BL fRC:JECT
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31st July 2021
Charity no. 1175239
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Head offi￿..
The Mayftower Centre
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Identty, Truth & Purpose
Tel no. 07467121423

Contents
Page No.
Legal and Administrative Infomiation
Trustees Report
Chairperson's remarks
Our Mission
Aims and ObjectNes
Values
How we help
Our Courses
Achievements and Performan
Impact & Impact story
Future Plans
Structure, Governan￿ & Management
Financlal Report
49
Independent Examlners Report
stst8ment of Financial Activitles
10
11
Balance Sheet
12
Notes to the Financial Statements
13-16

Legal and Adminlstrative Inforniation
Trustees..
Alison Thomas
Justin Thomas
Peter Hajittofi
Richard Mason (Chairperson)
Charity number:
1175239
Principal address:
Front Offio,
The Mayllov￿r Centre
Dorknng
RH4 1AB
Independent examiner.
Mr PJ Barton FCCA
ART Accountant Limited
Ground Floor
11 Manvers Street. Bath,
BA1 1JQ
Bank:
Lloyds Bank

Trustees Report
Chairperson's remarks".
It has been another dttficult year for the workl. Yet Be Me project has shown
remarkable resilience and gone from strength to strength in the face of a global
pandemic.
I have long been thrilled by the care and ￿Mpassion that those at Be Me Project
show and share with the girls and women they help. But l am equally proud of the
tremendous efforts the whole team has put into Be Me project this year as they
have adapted their courses to help all young people who are refetTed to Be Me.
They have been highly reactive in incredibly drffiGult times and produced
bespoke course and run it across virtual meeting platforms. as an addition to their
offering. And they've run that course substantially more than they've been able to
run other courses in previous years.
Hopefully some nomialty will return in due course and I'm confident that Be Me
Project will continue to develop and grow.
Richard Mason
Chair of Trustees
Our mlssion:
To support girls and women to celebrate that they are uniquely and wonderfully
made for a purpose and to be equipped to build positive mental wellbeing and
confidence in lrfe.
Our aims and objectives:
Build and enhance young people's and women's sew-esteem and help them
identify and ￿lebrate their unMJue strengths. Our work ￿ll[l support them to
recognise and celebrate their identty and potential.
Support vulnerable people to explore and develop tools to better manage
their emotions. These may be heightened Sin￿ the beginning of Covid-19
and will inGlude.' anxiety, fear. stress, anger and grief.
Develop resilience to help them better cope wth life's ups and downs. We
offer them the tools to continue building resilience as they go through life and
face adverse challenges in the fijture.
Ourvalues:
Inspiring peop￿ to believe they are uniquety and wonderfully made

Respecting and aC￿pIlng the unique worth and value of each indniidual
Encouraging and building up each person
Compassion and care
Being real
Led by Christian love
Howwe help:
Be Me Proiect was founded in 2014 and our Head Office is located in Dorking in
Surrey. The organisation became a registered charity in 2017.
Ba Me Project is a grassroots charity dedicaled to developing positive mental
wellbeing and supporting vulnerable individuals in our communities who ar8
experiencing mental heaf(h Challenges.
Our discussion and activity-based courses. mentoring and special events have a
proven positive impact helping people build (X)nfiden￿ and resilienc6, understand
identity and self-worth and discover their fvture potential.
We have supported young people struggling with depression, anxiety and low self-
esteem and vulnerable young women in the community struggling with their mental
health. Our services are delivered in a range of settings including secondary
schools. GP surgeries, hostels and community centres.
We have team hubs working in local communities in Surrey, Kent, Cumbria and
Brighton.
Our Courses:
'She Is, is a secular course that consists of one hourly session over nine weeks.
We work wilh schools to select the girls that would benefit the most. The course is
aimed at Years 8 & 9 with six attendees and has embedded SMSC and British
Values.
'Who am l?, This is a new course launched in 2020 for all young people and
women. The course has been designed for one to one purposes or in a small
group and it is for six weeks. We launched thi8 course during Covhj for online
support and it can easity be run in person with social distancing.
'Let's Chav
We developed in 2021 as a resource that Can be used online or in a drop in
sessions. There are 14 topic sessions which include cards wtth questions to
promote deep and meaningfvl conversions. Each week the topic can be
adaptable for the participants who attend.

