## T R U S T E E S ' A N N U A L R E P O R T 1 S T A U G U S T 2 0 2 4 - 3 1 S T J U L Y 2 0 2 5 I don't want it to end! It made me look forward to Monday! It was always fun and I always felt very welcomed and comfortable. It starts the week off good and I feel better after Be Me. Participant ## C H A L L E N G E S - Continuing sharp increase in the need for mental health support for young people, and emotionallybased non attendance - Schools acknowledging that they cannot educate without wellbeing intervention - It is harder to get well qualified course leaders for part time work in the cost of living crisis ## O U R R E S P O N S E - Exploration of new ways of providing our services that can get to significantly more people cost-efficiently Developing new ways of providing longer-term support to beneficiaries and schools beyond the current courses WE HAVE SUPPORTED **754 PEOPLE** THIS YEAR - Investing in a larger more stable and well trained team 1 ## CHAIR'S REMARKS This financial year 2024/25 saw Be Me Project celebrate its 10th anniversary. From a small start in 2014, CEO Lu Mason created the ‘She is’ course to run in one school when she saw how so many girls needed to build their confidence, positivity and self-esteem. That year she ran two courses. Our 10th year saw us run 141 courses in 22 schools - a record 754 beneficiaries, both male and female. Our analysis of course outcomes has shown that wellbeing grew by 50% amongst our beneficiaries. It has also been a year of challenges. It is harder to get funding, particularly long-term multi-year, as many grant funders and trusts are hit with an ever-increasing number of applications. Charities are finding it harder to keep going and many have not survived the last year. The demand for our services has increased, as has the complexity of the mental and behavioural needs of our beneficiaries, whilst the cost-of-living crisis has increased our need to provide stable long-term work for our team - all have put pressure on Be Me Project. I have been so impressed with those in Head Office, plus our course leaders and helpers who have trod a difficult path with great wisdom and sensitivity and enabled us to grow the work. We continue to thrive with a strong culture and a passionate team with lived experience. Funding needs are largely met for the next year, and we are particularly grateful to Joseph Rank for a multi-year core grant that has helped us invest in our structure, as well as the other multi-year funders who enable us to plan with confidence for at least the short/medium term. We are grateful, too, for those who have supported Be Me Project, either through fundraising or regular giving, and for those who have offered their time and expertise to enable us to continue to grow and develop. The year ahead is already full of new beneficiaries, some new schools, new leaders and several new initiatives that can help with our longer-term resilience. I want to extend a huge thank you to the many people who are involved with the Be Me Project - whether they provide leadership and direction; admin and processes; fundraise; lead and help on courses; pray and support; oversee finance or design; give and encourage – you are all so valuable and we could not do any of this without you. Thank you. ## **Alison Thomas, Chair** **Be Me is a great group project they help build confidence and things like that and I would recommend it to anyone** **It's been great! feel more understood and find it a bit easier to talk about how I feel** Participant Participant 2 ## OUR STORY Be Me Project has grown significantly since it started in 2014. In 2022-23 we expanded by over 50%. It has continued to grow in each subsequent year, and in the last year reached a record 754 beneficiaries with 141 courses in 22 schools. Our main centre of provision is around our Head Office in Surrey, whilst we also have a significant operation in Cumbria. Our strategic plan is to consolidate and maintain our size through 2025-6, whilst also innovating in new areas to provide longer term beneficiary support through longer term follow on, mentoring and volunteering opportunities. Our courses are ‘free of charge’ for the host organisation and participants so that they can be accessed by vulnerable or disadvantaged members of the community. We will continue to ensure that a high proportion of our courses are in areas of social deprivation such as North Leatherhead, Goodwyns and Chart Downs in Surrey, and lower income