2018

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