Achievements and porfomiancg:
As with every grass rools charity, life has been challenging Sin￿ the start of the
Covid 19 pandemic. It has been a year of adaptation to ensure our provision of
services is sustained.. Working alongside 9 sthools. 2 yOLrth ￿ntres. 2 hostels. 2
GP 8urgefies and online provision.
Juty 2020 - 2021 through the Comd pandemicwe ran 68 cour*s and
supported 267 participants. Comprising of 36 courses within Surrey. 25
courses within Cumbria, 8 courses in Kent and one 14 week hostel 'drop in,
in Brighton.
A self completion workbook was created and sent out to 500 vulnerable
young people at home during the Spring 2020 school closure. With a further
100 workbooks sent to hostels with KenL
We developed a digital provision for mentoring and group work so we ￿Uld
reach people in lockdown.
Working alongside NHS SQGial prescrtbers for referrals our Communty
groups have gained momentum
Be Me was invtted to lead a presentation to LSA'S within a secondary
school to help with strategies to support anxious young people.
Created the 'Let's Chat. drop in course. specifically deswJned for hostel I
youth centre type localions.
We ran online a youth event for up to 30 young people supporting their
mental wellbeing through Clarion Housing,
Our social media sites have gri)wn to over 10,000 follower8.
Impact:
During 2021 we started to quantify the impact of our ￿UrseS using a purpose
designed survey that evaluates how people are feeling on an emotional level both
at the start and at the end of a course. We have taken a selection of 52
participants that completed both surveys and gave permission to share data and
we have anatysed these.
The data shows a posttive impact in raising emotional wellbeing of participants and
we can see an increase in levels of cOnf￿enCe and resilience.
Across all participants answering all questions the average score is below the
midpoint ofthe scale before Ihe course and above it after the Gourse. 710/ts score
more positively overall at the end of Ihe ojurse than they did at the beginning.
All measure5 of Confiden￿ and resIlEn￿ have increased overall, with particular
improvements when comparing themsefves to others, redU￿d anxiety and greater
Self-confiden￿.

Impact story (from a Year 9 Secondary Student):
'[ started 'She Is, in 2019 and I really enjoyed it because each week was a
different theme with a ¢￿atEve craft which was super fijn and relaxing to do. It was
8lso really chilled sharing thoughts and feelings in each of our lives, in a safe
environment. to get stuff off my ¢hesL I guess it made me think about how to deal
with sttuations in lrfe and f*1 a lot less stressed over them. I leamt all about me
and that I'm worth just as much as anyone else.
It was really ni￿ lo meet up online during Covid and do the Who am I. book
because lockdown was a very Un￿rtain time with an uphill battle. so just knowing
someone understood my mind and could guide me through was a massive relief
and began to change my outtook on lrfe at the time.
One of the things I have leamt is that sometimes just being resilient is so important
and notjust giving up on things l care about
I'm so grateful to Be Me as I now feel so much more comfortable and confident as
a person..
Future Plans:
Be Me Project has established a close relationship with a number of Secondary
Schools in Surrey. Cumbria and Kent. We also partner with community hubs such
as children's centres and youth clubs. have recenuy seen an increase in GP
and healthcare professionals contacting us and we have run courses in
partnership with GP surgeries as part of soctal prescribing within the NHS.
We aim to expand our reach within Ihe areas in which we are established by
working with more 3econdary schools. establishing relationships with independent
schools and also to work with a broader cross section of GP practices and
healthcare specialists. There is also more potential to partner Ghurches and
community centres.
We are also seeking to expand the number of regional hubs and are actively
investigating the licensing out some of our courses.
Structure, governance and management
Our Gov&rnance Plan sets out how we as a Charity are governed and considers &
adopts the requirements and guidan￿ laid down by the Charities Commission and
Companies House where appli¢able.

The charity takes care to organise and control ts affairs reasonably, responsibly
and effectsvely wilh adequate risk management system8.
The Team work with the stsff, volunteers and supporters to ensure the best
implementation of the charity's objectives and purposes for the benefrt of all
participanls of Be Me Project and those with whom we are associated.
Trustees are selected as required, to ensure efficiency and balance of the CIO.
They are appointed solety by existing Trustees (having considered the views of th&
CEO). subject to a minimum 750kn agreement of the Trustees.
All Trustees are inteniiewed, referenced and DBS checked.
Three new trustees have been identified and accepted positions on the Board and
will Commen￿ their respecttve roles shoruy. The new trustees bring a wealth of
experien￿ in their respectNe industries and will be a huge benefit to Be Me
project.
At present, Be Me Project has two part time salaried staff that oversee and
manage the Charity and its volunteers I paid contributors, 3 part time hub leaders
who run I set Ltp courses. network and build partnerships with GP surgeries and
ommunity projects. We have another 6 course leaders, 11 assistantslvolunteers
who assist on courses, run our so¢ial media site, website design, administration
support. Other than the 2 salaried staff, some of the other workers are self-
employed and are paid for against invol￿.
Financial Report
Be Me project has performed well as a charity both in terms of its endeavours and
its finances in what has been a hugely turbulent and anxious time for slaff,
volunteers and, above all, those we strive to help through our work. We are aware
that every charity has found the Covid pandemic challenging but Be Me project
has fared remarkably well given the circumstances and has actually been able to
both increase and, where necessary, adjust its se￿1￿ offering by offering online
courses and providing purpose designed booklets for people to work through on
their own. The principles thal underpin Be Me project have not changed and
remain fundamental to what we do. It has been essential lo provide continuty and
support to those we help. and our offering and associated costs reflect this drive.
But it has not been easy.
2020 12021 our total income wa5 £69,108 ofwhich 660/0 were from grants and
33 % from donations. We were able to run 68 courses with 267 attendees (the
majority of which were online resulting in reduced costs). But to facilitale this
substantial growth we have had to pay for 3 part time self-employed Hub leaders
alongside the employed CEO and COO (also part time). The resultant Central and
Administrative costs were £33,997.

