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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 April 2024 To 31 March 2025

Charity name: Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health

Charity registration number: 1136104

Objectives and Activities

SORP
reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17 The Charity's objects (the Objects) are;
1. The relief of mental ill health and the promotion
of good mental health amongst people residing
permanently or temporarily in Suffolk who are in
need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness, in
particular through the provision of arts-based
activities.
2. To advance the education of the general public
in all areas relating to mental health.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
Para 1.17
and 1.19
Arts and wellbeing workshops; drama, dance,
music, visual arts and mindfulness, delivered by
professional artists with the intention of
encouraging creativity for the long-term
management of mental health and wellbeing.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.18 The Board of Trustees for Inside Out Community
have read and understand the Public Benefit
guidance as outlined by the Charities Commission.
We, the Board of Trustees, are committed to
continuing to provide arts and wellbeing
workshops to the people of Ipswich and
surrounding areas for the long-term management
of mental health and wellbeing. We are committed
to ensuring that all monies awarded and donated
to us as an organisation continue to be reinvested
into the delivery of this service for the Public
Benefit.

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SORP
reference
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Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Inside Out Community does not provide grants to
other organisations at this time. We seek to
support partner organisations through the hiring of
their associated artists for our workshops and
supporting their events. We also share and donate
resources.
Para 1.38 N/A
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Inside Out Community volunteers play a vital role
Para 1.38 in the support of our workshop delivery,
Contribution made by particularly the provision of refreshments and the
volunteers preparation/clearing of the workshop room. They
also support us at public events e.g. Ipswich
Multi-Cultural festival and Youth Pride at The Hold.
They enable our workshop artists and Programme
Leaders to fully focus their attention on workshop
delivery and on supporting our members.
We continue to encourage and recruit volunteers
through going to local volunteering fairs and offer
opportunities to as wide a range of members as
possible, but particularly to those who are
recovering from ill mental health. Our volunteer
opportunities have previously led to paid
employment both within the organisation and
elsewhere. As a charity, we would like to continue
to develop in this area.
Over the past year we have been very lucky to
have had 9 volunteers, Tamsin, Jenness, Juliette,
Jenny, Katheryn, Laura, Annabel, Kate and Amy
providing support at our workshops. We would like
to extend a formal thank you to all our volunteers
throughout the year.
Inside Out Community remains committed to our
Other EDI promises. To continue our commitment to
Pride in Practice, in this reporting year we have
delivered a workshop as part of Youth Pride. We
also continue to seek to diversify our community
as a whole. One strategy has been to ensure we
have as diverse a pool of visiting artists as
possible. In this reporting year we have
collaborated with artists from Russia, Romania,
Iran, Italy as well as artists with Caribbean
heritage. We would like to continue to embrace
the wonderfully diverse Ipswich community,
showcasing as many cultural influences as
possible. It is our hope that by continuing to
programme artists from right across the Ipswich
community, that our members will feel that we are
more representative of them and this will be
evidenced by a more diverse membership going
forward.

Achievements and Performance

SORP
reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20 In this reporting year Inside Out Community has
delivered 136 workshops over 3 terms to 150
service users.
These have been spread across our 3
programmes; Creative Wellbeing Art Studios,
Creativity to Wellbeing Pathway and Moving
Minds. In addition to this, we delivered a pilot
project in Woodlands Mental Health Unit at
Ipswich Hospital over a period of 4 weeks and 2
exclusive one off workshops for our members with
special guest artists; Annabel & Omid Djalili and
Imani Sorhaindo.
Number of individual workshop sessions
delivered;:
Moving Minds - 34 sessions
Creative Wellbeing Art Studios - 36 sessions
Creativity to Wellbeing Pathway - 36 sessions
Specialist workshops - 2 sessions
Pilot workshop programme - 4 sessions
One of the most rewarding experiences we can
have as an organisation is to read member
testimonies about how attending our workshops
have helped them in their recovery or symptom
management. Below are just such a very small
selection from across our workshop programme
this year;
“I went along to the workshop which was a friendly
and relaxed environment. I felt welcomed and
every opportunity was made to make everyone
feel included”
“Love this creative interlude in my week. Relaxing
– boosts my feeling of wellbeing!”
“I love coming to Inside Out, the people are
always so welcoming and friendly. It is helping
me build confidence and find joy in things again.
Today’s singing was great and made me smile”
“Feeling calm yet energised – didn’t realise how
much stress I was holding in my body until after”
“As usual, wonderful Inside Out. Really look
forward to coming to Inside Out on a Wednesday
afternoon and it definitely helps my mental heath
and makes me feel stronger Thank you Inside
Out”

