Club
Me2 Club Annual Accounts
2023-2024
Charity Registration: 1140812
Company Registration: 7557636
Registered Address: Unit 9, Indigo House,
Fishponds Road, Wokingham, RG412GY

Objectlves, Attlvltles and Achievements
Mlsslon
Our mission is to address the challenges of i501ation and exclusion experlenced by chlldren and young
people with additional needs and disabilities.
Vlsion
Our vision is to champion the rlght for inclusion for all children and young people with additional needs
and disabilities across Berkshire, through our partnershlps with families, volunteers, activity leaders
and other voluntary and statutory sector organisations.
Offer
Me2 Club supports children and young people with additional needs and disabilitles access
mainstream social, sport5 and leisure artivities in the Wokingham and Reading Boroughs. We recruit
and train volunteers to 'buddy' l..1 with the children so they can joir* in and have fun. We believe that
every child should have the chance to engage in activities that promote personal growth, social
interaction, and skill development. We run 3 family events throughout the year, which are available
to children and young people and their families who are supported by Me2 Club. Me2 Club also run 3
participation projerts for younE people:
TeenW&Rd- Opportunity for young people aged 13-19years to make new friends and to build
their independence by choosing, planning and fundraising for activities.
Include Me2 - Our Youth Social Action Group for ages 8 - 25 years and their siblings.
Supporting young people to raise awareness of additional needs to address the barriers they
face in their lives and in their communities.
Say YES- Wokingham's SEND Youth Forum for 8- 25-year-olds.
Our Core Service support5 children wlth additional needs at activitles around Wokingham and
Reading. This service enables children to attend uniform groups, swimming lessons, drama classes,
sports club5 and martial arts. Each child is matched with a carefully selected, trained volunteer who
attend with them each week to provide the individual support each child needs. This year we have
supported 167 children and young people via all the services on offer.
Our Core Service. Say YES Youth Forum and TeenW&Rd Club supported many children and young
people over the past year. Some of the children and young people accessed more than one of these
services. We are proud to support children, familie5 and volunteer5 from a wide variety of
backgrounds. Many of the children and young people we support across all our services have Autism.
We do not require a dia8nosis for our support as we know how difficult it can be to gain a diagnosls
and we do not want this to be a barrier for children and young people to acce55 our services.
This year we welcomed children and young people from a wide variety of backgrounds into all our
services. The majority of these are from white backgrounds, which correlates with the local
populatlons of Wokingham and Reading. We are pleased to have reached so many other communities
and hope to expand our reach in under-represented communities in the coming financial year. The
majority176%1 of children accessing our services live in Wokingham and122%1 live in Reading.
The aim of the core service is to help the children access activities which they otherwise may be
excluded from. We also hope to support the children to Increase their confidence, independence and
reduce their social isolation. The ultimate alm for some of the children accessing the service is to
become independent enough to attend their activity without support from a volunteer. Feedback
from our annual survey demonstrated Incredible impact. 97% of parents and carers reported an

increase in their child's confidence. Almost all of our parents and carers196%1 said that their child
increased in sociability and connectedness and 63% rated their child a 4 or 5 out of 5 indicating a
significant increase in the child's sociability at the activity. Thi5 is an incredible increase for many of
our children who may have been experiencing a high 5evel of social isolation before starting with Me2
Club. Most of our parent carers193%1 rated their child had increased in their independence. 91% of
children felt their volunteer was good at supporting them. with 91% of children said going to their
activities made them really happy.
Our core service volunteer5 provided 3,165 hours of respite to our parents l This year we have worked
with 170 volunteers who supported children at their weekly activities. 100% of exiting volunteers
rated their experience as'good or'excellent, 100% of volunteers used their experience in applications
for employment or study. We are so pleased volunteering with Me2 Club helped our volunteers
progress in the career or education goals. In total, we had 180 volunteers across our seNices including
trustees, fundraising events. participation activities and our core service. This amounted to 4,014
volunteering hour5 in the last financial year. Our volunteers support children at a wide variety of
mainstream activities that would otherwise be inaccessible to the children.
We trained 75 new volunteers this financial year over 5 training sessions in April, July, September,
November and February. We are always trying to improve our training to give our volunteers
everything they need to feel confident in their roles. Our training programme covers additional needs,
communication, understanding behaviour, safeguarding. manual handling, and their roles and
responsibilities.
We are so proud that volunteers find our training so impactful- 99% of volunteers trained increased
their knowledge of additional needs after attending Volunteer Induction Training increasing their
ratings of their knowledge from an average 5.5110 to 8.7110. 90% felt more ready to be matched after
completing training, improving their ratings of confidence in being matched from an average 6.4110
to 8.7110 after training. 94% of volunteers rated their experience of training as 'Good', 'Very Good, or
'Excellent'.
Our volunteers174%1 are largely aged between 16-18. which is helpful as many of our children have
someone similar in age to help them take part. Our children have a range of needs and having
volunteers from a variety of demographics, experience levels and ages means we can find the best
volunteer for each child's individual needs. Most177%1 of our volunteers were female in all age
categories. Nonetheless, we are pleased to have 30 male volunteers aged between 16-18 who have
made a big difference to our children who preferred to have boy volunteer help them at activities like
swimming and sports clubs.
This year we celebrated 20 years of sUPPOrting children with additional needs & disabilities in
Wokingham and Reading. As part of our 20th Anniversary celebrations, we were honoured to have
afternoon tea with the founder of Me2 Club, Catie Blundell. It was a great opportunity for the team
to learn about the origins of Me2 Club and how it has developed over the years.
In April 2024, we celebrated the end of our 20th Anniversary by planting a willow tree in Elms Park,
Wokingham. The act of planting a tree symbolises our mission of supporting children to grow and
flourish in our community. The willow tree is known to not only survive but also thrive under
challenging conditions, it provides a sense of belonging and hope. Me2 Club looks forward to
continuing to create even more opportunities for growth, inclusion, and empowerment for children
and young people with additional needs in Wokingham and Reading.