Whereas in 2019 12020 the total income VRS £71,612" 720/0 of which was from
grants. We were able to run 27 courses for circa 150 attendees. The CEO and
COO became employed (part time) by Be Me project for the last 4 months of this
period. The resultant Central and Administrative costs were £18,429.
This income is broadly consistent which is encouraging given the pandemic and
the associated increased difficulty for many charities to secure funding. Grants
have been secured from All Churches Trust, The Postcode Lottery. National
Lottery, Clarion Futures. The Surrey Community Foundation. Townlands and
Liverpool BAE.
Apart from the charitable donations, the charity funding is general￿ secured before
courses are undertaken which eliminates much of the cash-flow risk. This
represents good stability and secure foundations for the ongoing and growing work
of Be Me Project.
Our current reserves policy is to maintain a minimum cash balan￿ for £10 000.
This has been set to cover three months annual expenditure. As a result of the
Covid pandemiG we had to flex the reserve to meet varying needs but has now
been reset at £10,000.
The Trustee Report was approved by the Board of Trustees on Tuesday 1
February 2022
Richard Mason
Chair of Trustees
Date
Etsz

80 Me Project
Regl8tered charify number 1175239
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF BE ME PROJECT
I report on the financial statements of the Charity for the year ending 31 Juty 2021 vthich are set out
on pages 11 to 16.
Respecuve responsibilitles of trustres and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial stalemnts. The charity's
trustees consider that an audit is nol required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act
2011 Ilhe 2011 Act) and thal an indep8ndent èxamination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
(il examine the financial statements under sectrion 145 of the 2011 Act.
{iil lo follow the procedures laid do1￿ in the general Directions given by the ChaTTty COM￿￿sSIon
under section 14515}Ibl of the 2011 Act., and
(iiil to stale whether patticular matter5 have Gome to my attention.
Bas18 of Independent gxaminerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordance vAth the general Directions gtven by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of fhe a￿OuntIng records kept by the ch8rity and
conmparison of the financial statements presented %Mth those reeords. It also includes consideration
of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements. and seeknng explanations from you as
trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence
that would be required in an audtt and consequentty no opinion is gNen as to thether the financial
statements present a Irue and fair vievl and the rewrt is limited lo those matter5 set out in the next
statement.
Independent examinerfs statement
In connection wlh my examlnation, no matter has come to my attention..
lal which gives me reasonable causer to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
lil lo keep accounting records in accordance ￿ section 130 of the 2011 Acl: and
lill lo prepare financial statements vthich accord with the accounting records and compty with the
accounting
requirements of the 2011 Act-
have not been met or
Ibl lo %thich. in my opinion. allentian should be drabyn in orderto enable a proper understanding of the
financial
slalernent8 to be re8ched.
Mr P.J. Barton ÈCCA
Art Accoun18nls Limited
Chartered Certified Ac¢ount8nts
Ground Floor
11 Manvers Street
Bath
BA1 1JQ
Date=

