Trustees. Annual Report for the period From Period start date T P8riod end dale 021 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name The RISE Collective Other names charlty Is known by RISE Reglstered charity number lif any 1168856 Charlty's principal address 2 Amiada Place Bristol BS1 3SF Names of the charity trustees who Tnanage the charity Dates acted If not lor wholg oar Trustee namo Offlcg Ilf any) Chair from 1°, Jun8 2021 Nam• of p•rsan (or body) entitled olnt tTUStO0 rfan Saira O'mallie Olubusayo Abidakun Chair for this reporting period James Cantley Tia Spencer Noah Ball 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 TAR March 2012 Name$ of the trustees for the charity, if any, {for oxample, any custodian trustee$) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear Names and addrosses of advlsers (Optlonal Informatlon) e of adviser Name Address FinancelOperationslHR Helen Beesly Windrush House, Whit8way, Cirencester GL7 7BA Name of Chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Helen Wadge and Mahla Axon -Co-founderslDirectors Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Dgscription of the charity's trusts Goveming Document Type of gov8ming document How the charity is constiluled Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods The RISE Collective has a considered and Youlh-￿ntred approach to the recruitment of trustees,. informed by a skills audit and consid8rats.on of whelher tha board is representstive of the community w8 are serving. The Board and senDr RISE team use the organisational strategy as a basis to decide skills, experien￿ and background are needed on the Board to achi8v8 our oulcomès and aims. The recruilrnent prO￿sS is carefully prepared, working within the terms outlined in RISE'S goveming documents and adhering to specific legislative requirements. The Board and senior team members also work with young people to define the role descripkn'on and recruitment process including questions asked. Prospective trustees are interviewed by both a youth panel and a panel of tNstees alongside th8 Covfounders. Successful trustees are then elected b vote. TAR arch 2012 Additional governance issues (Optional infomiation) Trustee Induction and Training The RISE Collective recognises the importance of a strong induction and appropriate training for trustees. On the appointment of new trustees existing trustees will be identified to lead the induction of each new trustee,. this will include a comprehensive information pack. a more in- depth discussion around roles and responsibilities, a visit to the projects and a review. They will also spend time with key members of RISE in order to get a full picture of the organisation. All trustees sign key documents pertaining to sitting on a registered chanties Board,. e.g. conflict of interest, confidentiality etc. Trustees also undertake safeguarding training for trustees. You may choose lo include additional information. where relevant, about.. policies and prO￿dureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational Structu￿ and any wider ne￿O¢k with which thè charity works., relationship with any related part￿eS.. trustees, consideration of major nsks and tha syslam and procedures to manage them. Periodic Iraining sessions are provided to the Board of Trustees as a whole and opportunities for specific training sessions based on roles wtthin the board are promoted. Organisational Slructure The Iruslees have overall authority for RISE, with overall determination of its strategic direclion and ensuring the charity complies both with company and charily laws- the Board of Trustees and all asS￿lated responsibilities are shared amongst its members. Our organisation is currently managed by ihe co-foundersldirectors Helen Wadge and Mahla Axon. They attend all trustee meetings and work closely with the Board, however each trustee meeting has a closed session, in which Iruslees can discuss matters pertaining to the co- founderldirectors if needed. Risk Management The Iru5tees regularly review the risks that RISE may face- and policies and Pro￿dureS a standing agenda item at trustee meetings. In the future we will look to having a sub-cornmittee that focuses on thi5 area. Where appropriate. systems and procedures have been established to mitigate the operational and business risks the charily faces. Our safeguarding policy is important given that young people are the main participants in the RISE'S activities. Familiarisation with and training on the safeguarding policy is part of the induction process for new trustees and staff. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisalion of all transactions and projects, which are regularly reviewed. Flnancial results are regularfy reviewed by the Board of Trustees and we seek regular advice from a Finance Consultant. TAR March 2012 Section C Ob-ectives and activities The two objects of the RISE Collective, as sel out In our governing document, are: Social Incluslon To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded. means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of mre of the following factors: unemployment. financial hardship; youth or old age,. ill health {physical or mental).. substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs., discrimination on the grounds of sex. race, disability, ethnic origin, religion. belief. creed, sexual orienlalion or gender re-assignmenl.. poor educational or skills altainment: relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable stsndards,. crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society). Summary ofthe objects ofthe charlty set out in its governing document Young People To advance in lrfe and help young people through: (al Tha provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their ¢onditions of life,. (b) Providing support and activities. which develop their skills, capacities and capabilits'es to enable them lo participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. TAR March 2012 The impact of the pandemic on RISE has been profound. Instead of furloughing in May 2020 we chose to strive towards meeting the needs of young people and were faced with significant demand for new and exisling activities which has subsequently led to our significant growth. This also meant working over-capacity without time to seek additional core funding. However we have been prudent with financial management, ensuring high quality work with minimal expenditure. Covid has meant re-configuring our initial delivery plan (defined in our last report), as our core activities were designed for in-person delivery to large groups. An overview of existing core work. new projects and how they were evolved is outlined below: RISE'S CREATIVE YOUTH FACILITATOR TRAINING 'New project. supporting the development of Activate and AcKnowledge- delivered online CYFT aims to support young artists to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in facilitating creativity for self- expression. as we15 as building additional income streams. Participants have the opportunity to support AcKnowledge and Activate with paid facilitation roles. Summary of the main a¢tivities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects lin¢lude within this section the statutory declaratlon that Irustees have had regard to th8 guidance Issued by the Charlty Commission on publlc benefit) Delivered.. 1 cy￿ pilot programrne with 5 young artists who attended 10 x 2 hr online sessions, S sessions led by Leap Confronting Conflict. All participants went onto paid facilitator roles in RISE projecls. ACTIVATE Corn pmject- deliVe￿d online and in-person Inclusive, creative, self-expression and self-empowerment workshops for young people in a range of artforms, delivered by lead facilitators, who are mostly artists under 25 years old and supported by youth facilitators who completed the RISE CYFT. Delivered: 1 project. 11 workshops, 8 1-1 sessions and 1 evaluation session, 69 attendees.. 8 - 25 yrs. Sessions wf(h CWC, City Lions and Rise Kids in dan￿ and theatre, de-escalation and knowing your rights, songwriting, intuitive painting, t-shirt design, yoga for wellbeinglanxiety release, creative writing mentor sessions. Delivered by 16 facilitators, mostly 25 years and under. ACKNOWLEDGE Core pmject - online and in-person 20 hour project supporting young people to use spoken word poetry and discussion based activities to find their authentic voice and connect to its power. Innovative digital content is created to capture their poetry and live performance used to amplify their voices, influence their community and demand they be acknowledged. Delivered.. 120 hour Acknowledge project at CWC with 20 young TAR March 2012 people. Participants wrote and performed spoken word pieces at a livelonline poetry slam event, supported by CYFT facilitators. The project was filmed by a young person who had previously been a CWC student. RISE CREATES & RISE'S GUIDE TO SELF-PRESERVATION "New proJectS"_ adapted fmm Activate during lockdown l - delivered online Youth-developed digital conlent,. trialled using Instagram content to respond to pandemicllockdown experiences. RISE Creates: young creatives produced videos supporting young people to tackle their boredom through developing their creative skills at home with limited resources. Produced.. 10 online videos, with 10 young creatives, reaching over 3,000 people online. RISE Guides.. short videos led b.y a young counsellor and poet giving narration on experiencing different emotions: simple tips were interspersed with poems from young poets and advice from young professionals. Produced: 8 videos, featuring 10 young creatives and health professionals, reaching around 1,500 people online. WHAT YOU SAYINICreatlve Portlollos (IGLIVES) 'New pmject. initially developed to engage AcKnowledge 2020 Participants thmugh lockdown l - delivered online Throughout lockdown we trialled online outreach methods, partnering with Jaden (aka Eerf Evil), a young youth worker and rapper to offer WYS. an online youth club exploring themes that impact young people. Zoom sessions had low attendance but digital content was popular so we trialled IGLive as a platform and it evolved into Creative Portfolios. hosted talkslinterviews that focussed more on activism in response to the death of George Floyd and resurgence of the BLM movement. Heightened levels of youth unemployment evolved the focus again and Eerf brought in inspirational and relatable guests to share how they journeyed through life's obstacles, developing their ideas and strengths to achieve business success and create social change. Produced.. 