2024- 2025 promlses to be a busy and exciting year, as we continue to reach more children through
our core service, grow our groups for young people, trial our parent/carer coffèe mornings and set
out our future strategic priorities.
We are very grateful for the new and continued support from many Trusts and Foundatiofls,
organisatlons and individuals. This support is essential in allowing us to contlnue our work, developing,
growing and most importantly enabling children and young people with additional needs to take part.

Legal and Administrative Information
The organisation constituted itself as an unincorporated association on 17th March 2003 through the
adoption of its constitution and registered as a Charity on 5th July 2004. The organisation transferred
its artivities to a Registered Charity and Company limited by guarantee Ime2 Clubl and has worked
under its new status since 1st April 2011. Me2 Club now has Charity Number 1140812 and Company
Number 7557636.
Registered Address
Unit 9, Indigo House. Fishponds Road, Wokingham, Berkshire RG412GY
The following Directors (who are also Trustees) served during the year
Sonia Aulak, Chair
Simon Crawford, Treasurer
Katherine Sims, Secretary
Giles Cross
Amanda Coale, Appointed 23109123
Advisors to the Board
No Advisors to the Board served during the financial year 2023124.
Bankers
HSBC Bank plc, 1-2 Market Place, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 IAL
Newbury Building Society, Broad Street, Wokingham, RG5 3JJ
Independent Examiner
Sabina Reed
ReseNes and Designated Funds
Me2 Club's policy is to ensure reserves are maintained in order to protect and sustain the core service.
The level of reserves are set to allow services, should they need to be withdrawn, to be done so in
sensitive timeframe to ensure minimal impact. This is important for the health and wellbeing of the
children and families we support and to allow for time to adjust to the loss of our services. This
transition period of withdrawing services also aims to support attivity leaders to make adjustments to
ensure they can still accommodate the Me2 Club child.
The level of reserves set is also important to provide assurance to members of stsff and to those with
whom we undertake commitments of the reliability of Me2 Club as an employer and business partner
respettively.
The current optimum reserve level is set at 6 months predicted fixed core service spend. The level of
reserves required to cover these costs will be assessed annually by the CEO and Treasurer while
preparing the annual budget for the following year and will be re-assessed if the structure or
circumstances change significantly.
The time period and level of reserve are set to allow a reasonable period to withdraw sensitive services
should the charity have to tlose due to lack of funding. Given the nature of the children Me2 Club
5UPPOrt ladditional needs including learning disabilities and aut15ml, time and attention would be
needed to allow for appropriate endings. A regular update of the ReseNes Policy takes place to enable
the setting of the correct contin8ency/reserve level.