“I love coming to Inside Out, it gets me out of the house and allows me to do art (which I love but struggle to do at home). My autism is always accommodated and I never feel out of place or unwelcome” Another achievement over the past 12 months has been our successful pilot workshop series delivered in collaboration with Woodlands Unit at Ipswich Hospital. Inside Out Community has a well-established relationship with Woodlands Unit originating from a number of ‘pop-up’ workshops which were delivered on site at Woodlands back in 2022. As a consequence of these workshops, we invited those patients nearing the end of their treatment to join our weekly workshops at Eastern Angles Centre with Woodlands staff. The intention was to create a positive, safe space that patients could continue to access once they had returned to independent living. We have been successfully working together now for the past 3 years and have seen previous patients go on to volunteer, work for and attend Inside Out Community independently. This year’s pilot sought to take workshops back into Woodlands Unit itself so that those patients not yet in a position to attend activities off site, could experience the benefits of creative activity first hand. 4 collage based workshops were delivered to a total of 10 participants on the Acute Women’s Ward. This included 4 members of Woodlands Staff. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive with 100% of participants reporting feeling more positive after the sessions. Patient feedback included: “Engaging, distracting, fun” “Relaxing, concentrating on art” “Great distraction from feeling down” Staff feedback included: “I found the session very mindful & helpful to my mood. I felt quite flat before the group but felt lifted after the session & left with a smile on my face.” “The Art Group is amazing. I felt Service Users are stimulated and very involved in engaging with the art workshop.” These results have inspired us to seek funding for a more permanent arrangement at Woodlands and we will continue to work on this over the next

12 months. In addition to the above activities, Inside Out has also maintained its commitment to raising our profile within the community. We understand that it is important for us to be visible in order for people to find our service. One way that we have sought to do this over the past three years has been to take part in local events. Some of these events charge fees to take part. In line with our objective to create greater stability for the charity, we took the decision to only commit to those events that did not require financial investment this year. We were delighted to attend the August Activities event on the Cornhill in Ipswich, the Cultural Community Day, held in Christchurch Park and the Youth Pride event at The Hold. In this last reporting year, we have welcomed 57 new members to our sessions, which has shown that increasing our visibility is having a positive effect. This is an area we seek to build upon in the coming years, with the aim of reintroducing our attendance at local community events who charge a fee to attend once we have established greater long term financial stability.

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Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41 Our key objective continues to be creating
long-term sustainability as a charity. Over the past
12 months we have achieved greater financial
stability through successful funding bids to 8
separate funders.
We have also considerably reduced our outgoings
by selectively slimming down our programme in
response to attendance, focusing our attention on
delivering our Pathway programme (our most
expensive outlay) at the time of greatest take up
by our members.
We have successfully delivered two Creativity to
Wellbeing Pathway programmes this year, one in
Summer 2024 and a second in Spring 2025.
Through more effective communication and
through more openly sharing our challenges, we
have been fortunate to receive a hugely positive
response from our members and as a result have
sourced approximately 15% of our materials over
the past 12 months through donations.
We would like to take this opportunity to formally
thank Jo Blyth, who in her role as Fundraising
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41 Officer has successfully secured over £30k worth
of funding.
Being accepted for Gift Aid status has also had a
very positive impact on the charity, resulting in
over £3k in additional monies in the past 12
months.
One of our long-term aims is to create a more
sustainable income for Inside Out Community
through investment and sponsorship. This would
ensure that any changes in funding opportunities
would have a less severe impact on service
delivery.
In this reporting year, we are delighted to
announce that we have secured a private
investment of £12k a year for the next 5 years and
we would like to take this opportunity to thank our
Private Donors for their generosity and belief in
our service provision.
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
N/A
Other We would also like to formally thank those
persons and organisations who have supported
us with ‘In Kind’ support this year.
Eastern Angles Centre for their generosity of
space within their building.Community Hub
Ipswich (CHIp) for the provision of free meeting
space.
Omid and Annabel Djalili and Music in Our Bones
for providing free workshops to members and the
additional support provided by DanceEast for
Moving Minds