3 Zooms, 6 IG Lives viewed by over 1100 people AMPLIFY LIVE Core project- dellvered in person AMPLIFY Podcast 'New project" evolved fmm Amplify in response to Covid- online Amplity started out as a live performance event, the podcast came about as a result of live events being cancelled at the beginning of the pandemic. It was simply a transfer of the event into a podcasl formatl TAR March 2012 Both are designed to.. explore important and powerful topics through youth-led discussion and showcasing the music, poetry and artistry of young emerging and established artists to give young people the platform and skills to independently produce their own events and podcasts. We weren't able lo deliver any live events until being asked to do a live-streamed Amplify at the Grand Junction in Westminster in March '21. The theme was Comfort and Courage.. we recruited a young co-producer, a young host, 7 young artists performed. We sold 195 tickets. The AMPLIFY podcast is made up of different series each curated by a young lead producer under a specific theme. We then teach a group of hosts how to produce their own podcasts through producing Amplify episodes under that specific theme. We produced two series.. The Lockdown Sessions and Queer Joy, with 10 associated podcast episodes, 12 participants, featuring 14 young artists and reaching 450 listens. Topics covered include grief, loneliness, stress, the queer cultural landscape- podcasts are featured on Spotify and other major hosting platforms. RISE PRODUCES 'New project. created In response to Covld- onllne RISE Produces is for young people wanting to thrive in creative industries. Led by an industry professional, workshops include music and podcast production, songwriting, recording and business. With guest appearances, Q&As with creative specialists, feature interviews written by a young music journalist, RISE Produces is designed to offer practical industry advice and develop technical skills for people of all skill levels. We have run 2 projects, consisting of 21 workshops Mth 18 participants. produced 5 feature articles, and run a Q&A to an audience of 54. Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investmenl., contribution made by volunteers. NIA Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012 Summary of the maln achievements of the charity during the year Navigating the unchartered territory ol a global pandemic has in many ways led RISE to find its feet, not only in reaching young people deeply affected by the pandemic but in responding to the murder of George Floyd and strengthening our involvement with Black Lives Matter movement. This new path has been one of exciting new proje￿$. new networks, new cohorts of and new ways of working. On just two days a week each (the equivalent of one part-time member of staff) the co-founders Helen and Mahla (with the support of a handful of freelancers and one part-time social media lead) have worked with young members of the collective to refine and deliver our three core projects., Activate, AcKnowledge and Amplify Live, develop and deliver three new direct facilitation projects. Creative Youth Facilitation Training, the Amplify Podcast and RISE Produces and platform three new projects through social media. RISE Creates, RISE'S Guide to Self-Preservation and Creative Portfolios. They have overseen the transition of the whole of our organisation to online. and the subsequent fusion of online and in-person delivery as lockdown lifted. Through this digital working we have not only engaged young people from our core boroughs but have been able to bring these young people together with others from wider London and beyond. We have exponentially grown the number of young people we have engaged with, built a solid network of industry professionals and have gained over 2000 new followers on Instagram, 600 on the Dots and 300 on Twitter. Attached to this report is a document that outlines whal young people have to say about RISE and participating in our projects. RISE has not only made it through the pandemic but grown as an organisation serving and engaging more young people and welcoming more members to the collective. We are fostering suc￿Ssful partnerships with more youth and creative organisations and building our team to include more freelance creatives and youth workers. Throughout this year we have identified and responded to the needs of young people and the new activities we have developedl trialled have grown our offering beyond expectation. They form the foundations for more RISE core projects moving forwards, as well as strenglhening our existing core projects. The evolution of our Amplify project to include the Amplily podcast is a hugely exciting project up-skilling participants and resulting in a TAR Mafch 2012 high-quality podcast they can add to their portfolios which others can listen to as educational resources and voices of solidarity. Another triumph for Amplify was the diverse and high-quality performers platformed at a live-streamed online event with the Grand Junction in Westminster and selling a huge 195 tickets! Other projects and highlights include hosting our first ever youth poetry slam at City