areas of Barrow in Cumbria. We have a strong delivery team in place, with course leaders who have lived experiences to draw on, and who are supported with a programme of wellbeing check ins and training. We continue to receive excellent feedback from participants, parents of participants and schools. For example, from two schools this year: **The courses have proved an extremely effective way for our students to work together to build their emotional resilience. The Be Me Project offered our students a supportive and nurturing environment, which gave them the opportunity to engage with insightful discussions whilst carrying out practical exercises. Students have left sessions feeling far more positive** Senior Teacher **Knowing the Be Me Project provides a safe, protected time for students struggling in school is really reassuring for support staff. The reality is that we are very stretched at times and these sessions improve the wellbeing of students. Your leaders are so helpful and approachable** Senior Teacher Our programme is inspired by a theory of change: **Be Me Project exists to give young people a better start in life. It is based on a theory of change; the outputs from our courses are improved self-esteem and confidence, and greater positivity. As a result, young people are able to better recognise and value their self-worth, enjoy an improved educational experience, strengthen family/peer relationships, and ultimately, they have a better start in life with improved resilience and mental wellbeing.** 3 ## OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Be Me Project uses its bespoke discussion-based courses to improve the mental wellbeing of vulnerable people in our community, primarily in schools. We have two courses - She Is and Who Am I? - which run over 7-9 weeks with sessions of 1-hour per week, for either boys or girls, typically in Years 8-9 but including some Year 7 and 10. Specifically, we aim to: - Improve self-esteem (like being the way I am, perceived wellbeing) - Improve confidence - Improve positivity (fewer negative thoughts, managing emotions, less anxiety, better resilience) Participants complete an emotional barometer survey at the start and end of the course. This means we can measure change and impact of the course against the key outcomes. Improvements in these areas benefit beneficiaries in the short/medium term by: - Helping them integrate better into the education system/ community - Build strategies for coping with difficult situations and identifying boundaries - Build relationships with peers and family - Signpost to further support or be an aid before further professional support is available In each course we try to ensure that the participants relate to each other, to help them get the best out of the sessions and to keep up long-term positive friendships. In the longer term, the impact is an improved educational experience and more confident and able members of the community. **It helped my daughter a lot. She said how good the Be Me course was, which is praise indeed from a teenager! Thank you for giving her the opportunity to learn about herself during these challenging years. I think the opportunity to learn about yourself and your social environment in a safe space was absolutely invaluable and we are so grateful she had this chance** Parent 4 ## HOW WE HELP Be Me Project supports young people struggling with depression, anxiety, low selfesteem, and who are struggling with their mental health. Those who work with us have lived experience so can empathise with our participants and not judge them. A good way to get an overview of how we help is via our 6-minute video on the front page of our website www.bemeproject.org Over the last three years we have increased our focus on longer term follow up. We have always had individuals who go on to become course assistants, mentors or even help in our office, but we now actively seek to follow up all beneficiaries with the option of drop-in sessions and a contact six months later on, along with providing some positive reminders on our social media platforms. In some schools we now place a regular team in school one lunchtime per week for anyone who wishes to talk. We have been working in many of our schools for 8+ years, and so our leaders have good relationships with pupils across the year groups and with staff. When there are significant incidents, such as a death, we may be asked to go into school and be there to support affected students. **754** BENEFICIARIES **141** COURSES IN **22** SCHOOLS APPROX. 