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21 Bank balance at end of March 2025
£59,229.74
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.22 Inside Out Community Board of Trustees
agree to hold in reserve funds sufficient to
pay for 1 term (3 months) service provision.
For the reporting period stated, this equates
to £20k.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £20k
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23 For the above reporting year, Inside Out
Community accounts were incorrectly
uploaded to the Charities Commission. As a
result of this administrative error our
accounts and accompanying report show as
being 74 days late.
We are aware that this may raise concerns
with prospective funders and also impact the

funders that we may approach over the next 12 months, limiting funding opportunities. To address these concerns, we have amended our constitution to ensure collaborative working across all administrative areas going forward. This will prevent single points of failure which was the cause of our late reporting. We have signed up for Charity Excellence to learn from more experienced trustees and as a tool to access other businesses and organisations who make donations to charities; continuing to explore in kind support alongside funding. We would like to stress that the Board of Trustees are committed to continuing to grow their knowledge and learn from recent mistakes in order to strengthen the charity’s management and ensure a sustainable future for Inside Out Community. If any prospective funders would like to discuss concerns they may have regarding our late reporting, the Board of Trustees would welcome this contact via hello@insideoutcommunity.com

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47 £30,278.70 - Grant Funding
£2,600 - The Tudwick Foundation
£4,828 - Sport England
£150.70 - Ipswich Borough Council
£200 - The Arnold Clark Community Fund
£14,000 - Postcode Places Trust
£3000 - Suffolk Community Foundation
Co-op Community Care Grant
£5,000 - The Foyle Foundation
£500 Co-op Local Community Fund
£12,000 - Private Donor
£3156.36 - Workshop donations
£3053.75 - Gift Aid
£1,285 - Peter Watkins & Linda Thomas
Sculpture Exhibition donation
£215 - Sale of musical equipment
£ 97.90 - Malcolm Goodwin at The Mix
£50.00 - Other income
£48,747.30 - Total Income 2024-2025
We would like to take this opportunity to offer
our sincere thanks to all our Funders and
Supporters for their generosity and belief.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
N/A
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46 As a charity we currently rely on funding for
75% or more of our income, leaving us at
risk to changes in Government Policy
regarding financial investment for the Arts
and Wellbeing. We would like to reduce this
percentage to no more than 50% in the
long-term.
No permanent home. We are fortunate to
have rental space through Eastern Angles
Centre however, not having a permanent
building of our own leaves us vulnerable to
increases in rent or changes in business
needs which could see this space
reassigned.
A small team and recent changes to both
staff and trustees have created single points
of failure in terms of knowledge. We are
addressing these at Board Level through a
more collaborative way of working however
gaps still remain particularly around support
during periods of staff illness.
We do not have a permanent Treasurer in
the role at the moment and as a result
specific financial knowledge is lacking. We
are committed as a Board to filling this post
as soon as possible but are also aware of
the impact late accounting will have on our
appeal.
Other N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25 Inside Out Community is governed by our
Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Para 1.25 CIO

Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25 Trustees are appointed at the Annual
General Meeting by members of Inside Out
Community. This is carried out by a quorum
of 10 persons or 1/10th of the total members
present, whichever is greater.