Be Me Project
R•glstar•d eharlty nurnb•r 1175x39
SYATEMENT OF FINANCTAL ACTiVTfiES
r the yur end•d 31 July 2021
IP4COMING R4SOURCES
Totri
2021
Total
202
Fund%
Fund•
Grants
378
45.314
45.692
51,490
Donauons
22.298
831
23.129
18272
Be Me Projett Relnfor¢ernent Event
1,500
Sundry Sales
5b
287
287
350
TOTAL INCOMIPIG RESOURCES
RESOURCES ￿PENDED
Courx relatsd o¥s15
5.493
17,864
23.357
10,737
Ba Me Prolert Reinhrcement Event
Central and Admln15tratl¥e Costs
21.801
12.196
33,997
18,429
Alloca￿00 of Centrnl •nd Admln15traU¥t Costs
YOTAL RESOUFiCES ÈXPENDED
57
NEf INCOMIf4fj1(OUTGOING) RESOURCES
(4331)
lo￿65
11,754
42WI6
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
14J31)
16.085
11,754
42,446
RESERVES BRQUGTrIT VOAWARD AT
At l Auyust 2020
29072
41,607
71h79
29.033
REStRVES CAR￿eD FORWARD AT
At 31 )ul¥ 21121
71
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Be Me Project
Raglster•d charity number 1175239
BALANCE SMETh as at 31 July 2021
Totsl
2021
Funds
Total
2020
Funds
FIXED ASSEYS
Tanoible flxed assds
CURMENT ASSÈTS
Stcrk
Debtors Jnd prepaymeftts
C•5h at bèftk In hand
7.060
913
18.314
7.060
913
76.006
6,35Z
4.153
61.552
57.692
26.287
57.6*2
83.979
7&057
UABILmes: AMOUNTS PALUNG
DUE VIITHIN i YeAR
746
746
578
NET CURRENT ASSETS
25.541
57.692
83,233
71,479
ASSETS
io
INCOME FUNDS
Unre5trfcted
Re5trfcted
25,541
9110
25.541
57,692
29,872
41.f 07
57,692
The notes on pages 13 to 16 fowm wrt of these accourts.
Approved by the tnJstee5 of Be Me ProJett on l Febntary 2022
and slgned on Its be
Alf by..
Rlthard M
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B• Me ProJ•¢t
Aeg1gter•d dwrliy numbtr 1175239
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMeNTS
For the y•ar ended 31 Juty 1021
la Aetountlno Polla
Flnanual StatBments haye been prepared on an aUTu&s ba51$ underthe histarfc Cost convention wth Jt4rns
cogni5ed at C4JSt ortrunsattion vdve unless l￿¥￿Se srated In the re￿ant nute(sl tv these account& The
Flnanthal Statements have been prepared In atCDrdan¢e wlth 11 the Statement of Recommended Prathtr ￿>
Actsuntyng and Repllrung by CharfUe5 Pteparfng thdr acco￿￿15 in accordan￿ wSth Ihe FSnanuèl Reporuno Standanj
applloble In the UK and Repu￿1¢ of Ireland (FPS 102) as amerthd Ort 14 December 2017 and1151 the Chartde5 Act
2011,
Ib The comparnuve figures fDr 2020 have been Idi￿ to refiert some very mlr¥Jr rtrallocatk>ns.
Ic Zn<umlng Recagnldm of these are Ind￿red the FinarK*I Ststements w￿ft:
. ge Me project ￿CDrne$ ￿tt￿ed tD the rwurres:
The kniJstee5 of 8e Me Proixt arE vlrtually ortsln that thèy wlll re￿[ve resowce.
the rnonetary value be me05ured ¥Ylth suffiuent ￿112￿15￿.
Id lrtaJmTng Resourc•J wlth relatsd •xpgndlthr•. wh￿ Irthming rt$oUr￿ are deemed the property
of Be Me Prt)iert the incoming resources las wlth rai￿n9 or thntratt Income) antl related expen¢bJre,
unless othewise stÈted. are each Teported gross in the Finandal StotemerLts.
l• Thx reclalrn*.
Incomlng resources frorn tax red01rt￿ are Ind￿1•￿ wtthln the Hnandal stsr¢wts
at the same tlme as thÈ glft to whlch they relate.
If Expondlluro and Llabilitlos. Uèblllde5 ore re¢ognlsed as soon as therE Is a legal or Cor￿tr
obl￿atrOn commlttyng Be Me Proiert to pNy out r￿Ur￿.
lo Tartglbje Flxed Atsrts. These are apirall*d If thEy can be for rrK¥E than one yeèr and are
lued at cost. Items co￿n9 less than £l,OC4) •re gen￿lIV wfftten off.
Ih Stock Itern$ are volueo 4t th¢ l¢)wer of and net m115able value.
T*xati¢)n. Be Me Projett Is a ¥egisterEd tharlty arvJ 15 ¢XthPt from taxauon on lis Income
Ind gilro.
stalf Costs (note 6bl. There ?re ernpk¢y2e5 of 8e Me ProJe(t with all other related work fvr the ctharfty
befno ojrrentty perforrned by vdunteer8 or 5eW empbyed (￿ljact￿
1021
2020
S414rfes and contrathr fee5 of employge5
Soaal Seojrity c05b
Penslon cost5
19,728
7.000
Z49
21
Rel4t•d PartyTrang•£Uons. Amwnrs of payr*nEs of otst-ol-podr
expen5ts tD thlrd parttes for expenses Incurred by trustees..
Number of tnBtees who werE pald exper
Total amovnt paid
14•ne
None
TherE were no other reported related pwty trarwcUM5 In the year
13