In these circumstances and with these Considerations in mind, the Trustees believe that it is vital to
have a policy of careful cash management and to maintain an appropriate reserve level. The reseNe
Is currently set at an optimum level of 6 months predicted fixed core Service spend1£90,000 for
2023120241 which reflects the increase in charlty expenditure in line with the recent growth.
The Charit￿5 financial options are discussed at every Board meeting and there is a contingency plan
In place if cash flow falls below 9 months fixed spend.
Investment Policy
Two bank accounts are used. one to cover day-to-day expenses and the other offerlng a higher rate
of interest to maximi5e investment potential. In additiot), Me2 Club continues to hold an account with
The Newbury Building Society to ensure funds allocated to future work gain a higher rate of interest
whilst remaining secure.
The investment of Me2 Club fund5 15 regularly reviewed to ensure the security of funds whilst
achieving the best available rate of interest.
Rlsk Review
The Directors have considered the main current risks to which the Charlty is exposed, and a detailed
organisation risk analysis has been carried out.
There are two siBnificant external risks to the charity's operations,.
11 Staff retention. Sole Fundraiser resigned in September 2023, interim plan put in place with CEO
undertaking lead with fundraisin8 and employing a Freelance Fundraiser10.21 to avoid disruption with
fundraislng activities.
21 Funding. Funding remains a significant risk to the charity and is exacerbated due to the increasinglv
competitive nature of Trust and Foundations grants. We recruited a part-time 10.61 Communitv
Fundraiser in January 2023 to support income generation from Community and Corporate fundraising.
Board of Trustees continue to carefully monitor income and expenditure against the organisations
budget.
Internal risks are minimised through the implementation of effective financial controls and
Trustee and Staff responsibilities. A Trustee induction proce55 has been established to support this.
Safeguarding risks have been considered and Me2 Club works to best practice in all areas of
safeguarding including trainlng for Trustees. Staff and Volunteers. We have comprehensive
Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in place, including pollcies on the use of Social Media. Me2 Club,
adheres to best practice, has a comprehensive list of policies and procedures includin& Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion, Data Protection, Financial Rules. Risk. Confidentiality, Health and Safety. A
Safeguarding review took place In the year to Identify specific threats and opportunities within the
charity and an appropriate plan developed to drive continuous improvement.
Risk assessments are written and reviewed before each Me2 Club activity Ifamily parties. community
events, teen groupsl. Staff have been trained in completing dynamic risk assessments during the
actual events. Trustees have updated and authori5ed the contingency plan.
Trustee Re5ponslbllltles for the Flnanclal Statements
Charity and Company Law require the Trustees, who are also the Directors of Me2 Club, to prepare
financial statements for each financial year which give a true and falr view of the state of affairs of the
Charitable Company at the balance sheet date and of it5 incoming resources and application of

resources, including income and expenditure for that period. In preparing those financial statements,
the Trustees are required to..
Select suitable accounting policies and apply them con5iStently
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
Prepare the financial statements on the going coneern basis. unless it is inappropriate to
assume that the Charity will continue in business
The Trustees are responsible for keeping financial records. which disclose with reasonable atcuracy at
any time the financial position of the Charity and that enable them to ensure that the financial
statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the
assets of the Charity and hence must take reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
and other irregularities.
This report was approved by the Board on the 26 November 2024.
Sonia Aulak, Chair/Direttor for and on behalf of the Trustees of Me2 Club

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report
on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Me2Club
On accounts for th8
year onded
31 March 2024
Charity
no lif
any)
1140812
Set out on pages
1-3
Respective The charity's trustee5 are responsible for the preparation of the
responsibilities of accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for
trustees and examlner this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Charities Act)
and that an independent examination is needed. I
It is my responsibility to..
examine the accounls under sectlon 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by
the Charity Commission {Ltnder section 145151{bl of the Charities
Act, and
to stale whether parucular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent My examination was carried out in accordance wlth general Directions
exarniner's statement gwen by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of
the accounting records kept by the tharity and a comparison of the
accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of
any unusual items or disckjsures in the accounts, and seeking
explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be
required in an audit, and consequenuy no opinion is given as to whether
the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to
those matters set out in the ststement below.
IER
December 2017

Independent In connection ￿th my 8xamination. no rnaterial matter8 have come to
examiner's statoment my attention (other than that disclr)sed b8low ') which gives me cause to
believe that in, any material respect,:
the accounting records wero not kept in a¢wrdance wtth section
130 of the Charities Act. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.. or
th8 accounts did not comply with the appllcable requirgmanls
concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the
Charities IAccounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than
any requirement that the acwunls give a 'lrue and fairf vlew which
is not a matter Considered as part of an independent examinatlon.
I have have come across no other matters in wnnection wllh the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo
enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words In the br8Gkels if th&y do not apply.
Dato:
1611012024
Slgned:
Name:
Sabina Reed
Relevant professlonal
quallflcatlonlsl or body
{If any):
AAT
Address:
Holy Brook Associates Ltd
Curious Lounge. 1Bt Floor Pinnacle Building
Tudor Road, Reading, RG1 1NH
Section B
Disclosure
Only o)mpletè if the examlner needs lo highlight matters of concem {see
CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directlon5 and
guidance for examiners).
IER
December 2017