2 BENEFICIARIES PER GROUP ARE REFERRED WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND A HIGH PROPORTION ARE NEURODIVERSE We ask participants, “What one positive thing can you take away from the course, and tell yourself every day?” Here are some of the replies: **“Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase.”** **“Keep trying, never give up and don't worry about what others think of you.”** **“To be kind and to be confident and to be yourself.”** **“It's okay to be different.”** **“You don’t have to be perfect.”** **“You don't need lots of fake friends, you only need a few good ones.”** 5 Wellbeing rating out by 10 by participants 2024-25 ## IMPACT We continually improve our impact survey, whilst also maintaining sufficient consistency to enable year on year results. We are able to look at results by course, year group, school or area. We consistently find good results, most particularly the perceived increase in wellbeing from start of course to end, which goes up around 50% on a five-point scale. Participants feel the courses help them in many areas, most frequently confidence, positive thinking and managing emotions. Comments made by participants include ‘confidence to be themselves’ and a greater sense of positivity for the future. We ask participants for words to describe their worries before the course, and at the end we ask them for positive messages that they take from the course. The contrast between the negativity of the former and the positivity of the lessons taken out is sharp, as seen in the word maps: Mean score rises from 4.5/10 to 7/10 Finally, we ask if they would recommend the course to a friend, and the results are consistently positive: Mean score of 8.8/10 (2024-25) **88% would definitely recommend Be Me to a friend** 6 ## OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ## 10 YEAR BIRTHDAY ## TEAM Be Me Project was ten years old in 2024! In October we held a music, cheese and birthday cake celebration in a local church to thank everyone who has supported us over the years. It was moving to see how some of the young people who experienced the course years ago have grown into young adults. ## THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE We have a team of six people employed part time by the organisation, including a Senior Management Team of two, a Grants & Trusts Manager, an Office Manager and two of our key course leaders. Our office in Dorking is a hub for all of our Surrey leaders and we also have regular course leader meetings and evening training sessions to ensure good communication, shared values and good quality control. This year we carried out a survey of our team engagement, and received top scores for ‘Proud to be a Member of this Charity’, ‘Proud of the work I do’, ‘Understand the Goals and Objectives’, and the ‘Vision and Goals are important to me’. The team asked for more opportunities for training and to talk to each other, and we have implemented regular team meetings as well as more social events. Following the success of the national Three Peaks challenge last year, the intrepid team of supporters took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks 12-hour challenge and raised nearly £5,000. As well as raising money, this is a great opportunity for us to hear from those who want to give; for example, one donor wrote on our fundraising page “Thank you for your amazing work! You have helped my daughter more than you will ever know!” 7 ## LOCAL NETWORKING We meet with local charities and organisations to share and learn, including Mole Valley Partnership, Surrey Youth Focus and Surrey Community Action, and we attended the Community Foundation Surrey 20th birthday and their networking events. ## CHURCHES We remain very grateful to those churches and individuals from churches who support us. Be Me Project took part in the Guildford Diocese Youth Catalyst conference, where we led a session for 60 young people on identity and influences, and we also worked with this organisation for their mission week in a Church of England school. ## IN SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES Several of our schools have given “thank you” donations to our work or fundraised for us to contribute to the cost of a course; we are always encouraged by this kind of support. We aim to work with schools beyond the courses by taking part in their initiatives such as wellbeing events at three of our schools; one for parents and two for young people. We also support school community projects where we can, for example we took our beneficiaries to a school project at the hospital garden. Our CEO also managed to get up to Cumbria in term time this year, to see the schools there in action. We now collect teacher feedback; 87% said they had seen evidence that courses had impacted positively on the emotional wellbeing of the students that attended. **Be me is a really good place to express yourself and find the good in each other.