Be Me ProJ•ct
Reolst•r•d charlty number 1175239
P40TES TO THE FINANCJAL STATEHEIITS (co*llnu•d)
For the ye•r •nded JI July 2021
Totsl
1021
INCOMING ResouRCES
F¥ndg
2020
5a XThcornlng R•sourr•• Dono
Gronts from Funders
Glft Aid donauons
Inroma tax recoverable on GIP( donoyons
Sundry donatlons
Be Me Prolett RelAfDroment Event
Id
Id
If
378
3.6SO
1.087
17.56L
45.314
45.692
3.650
1,087
L8.392
51.490
6.095
1,524
10.653
1,500
831
21 71 202
5b Sundry N•t Incorn•
Sale of Bookl?t5
Sale of course Item5
75
211
75
212
275
75
287
350
5¢ Trn￿￿er•
Cpnverslon ol Funds from re5trfcte(I
TOTAL lNCOY114G RESOURCES
963 46 145
14

Be Me Project
Reyisterod ch*rlty numbwr 1175239
NOTes TO THe ￿NANCIAL STATEMENTS (conunyed)
Por the y•ar gndqd 31 July 2021
RESOURCES USED
TIAal
2021
Total
1020
Fund¥
Funds
6a A¢tlvitleB Dlrertly Relattng ta the wotrk of
Me M4 Projort
Course DEl￿ry
1,431
4.D27
35
14,692
3,043
129
16,123
7.070
164
7.888
2.542
307
Course5uppIl￿f￿S￿mQftty
6b Be Me Prnjett Adminl8tratl¥e
Salarles and rela￿ costs
Training & ConfÈrencÈs
Prlnfjn& Post4e & Stauonery
Rènt &SenAce Char8E
ITahd Web
Insurance
Travel &SubsTrence
Offlce Supplie5
Accountanty& 8ookkeepln¥
Independent Examlner Fees
tsenÈ￿ Adrninlstr•tM?n
Offic@ Equlpment
Prlor year 5tockadlustmprt
Book
Fund AaLsln8
13,396
LOO
177
3,300
197
537
78
32
2.268
26D
2,136
4.315
1?,711
loo
441
3,300
1.097
537
2,202
42
2.268
260
2,723
1,59fj
16801
7,021
799
399
2,475
550
457
675
264
2.124
io
990
400
1,553
1.121
587
1,596
Ih
1680}
940
1,049
2.400
2.400
21
fic Be Me Reinft+rcement Event
Various expense5 incurred In organlslng a music evenl
tts ¥Yhlch past attend&s on couE5es were Invft•J and
where the prlncipie5 of the courses were revisi
6d AlloGatlgn of Central and Admlnlstratrkn Costs
15% of Incomin9 Resources has teeTr allctated to
Restrfcttd Funds
TOTAL RÈSOURCES expENDED
15

Be M• ProJ•ct
Re9T*t•red chèrlty numb•r 1175239
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS {conllnue¢l)
Fop th8 year endod 31 July ZOII
2021
2020
DEBTORS FALUNG DUE wrrHIN ONE
YEAR
Other debtor5 and prtpoymenrs
Atcrued Incorne
913
913
4.153
913
913
Tot•1
2021
Tot•l
2020
LIABIUTIES: AMOUMTS FALLING DVE
WITHIN ONE YEAR
Accruals
Other uedltors:
578
61
61
746
578
2021
2020
INCOME FUNDS
The RestrlLted Trtcorne Funds ¢•)rnprtq•# th• following:
Surrey
KEllt
Brfghton ArÈa
Cumbrt6 Area
21,859
6.968
5.855
13,155
9,855
15.201
4,819
892
20.695
Offi
T4>t•l
10 MOVEMENT ON REsfiucTEO IN¢ONt PUNDS
O￿anC• •t
•t•rt of y••r
OutgDlnA
Yr•n¥l•rs B•lJnc• ot
of y￿r
Surrey Area
K•nt Are
Brfghton Area
Cumbrta Area
Mead Office
15.201
4.819
892
20.695
16.354
3,275
19.6961
11,126)
11.4431
18,7961
18,9991
21.859
6,968
5,855
13,155
9.855
1.256
18.854
41
16