ststement of Financial Activities
Income and expendfture account forthe year end 31sr March 2024
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total Funds
2024
Total Funds
2023
Notes
Incoming resources
Voluntary income
Investment income
Other incomin
Total Incomin
92,107
2,695
208,114
300,222
2,695
160,936
671
resources
resources
94.802
208,114
302,917
161.607
Resources ex
ended
Costs of generating voluntary
income
Charitable activities
Governan￿ costs"
Totsl resources ex
22,059
56,037
4,227
82,324
1,858
170,542
725
173,126
23,918
226,579
4,953
13,607
214,209
2,925
230,741
ended
Net movement in funds
12,479
34,989
Total funds brou
ht forward
100,031
33,983
134,014
203,148
Total funds carried forward
112510
68.972
181,482
134,014

Balance sheet as at 31, March 2024
Unrestricted
funds
Re5trictsd
funds
Totsl Funds
2024
Total Funds
2023
Notes
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
Current assets
Cash at bank and in
hand
Deblors
119,311
68,972
188,283
140,498
Total current assets
119,311
68,972
188,283
140,498
Creditors: amounts
falling due within one
ear
10
6,802
6,802
6.484
Nel current assets
112,510
68,972
181,481
134,014
Nol assets
112,510
68,972
181,481
134,014
Income funds
Restricted funds
Designated Funds -
ReseNes
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
68,972
88,972
90,000
33,983
90,000
90,000
22,510
112,510
22,510
181,482
10,031
134,014
68,972
For the year endlng 31103124 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477
pf the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the
company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The dirertors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with
respect to accounting retord5 and preparation of atcounts. These accounts have been prepared with
the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies reglme.
These accounts were approved by the executlve committee on 26 November 2024 and signed on
its behalf bv:
Simon Crawford Treasurer

Notes forming part ot the flnancial staternents
l. Accounting policies
• The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended
Practice.. Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5 ISORP 20051 issued in March 2005 and applitable UK
Accounting Standards and the Charities Act 1993.
• There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year and no changes have been
made to accounts for previous years.
Grants are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Attivities in the year in which they are
receivable.
Incoming resources from investments are included when receivable.
Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resource5 expended
include attributable VAT that cannot be recovered.
Unrestricted funds are grants receivable for the objects of the charity without further specified
PLtrpose and are available 35 general funds.
Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure,
which meets these criteria, is charged to this fund.
Fixed assets are capitalised and depreciated over a period of 3 years on straight line basis. If the
cost is equal to or less than £IOOO, the whole cost is written off in the year of purchase.

2. Analysls of Incoming resources
Voluntary income
Unrestrlcted
Restricted
Total 2024
Total 2023
Trusts and Grants
67,182
187,717
254 899
136,821
Town & Parish Councils
5,665
5,665
Community Donations
21,536
21,536
8,501
Individual Donations
2,011
2,162
Fundraising Events
607
607
3,733
Corporate Funding
14,732
5,994
Gift aid
771
771
Total
92,107
208,114
300 222
244,096
Investment Income
Unrestricted
Restricted
Tolal 2024
Total 2023
Building Society interest
1,976
427
Bank interest
719
719
244
Total
671
Incoming resources from charltable
activities
Unrestricted
Restricted
Totsl 2024
Total 2023
Statutory granls for activities
Total
Total Income
94,802
208,114
302 917
244 767

3. Total resources expended
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total 2024
Total 2023
Costs of
eneratin
volunta
Fundraising - Purchases
income
1,084
1,084
190
3,257
Fundraising - Costs
1.194
Fundraising- Salaries, Pension & Nl.
19,782
1,858
10,160
21.641
23,918
Total resources expended
22,059
1,858
13,607
Costs of activities In furtherance of the
charity's obj￿tiveS
Salaries, Pension & Nl
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total 2024
Totsl 2023
30,703
157,221
180,807
187.924
Employee travel costs
1,476
1,118
2.594
1,548
Employee training
1,219
907
2,127
2,464
Other staff costs and Troruitment
944
944
1,376
935
DBS checks
766
766
Volunteer training and expenses
158
727
885
851
Other expenses
509
509
320
Family & Children Events
1,313
4,885
6,198
Childrens activities
2,553
205
655
861
168
Bank Gharyes
159
159
72
Days A way
Teenage Me&t Up
225
225
117
Office Accommtxjation
9,507
2,982
12,489
Telephone, IT, mail and stationery costs
12,256
7,562
1,031
Office equipment
9,432
1,088
328
Advertising and website
1,193
24
Total resources expended
983
214,209
56,037
170,542
226,579