** Participant 8 ## PARENT FEEDBACK Nearly 1 in 5 parents responded to our first parent survey to find out the impact they have seen in their child from our courses. 70+% said they had seen an improvement in confidence and positivity in their child since attending a Be Me course and well over half said that the course had helped their child a lot. As a result of feedback, we have instigated a parent page on our website. ## NEW INITIATIVES We are exploring the idea of having service delivery partners with a new cost structure across a range of locations for our Who Am I? course and we trialed this in the summer term. We will develop this further in the year ahead, as a potentially exciting way of reaching a wider range geographically. As part of this initiative, we revised our course handbook, adding many more optional activities for leaders to draw on. We are also trialing wellbeing workshops where courses are not suitable, either in school, or in the community in school holidays. **A great community that can be easy to talk to. A break away from everything else. Really loved this!** Participant ## ONGOING GOVERNANCE Of note, we assessed and improved our quality assessment, revised our fundraising strategy, carried out a strategic review and looked at succession planning. **I really love doing Be Me because it is one hour every week I get to relax and chat. It's really fun and relaxing. It has helped. If I could do it again I would.** Participant 9 ## FUTURE STRATEGIC AIMS AND ASPIRATIONS We will continue with our much-needed courses to enable amazing changes in young people's lives and will expand into more schools within our core area of Surrey: at least two new schools in the next year. Specifically, we aspire: - To build on our strong roots in the community, consolidate our existing partnerships and grow new partners, so that we are known throughout Surrey and Cumbria as a source of support for young people. - To grow our teams with more volunteers and course leaders, investing in their wellbeing and training, and providing them with regular, sustainable work. - To develop our longer-term beneficiary support, including, where we can, a weekly lunchtime additional session so that pupils can connect on a regular basis and continue to improve their wellbeing. We also aim to grow some of them into ‘young leader’ roles. - Secure new multi-year funders to expand and provide long-term sustainability for our work. - Explore the role of service delivery partners as a way of expanding our work cost-effectively. I have loved seeing Be Me Project grow over the last ten years into the wonderful charity it is today. Our early ideas and passions have flourished into huge opportunities and over the years this has had a lasting impact on lives. I never tire of seeing young people grow in confidence and self-esteem, learning to recognise their unique value and worth. In a world where they face increasing new challenges, watching them rediscover joy and hope is heart-lifting and means I never tire of leading this wonderful organisation Lucy Mason, Be Me Project CEO 10 BE ME PROJECT Legal and Administrative Information For the year ended 31 July 2025 CharltyNamo Be Me Project. Charlty R•glstratSon No. 1175239. The Charlty was tsstabllshed in 2014 and was regI8ttsT&d wlth the Chailty Commission on 19 October 2017. Raglsterod Offlc• Front Off ice The Mayflower Centr Dorking RH141AB Gov•rnlng Do¢um•nt Charltable Incorporated Organi88tlon. Oblectlvos Build and enhance young people's and women's confidence and positive mental wellbeing. Support vulnerable people to explore ond develop tools to bettor monage their emotions. Develop resilience to help them better cope with life's ups and down$ Tru8t?gB Alison Thomas Justin Thom88 Pieris Hajittofi Stephen Barnes EIiz8bgth Marlow Dr Eli8abeth Moff8tt Richard Harrington Chair Treasurer (Appointed September 20241 K•y M4nag•m•nt Per80nnel Th08e in charge