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
Para 1.51 As outlined in the Inside Out Community
Constitution
17. The Appointment of Trustees
1. The Charity in general meeting shall elect
the Officers and the other Trustees.
2. The Trustees may appoint any person
who is willing to act as a Trustee. Subject to
sub-clause 5(b) of this clause, they may also
appoint Trustees to act as officers.
3. Each of the Trustees shall retire with effect
from the conclusion of the annual general
meeting next after his or her appointment but
shall be eligible for re-election at that annual
general meeting.
4. No-one may be elected a Trustee or an
Officer at any annual general meeting unless
prior to the meeting the Charity is given a
notice that:
a. is signed by a member entitled to vote at
the meeting;
b. states the member’s intention to propose
the appointment of a person as a Trustee or
as an officer;
c. is signed by the person who is to be
proposed to show his or her willingness to be
appointed.
5. a. The appointment of a Trustee, whether
by the Charity in general meeting or by the
other Trustees, must not cause the number
of Trustees to exceed any number fixed in
accordance with this constitution as the
maximum number of Trustees.
b. The Trustees may not appoint a person to
be an Officer if a person has
already been elected or appointed to that
office and has not vacated the
office.
At present there is no formal training offered
to Trustees. The creation of a formal
handover document and training plan is an
objective for the next 12 months.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51 Inside Out Community exists for and is
governed by its Members. As such we have
a cyclical structure.
Members
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Board of Trustees
(Chair, Treasurer, Trustees)
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Staff Team
(Administrator, Programme Leaders,
Dance Facilitators)
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Visiting Artists
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Volunteers
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Members
Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51 Suffolk County Council - Trustee Employer
Community Hub Ipswich - Trustee is a
Director and organisation offers free meeting
space.
This Is Ipswich - Trustee is a Director
Eastern Angles Theatre Company -
providers of rented space for Inside Out
Community workshops and additional
storage space.
DanceEast - providers of workshop space
and additional support.
The Hold - offers collaborative opportunities
including exhibition space.
Other
N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health

Other name the charity uses

Inside Out/Inside Out Community
Registered charity number 1136104
Charity’s principal address ℅ Eastern Angles Centre
Gatacre Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2LQ

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for
whole year
Name of person
(or body) entitled
to appoint trustee
(if any)
Annabel Djalili Chairperson
Edward Ngai ActingTreasurer
Katie Farrow Secretary
Ed Taylor Trustee
Mike King Trustee April 2024 - May 26th
2024
Sarah Wilson Trustee
Michael Anderson Trustee April 2024 - February
2025

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets
held in this capacity
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Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects
N/A
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets
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Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser
Name
Address
None
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A

Other optional information

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Ed Ngai Full name(s) Annabel Djalili Position (eg Secretary, Chairperson Acting Treasurer Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date ~~: Anabel11 August 2025Dobil | ENagat~~

er a Signed: Signed: | EXizokotin: ASeassus -A-Sa..BJS | Date: Date: | _?D2 us Name: Name: | Elizabeth Elizabeth[Stevens] Stevens

Relevant Relevant professional professional | FCA FCA qualification(s) qualification(s) or or body body (if (if any): any): Address: 28 Brettenham[Crescent,] Ipswich IP4 21JB Address: | 28 Brettenham Crescent, lpswich IP4 2UB Deceit RR | { — Section Section B B Disclosure Disclosure Only Only complete complete if if the the examiner examiner needs needs to to[highlight] highlight matters matters of[of] concern concern (see (see CC32, CC32, Independent Independent examination examination[of] of charity charity accounts: accounts: directions directions and and guidance guidance for for examiners). examiners). IER IER 1 1 October October 2018 2018