Governance costs
Unrestrlcted
Restrictsd
Total 2024
Total 2023
Insurance costs
Professional Fees (Independent
Examin8r" accountancy, payroll and HRJ
Total resources expend8d
1,405
2,822
1,405
3,548
973
1,953
725
4,227
725
4,953
2.925
Total costs
82,324
173 126
255,449
232,448
* FDO salt7ry 15 ollocated betweenfundrolsing and business development.
**An independent examinationfee of £380+VA T (£457 gross) wos payable in respect of reporting on
the account5. The samefirms now 5upplie5 bookkeeping and account5 preparation Services to the
charity and in oddition fees of £1,190+VA T (£1,428 Gross) were paid to thelirmfor these services
during the yeor.
4. Grants made
The charity did not make any grants or donations during the financial year.
5. Staff costs and numbers
Total 2024
Totsl 2023
Number of employees at peak {FTE)
Gross wages and salaries
Employer's National Insurance costs
Pension contributions
Total resources expended
193,502
9,416
6,646
209,565
173,091
10,259
5,106
188.455
No employee was paid over£60.000 in the ye¢7r
6. Trustees and other related parties
No payments were made to Trustees excepting reimbursement of any speclflc out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in support of Me2 Club activities
No trustee or connected person received any renumeration during the year.
There were no related party transartions made by the charity.
7. Tanglble fixèd assets
The charities policy is to capitalise any Individual a55ets over £IOOO as we deem this to be a material
value for our purposes.
The charity has no fixed assets or items being depreciated at this time. All items have been expensed
In year of purchase.
8. Investment assets
The charity held no investment assets at any time during the financial year-ended 31 March 2024.

9. Debtors and prepayments
Amounts falling due within one year
This year
St year
Deferred and Accrued income
Money owed by Pension provider
TOTAL
IQ. Creditors and accruals
Amounts falling due within one year
Accruals @ Yr End- Expenses
Th15year £
Last year £
2,619
4,183
6,802
457
HMRC and Pension owing
TOTAL
6027
6,484
11. Movement in funds
Year Ended 31st March
2024
At 1 st April
2023
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
At 31st
March 2024
Restricted funds
Alastair James
Memorial Trust
Andy Thomson
Foundation
500
500
480
324
156
Baile Thomas
Barbara Ward
Children's Charit
BBC Children in Need -
YSA
Berkshire Community
Foundation
Children in Need - Core
Service
Douglas Arter
Foundation
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
42,946
42,946
10,000
5,000
5,000
12,759
12,759
500
500
D'O I Carte
Englefield Charitsblè
Trust
3,500
3,500
4,000
4,000
Ente
rise T&G
Garf5eld Weston
Foundalion
Gordon Palmer
Memorial Trust
4,500
1,133
3,367
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
1,000
1,000
Goslin
Foundation
7,400
7,400

Hen
Smith Charit
30,000
KPMG
restricted
Leathersellers,
Company Charitable
Fund
Masonic Charitable
Foundation
450
450
2,500
2,500
3,000
2,783
217
Mobbs Memorial Trust
Newbury Building
Societ
1,000
685
315
500
500
Persimmon
Pixel Fund
5,000
5,000
Postcode Socie
Reading Borough
Council
Reading Blua Coat
Foundation
Rowan Bental
Charitable Trust
19,058
19,058
1,500
5,000
4,427
2,073
250
250
250
250
Shanle
Foundation
5,000
5,000
Sir Jules Thom
3,000
3,000
SNG IWIII
7,115
7,115
Souter Foundalion
Stevenson Family
Charitable Trust
2,500
2,500
1,000
1,000
The Chidwick Trust
The Fence Club
The National Lottery
Communit Fund
4,000
4,000
10.000
8,254
1,746
Tho To Trust
Town and Parish
Councils
Wokingham Borough
Council
2,000
2,000
2,223
8,165
5,333
1,000
500
500
Total Restricted
Funds
33,983
208.114
173,126

Unrestricted Funds
Designated Funds -
Reserves."
Unrestricted and
Designated Funds -
Subtotal
10,031
94,802
82,324
22,510
90,000
90,000
100,031
94,802
82,324
112,510
Total Funds
134,014
302,917
181,482
** Designuted reserves ore re-ossessed euch year und are set to ollow t7 reusonable period to
withdraw sensitive service5 should the charity hove to close due to lack offunding. The reserve AS
currently set at on optimum level of approximately 6 months predirtedfixed core service spend.
12. Other information
The charity does not have any material commitments not provided for in the accounts.
The charity has not given any guarantees to third partie5.
The charity has not granted or been granted any loans.
The charity did not make any ex-gratia payments during the year.
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