of p18nning, directing. eontrolling. running and operating the Charity, including th08e members of Staff who are the 88nior management personnel to whom ihtr Trustees h8ve delegated significant authority Or responsibility in the day- to-day running ol the charity, are considered by the Trustees to be the CEO and Head ol Operations & Development. Maln Bankor8 Lloyds B8nk 1201124 High Street Dorking, Surrey RH41BB Independgnt Examin•r John Helrn ACA Tandem Accounting Ltd 17 Heathville Road London N19 3AL BE ME PROJECT Trustees Report For the year ended 31 July 2025 The Trustees submit their 8nnuBI report and the financial statements of Be Me Project I'the Ch8rity"I for the year ended 31 july 2025. The financial statement8 have been prepared in the format prescribed by the Statement ol Recommended Pr8Ctice.' Accounting and Reporting by Charities ISORP2019 IFRS10211 and Ihe Financial Reporting Standard 102. The legal and admini8trativ8 information set out earlier in this document forms part of this report. l. Strurture, Gov¢rnan¢e & Management l. l Governance and leaders Our Govemanee Plan sers out how we as a charlty are governed, and conslders the requlrements and gwldance lald down by the Charitles Commlsslon and Companles House where applltable. The charity takes reasonable care to organise and control its affair5 rea50nably. responsibly, and effectively with adequate risk management systems. The Governante Team (Trusrees and management) will work with the staff. volunteers and Supporters to ensure the best implemencation of the charity'5 objectSves and purp05e5 for the beneflt of all particlpants of Be Me Project and those with whom we 3re a550ciated. Trustees are selected as requlred, to ensure approprlate skllls and experience on the board ol tNstees. They are appolnted solely by existing Trustees (having considered the views of the CEO). subject to a mlnimum 75% agreement of the Trustees. All Trustees are Interviewed. referenced and DBS checked. 1.2 Rlsk Management The Trustees acknowledge that they have a responsibllity for rhe Identifieatlon and proper management of rlsks faced by the CharSry In aehlevlng prlmary alms. The Trustees have therefore assessed rhe major rlsks to which the Charity is exposed, in particular ¢hose relating to the specific operational areas of the Charity. its investmen¢5 and it5 finances. The Trustees believe tha¢, by monitoring reserve levels. by ensuring that controls exist over key financial systems. and by examinln8 the operational risks faced by the Charity, they have established effective systems and procedures to mitigare those rlsks. We conduct rlsk assessments and have a business contlnuity plan. Our free reserves are set at £45,000 to ensure we have suffScient funds to run the operatlon for three months to tlosure, should this b&ome necessary. 2. Flnanclal Revl¢w Funding for the Charity come5 primarity from donation5 from charitable trnst5 and Indi￿dual$. Every grant or donation Is Vltal to our work and made a huge dlfference and we are grateful for them all. Donors of £8.000+'. Community Foundation for Surrey curnbr￿a Community Foundation St Faith's Trust Benefatt TnJ$t Francis C Scott Charltable Trust Frieda Scott Charitable Trust Joseph Rank 12 BE ME PROJECT Trustees Report For the year ended 31 July 2025 2.1 Flnanclal Actlvlty and FSnanclal Posltlon The Charity has had a very good year financially and has met its ambitious goals in terms of the numbers of those It has helped. It has also been successful in terms of grants received. financlal management and the continued building of awarenes5 of our work. We have been de1￿hted to be in receipt of some generous grant5 thi5 year in an increasingly difficult cllmate. esp&rially those that are multi-year, enabling us to bulld our su5talnabllity. 2.2 Re5erve5 Pollcy The Trustees have set free reserves at £45,000 equlyalent to approxlmately 3 months budgeted routlne expenditure. The majorlty of the remalnder of our cash at bank and In hand Is grants recelved for Courses to be run In academle year 2025-26. The Trustees are of the oplnlon that thls provldes sufficlent flexlbllity to cover temporary shortfalls in incomlng resources and will allow the Ch74rlty to cope and respond to unforeseen emergencies whilst specific accion plans are Implemented. At 31 July 2025 the Charity had nec free resetves of £72.05412024.. £56.001 l a5 follow5.' 