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October October 2018 2018

Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health

Statement of Financial Activities

For the year ended 31 March 2025

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Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds funds Total
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Income from:
Donations and legacies:
- Donations 18,567 200 18,767 6,703 - 6,703
- -
- Fundraising income 1,291 1,291 1,552 1,552
Charitable activities:
- Grant income 14,000 16,079 30,079 - 59,800 59,800
Total income 33,858 16,279 50,137 8,255 59,800 68,055
Expenditure on:
Raising funds:
- - - -
- Fundraising costs 1,596 1,596
Charitable activities:
- Full programme costs 3,924 19,189 23,113 8,742 69,826 78,568
- - - - - -
- Annual report costs
- Printing & stationary costs 3 46 49 318 - 318
- Admin costs 5,974 20,400 26,374 1,063 - 1,063
- IT costs 187 1,764 1,951 1,419 - 1,419
Total expenditure 10,088 41,399 51,487 11,542 71,422 82,964
Net income / (expenditure)
and movement in funds 23,770 (25,120) (1,350) (3,287) (11,622) (14,909)
Fund reconciliation
Balance as at 1 April 2024 26,473 34,107 60,580 29,760 45,729 75,489
Balance as at 31 March 2025 50,243 8,987 59,230 26,473 34,107 60,580
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All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health

Balance Sheet

As at 31 March 2025

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2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 59,230 60,580
59,230 60,580
Net current assets 59,230 60,580
Net assets 59,230 60,580
Funds of the charity:
Unrestricted funds 50,243 26,038
Restricted funds:
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SCF - Equity in Mind 2023-2024 34,107
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Foyle Foundation 3,931
Co-op Local Community Fund 156 -
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Sport England 4,828
Tudwick Foundation 72 -
8,987 34,107
Total funds 59,230 60,145
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The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 15 December 2025.

Annabel Djalili Katie Farrow Trustee Trustee

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er a Signed: Signed: | EXizokotin: ASeassus -A-Sa..BJS | Date: Date: | _?D2 us Name: Name: | Elizabeth Elizabeth[Stevens] Stevens

Relevant Relevant professional professional | FCA FCA qualification(s) qualification(s) or or body body (if (if any): any): Address: 28 Brettenham[Crescent,] Ipswich IP4 21JB Address: | 28 Brettenham Crescent, lpswich IP4 2UB Deceit RR | { — Section Section B B Disclosure Disclosure Only Only complete complete if if the the examiner examiner needs needs to to[highlight] highlight matters matters of[of] concern concern (see (see CC32, CC32, Independent Independent examination examination[of] of charity charity accounts: accounts: directions directions and and guidance guidance for for examiners). examiners). IER IER 1 1 October October 2018 2018

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October October 2018 2018

Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health

Statement of Financial Activities

For the year ended 31 March 2025

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Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds funds Total
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Income from:
Donations and legacies:
- Donations 18,567 200 18,767 6,703 - 6,703
- -
- Fundraising income 1,291 1,291 1,552 1,552
Charitable activities:
- Grant income 14,000 16,079 30,079 - 59,800 59,800
Total income 33,858 16,279 50,137 8,255 59,800 68,055
Expenditure on:
Raising funds:
- - - -
- Fundraising costs 1,596 1,596
Charitable activities:
- Full programme costs 3,924 19,189 23,113 8,742 69,826 78,568
- - - - - -
- Annual report costs
- Printing & stationary costs 3 46 49 318 - 318
- Admin costs 5,974 20,400 26,374 1,063 - 1,063
- IT costs 187 1,764 1,951 1,419 - 1,419
Total expenditure 10,088 41,399 51,487 11,542 71,422 82,964
Net income / (expenditure)
and movement in funds 23,770 (25,120) (1,350) (3,287) (11,622) (14,909)
Fund reconciliation
Balance as at 1 April 2024 26,473 34,107 60,580 29,760 45,729 75,489
Balance as at 31 March 2025 50,243 8,987 59,230 26,473 34,107 60,580
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All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health

Balance Sheet

As at 31 March 2025

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2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 59,230 60,580
59,230 60,580
Net current assets 59,230 60,580
Net assets 59,230 60,580
Funds of the charity:
Unrestricted funds 50,243 26,038
Restricted funds:
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SCF - Equity in Mind 2023-2024 34,107
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Foyle Foundation 3,931
Co-op Local Community Fund 156 -
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Sport England 4,828
Tudwick Foundation 72 -
8,987 34,107
Total funds 59,230 60,145
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The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 15 December 2025.

Annabel Djalili Katie Farrow Trustee Trustee

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