of Westminster college as the culmination of the AcKnowledge 2021 project. We delivered very well attended and well received youth lead creative workshops via Activate which strengthened both existing and new partnerships,. delivering our first ever creative youth facilitator training programme in collaboration with Leap and seeing these young people go on to take paid roles in our other projects. We also hosted massively relevant and well received IG livesl online sessions which plattormed hugely successful industry professionals, youth leaders, young voices and role models, even including an IG live with the incredibly successful Hip Hop star Loyle Carnerl! And launched RISE produces.. our own online music prc(luction course, linking young artists to high quality industry professionals for free training and development opportunities. RISE recognises the power in social media and that for many Gen Z and Gen Alpha young people social media is a part of how they communicate, create, network and campaign. We went into this year with a solid youth lead on Instagram which throughout the pandemic has gone from strength to strength: providing an online hub for youth lead social media campaigns; a platform used by young creatives/ collectives to promote and amplify their work. an outreach tool to promote RISE and other youth organisations, activities and to share education and support resources and a voice of solidarity for young people as they work through the many challenges of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd and resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Section E Financial review The charity will endeavour to have 3 months of running costs as reserves and will endeavour to have a more formal reserve policy for next year. Brief statemenl of the charity's pollcy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit NIA TAR March 2012 Furlher financlal raview dètalls (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information e are delighted to announce the appointment o aira 'Mallie as our new hair of the Boar Saira was appointed on the 1s1 June 2021 which is outside of this reporting period, however as our Chair she will be signing off this report. Saira is currently Director of Special Projects at the The One Campaign, she has also worked at change.org, Save The Children and Westminster City Council. Her areas of expertise include strategy development, supporter engagement and mobilisation online and in person. campaign design and implementation. project management, stakeholder management. political lobbying and leadership and business planning. Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, roport abovo. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees Slgnature(s) Full name(s) SAieA O'MILLIE c￿Rrie S NOJ loll Olubusayo Abidakun Position (eg Secretary, Chalr, etc) Trustee Date 5 Nov 2021 TAR 10 March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIE Th• ￿sE Golle¢llve Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe period from To OIID412020 3110312021 Section A Receipls and payments Unre51rictod funds Endowm?nt funds Restricted funds Total funds to MarAÉl£ A1 Re¢ei 4.12$ Evsnls 1.500 55,920 SS.926 248 248 Sub total(Gmsssncom8 forAR) 55,920 58,215 53,019 A2 Asset ond Inv8¥tmoTrt 88108, $00 table . Sub totHI Tot•ire¢elptS 55.926 58.215 $3.U10 A3Pa ont8 Jg.Q40 J9.040 21.570 r¢ii eouipfiEni P¢oig¢1 Ci6i5 0￿1¢8 ￿Adfftn C<•l$ overhe￿ CDyern￿EE VErkeli 10.653 2.20$ 2.132 10,553 S7E7 1.313 Sub total X•J1 031 A4 A$sel and investment pur¢haBo$.1509 tablel Sub total Tolalpayments 54.031 54.031 30.tsJS Ngti*r9¢91pts4paymenlsJ A5 Transfers between Ivnd¥ A6 ¢aBh funds last yearend Cash fvnds thts y8arend 2.290 1.B95 4,115 22.375 12,233 14,$23 17.350 1924$ 29,513 7.208 29.583 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictèd fundB Rostrittod funds Endowmeni funds Categories io £ to £ B1 CashfunL18 ont ACCO￿ 19,24S C¥Edilo L4d axpBnsgs 500 583 Total¢•sh fvnds 14,523 19.245 Unrestrfcted funds t•r*4r•&t£ Restrlded funds Endowment lund8 to Narg•1 £ n••r¢•t 82 Other monetary as8•t$ CCXX F11 accoun19 ISSI aaa Cwr•nt Yalll• 83 Invo¥tmont a3$e¢s FL￿d t¥vrti¢h •i••t CoJt l*lrrnl) Cwrert v4uJ loOl(￿All B4 Assets r•taiMd for th charlty's us BS Llablllties 01 Wll 2021 Accmas 30 S•o•n*w 2D21 CredilOKS 1 Awll 2021 Signed by one or I¥￿ INsiee9 on behallol Bll the INslees Sunalwe Prknl Nwr Date ofwwov81 ILlt O, M&LL Olubusa o Abidakun 0511112021 CCXX R2 accouDls (SSI 03111r2021 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The RISE COLLECTIVE (Charity No. 1168856)** I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 March 2021 which are set out on pages 1 to 9 of the Trustees Annual Report. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: **.** examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act; **.** to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and **.** to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently 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 next statement. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention: 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 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. Ily Maisanda ACMA, CGMA Date: 4 January 2022 Chartered Management Accountant