2025 2024 Total reserves Less.. fixed assets Less.. restrlcted reserves 199.057 19311 1126.0721 155.219 197.907) 72,OS4 56.001 Free reserves requlrement: 3 months. budgeted rou¢lne expendlture 45.000 45.000 2.3 Investment Pollcy Funds not immediately requlred for worklng capltal are placed In a bank deposlt account. 3. Plans for Future Perfods We will continue with our much-needed cour5e5 to enable amazing change5 in young people'5 live5 and will expand into more Schools within our core area of Surrey.. at least two new Schools in the next year. Specrfically* we aspire.. To build on our s¢ron8 roots in the community, consolidate our existing partnerships and grow new partners $0 that we are known throughout Surrey and Cumbria as a source of support for young people. To grow our team5 Wlth more volunteer5 and course le3der5, investing in their wellbeing and training* and providing them with regular, 5UStainable work. To develop our lorTr8er-term beneficiary support, including. where we can, a weekly lunchtime additional session 50 that pupils can connect on a regular basi5 and continue to improve their wellbeing. We also aim to grow some of them into 'young leader, role5. Secure new multi-year funders to expand and provide long-term sustainability for our work Explore che role of service delivery partners a5 a way of expanding our work cost-effectively. 13 BE ME PROJECT Trustees Report For the year ended 31 July 2025 4. Responslbllltles of Trugtees for the Flnanclal Statements The Trustees are responslble for preparlng the report and the financlal statements in accordance wlth applicable law and Unt¢ed Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Charity law in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial sratements for each financial year tha¢ give a Crue and fair view of the srate of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resourc￿ of che Charity for that period. In preparlng those financlal statements, the Trustees are reqtJSred to: select suitable accounting policie5 and apply them consi5tentty', observe the method5 and principles of the Charlties SORP., make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and pruden Sta￿ whether appllcable actountlng standards have been lollowed, sublect to any departures disclosed and explained In che finanelal statements., and prepare the financlal statements on the golng concern basls unless It Is Inapproprlate to presume that the actlvltles of Ihe Charlty wlll cOn￿nUe. The Trustees are responsible for keeplng adequate accoun¢lng record5 that d15close wlth rvdsonable accuracy a¢ any tlme the financlal position of the Charl¢y and enables them to ensure that the financlal 5tatemen¢5 comply with the Charitle5 Act 2011. the Charlty IAccoync5 and Reports) Regylatlons 2008 and the prov151on5 of ¢he governlng document. The Trustees are also responslble for safeguardlng the assets of the Charlty and hence for taklng reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and ocher Irregularl￿e$. The Trustees are responslble for the malntenanee and Incegrlty of the Charlty and financlal Informatlon Included In the Charlty'5 webslte. . Approval The report of the Trustees ￿a$ approved by the Trustees on18th November 202S and slgned on Its behalf by.. Allson Thomas Chalr of Trustees 14 BE ME PROJECT Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of Be Me Project For the year ended 31 July 2025 I report on the accounts of Be Me Project forthe year ended 31 July 2025, set out on pages 16 to 23. This report is made solelyto the Tru3tees in a¢cordan¢e with section 145 of the Charities Act 20111"the Act"). My independent examination has been undertaken so that I might state to the Trustees those mBtteis l am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by the law, I do not accept responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Trustees for my independent examination, for this report, or the opinions I have formed. R•8POCt5v• re8pon8lbllltl•8 of Tru8tO•8 and 8xamln•r The Trustees consider that an audil is not required Igr thls year (under se¢tion 144121 of the A¢tl and thai an independent exBmination is needed. It is my responsibilityto: examine the account8 (under section 145 of the Act). follow the proc8dure$ laid down in the Gon8r81 Direction given by the Charity Commission (under section 14515llbl ol the Act),. and stotg whether particular mettgrs have come to my attention Ba858 of Ind•p•ndont •xamln•r'8 gtat•m•nt My examin8tion was carried out in accordance with General Oir8¢tlon8 givon bythe Charity CommS88ion&r8. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison ol the accounts presented with those records. li also includes consider8tion ol any unusual ittrms or disclo8urtr8 In the a¢¢ount8, and 8eeking explan8tions from the Trustees concerning any such matter8. The procedure5 undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be rgquired in an audit, and consgquently I do not expres8 an audit opinion tsn the 8¢count8. Indop?ndgni gx)mlnor'8 8t•t¢monl I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materi81 matters have come to my attention in ¢onne¢tion with the examinalion giving m8 cause to believe that in 8ny material re8PtrCt: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the ch8rity ag required by section 130 of the Act: or 2. the a¢count8 do not accord with tho¥e re¢ord8- or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicatsle requirements concerning the form and content ol aceounts 8et out in the Charitie8 IAc¢tsunt5 and Reportsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and lair view. which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in ordtrr to enabltr 8 proper undtrrstanding of the 8ceount$ to be reached. John Helm ACA 18, November 2025 15 BE ME PROJECT Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 July 2025 Unrestrictgd Restricted Funds Funds 2025 2025 Unrestricted Rgstricted Funds Funds 2024 2024 Total 2025 Total 2024 Not• Ineomo from: Donations and legacies Income Trading Investments 46,101 186,344 232,445 45,075 76 1,158 129,979 175,054 76 1,158 2,341 2.341 Total Income 186,344 234,786 46,309 129,979 176,288 Expondbturo on: Raising funds Charitable activit188 4,456 28,313 6,929 151.250 11,385 179.563 5,857 47,555 8,801 116.993 14,658 164.548 Total Expendlture 32.789 158.179 190.948 53.412 125.794 179.206 N•t In¢om•l{•xp•ndltur•l b•for•t•x 15,673 28,186 43,838 17,1031 4,185 12,9181 Tax payable Net Incom•l{•xp•ndltur•l aftgr tax 15,873 28,165 43,838 17,1031 4,185 12,9181 Transfers between funds Other recognised goins and 108se8 Not movomont In funds 15.673 28.165 43.838 17.1031 4.185 12.9181 Toi•lfund8 brought forward 57,312 97,907 155,219 64,415 93,722 158,137 Tolalfunds carrlod lorbvard 72,985 126,072 199,057 57,312 97,907 155,219 16 BE ME PROJECT Balance Sheet AS at JI July 2025 Unro8tTlcted Funds 2025 Ro8trlcted Funds 2025 Total Funds 2025 Total Funds 2024 Noto Flx•d Asi•ti T8ngible Assets 931 931 1.311 931 931 1.311 Current A¥sgt8 Stock Debtors Cash at Bank and in Hand 8,110 410 66,845 8,110 410 192,917 8,562 930 146,865 126,072 75,365 126,072 201,437 156,357 Cr•dltor8- Amounti Faulng Du• Wlihln One Year 3.311 3,311 2.449 Ngt Current A88gt8 72,054 126,072 198,126 153,908 N•t A**•t$ 72,98S 126,072 199.057 155.219 R•pr•8•nt•d By: Unrestri¢ted Inctyme Fund8 Regtriet8d Income Funds 72,985 72,985 126.072 57,312 97.907 126,072 Total Funda 72,985 126.072 199.057 155,219 These flnan¢181 stat8m8nt8 were 8pproved by the Trustees on18" November 2025 8nd slgned on theli behalf by: Allson Thomas Chalr of Tru8t••8 Company Registration Number.. 7548705 17 BE ME PROJECT Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025 1. Accounting Policiej The principol accounting policie$ 8dopt8d. judgements and key sources of e$tim8tion uncertainty in the preparation of the financial 8tatement8 are a8 follow8.. 84si8 ol accounting The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and in eccordBnce with the Charities Statement ol Recommended Practice (Charities SORP IFRS 10211 Bnd Financial Reporting Standard 102 IFRS 1021. The fin8n¢ial staiements are drown up on the historl¢al ¢08t b8sis of accounting. The Charity meet8 the definition of 8 public beneht entity under FRS 102. Golng Conc•rn There are no material uncertaintie3 about the chaflty's ability lo continue a3 a Boing concern and accordingly the accounts h8ve been dr8wn up on 8 going concern ba818. Income rocognltlon Voluntary income and donation8 (including legaciesl are accounted for once the Charity ha8 entitlement tts the income, it is probable the income will be received and the amount ol income receivable can be reliably meBsured. Income from the recovery of tax on gift aided donations is Bccounted for in the period to which the relevant donation Is received. Grant in¢ome is r8¢ognl8ed on a r8¢0ivable b8818. Interest on funds held on depo8lt is included when receivable end the amount C8n be me88ured reliably by the Chority. this 18 normally upon notification otthe interest paid or payoble by the bank. Exp•ndltur• r•coqnltlon Expenditure 18 accrued a8 soon a8 a liability 18 considered probable, and the amount ol obligation can be measured reliably. Longer term liabilities are discounted to present value. The Charity is not registered for VAT ond Bccordingly expenditure includes VAT where appropriote. Expenditure included in Rai8ing Fund8 includes amount8 incurred in obtaining grants and other donations. Charitable expenditure includes those costs in fulfilling the Charity's principal objects, as outlined in the Report ol the Trustees. Charitable expenditure includes governance costs and Bn apportionment ol support ¢08t8. Governance costs comprise 811 cost8 involvlng th8 publie accouniabllity of ihe Charlty and its compliance with regulation and good practice. These c08ts include c08ts related to the independenl examination and legal fees. Sto¢k Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net reali88ble value. Debtors Debtors are inclLtded at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued Btthe amount prepaid. Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months of less from the date of opening of the deposit. 18 BE ME PROJECT Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025 1. Accounting Policies (continued) Creditors and provisions Creditors and provi8ions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation ari8ing from a pa8t event th8t will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to Settle the obligation can be mea$ured or estimBted reliably. Creditor$ and provisions are recognised at their settlement amount. Fund 8ccountlng The lunds held bythe charity are either.. Unrestricted general funds - these Bre funds which c8n be used in 8ccordance with the charitable object8 at the discretion of the Trustee8. Rtsstri¢ttsd funds these are funds that can only be u8ed for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donoi or when funds are raised for particular restricted purp08e5. 2. Incom• Unr??trl¢t•d R•JtrS¢ted Funds Funds 2025 2025 Total 2025 Total 2024 Donations & legacies Donations Gift Aid t8x reclaimed Grants 43.200 2.901 1.505 44.705 2.901 184,839 44.582 1.423 129,049 184,839 46,101 186,344 232,445 175,054 Other irading S8le ol merchandise 76 Inve8tment8 B8nk Interest 2,341 2,341 1,158 48.442 186.344 234,786 176.288 3. Exp•ndStur• 3¥. Expendituro on Rai¥ing Fund¥ Unrgstrl¢tgd R?strl¢tod 2025 2025 Tot81 2025 Total 2024 Fundraising 4,456 6,928 11,385 14,658 19 BE ME PROJECT Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025 3. Expendlture Iconlinuedl 3b. Expondlturg on Charltable actIv￿leS Unr8¥trict8d R8¥trl¢ted 2025 2025 Total 2025 Total 2024 Direct course expenditure Support cost5 Governance costB 117,142 34,107 117.142 61.402 1,020 101.668 61.860 1,020 27.295 1,020 28,315 151,249 179,564 164,548 3c. Staff C08t8 2025 2024 Included within Expenditure on Rai3ing Funds and Expenditure on Charitable Activities ere the following steff cost8: Grts¥s 8al8rl&s Social security costs Pen$ion contributions 71,232 58.81)4 688 664 71.920 59.468 Of which.. gross salaries and benefit8 paid to Key Management Personnel: 45,030 44,016 The average number of employee$ duringthe yegr: Numb•r Numb•r Full lime worker8 Part time worker3 No employee received p8ymont8 in exce88 of £60.0¢)O durlng the year. Trugie08 are not paid 9 Salary or expense8. 20 BE ME PROJECT Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025 Not lncom•l{•xp•ndl￿r•J Net incomellexpendiiurel 18 $t8ted after charging: Unrestricted Restrictgd 2025 2025 Total 2025 Total 2024 Deprts¢i8tion Independent examination lee Other lees charged by independent examiner 584 1,020 584 1,020 1.016 1,020 1.320 1.320 732 B. Taxatlon As a charity, Be Me Project is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within the provisions ol the Corporation Taxes Act 2010 or the T8X8tion of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent th8t these ere applied to its choritoble objeets. No tax eharges have arisen on the Charity. 6. Tanqlbl• FSx•d A*oot• Computor EquSpm•nt C08t At 1 August 2024 Additions Disposals 4,063 204 At 31 july 2025 4,267 D•pr•clatlon At 1 August 2024 Charge for Year Disposals 2,752 584 At 31 july 2025 3,336 Net Book Value At 31 August 2025 931 At 31 August 2024 1,311 21 BE ME PROJECT Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025 7. Ihbtors 2025 2024 Gilt Aid tax receivable 410 930 8. Cr•dltor•-Amount8 Falllng Du• WSthln Ono Y•ar 2025 2024 Accru818 Other creditors 2,400 911 1,500 949 3,311 2,449 9. Ro8lrlcted Fund• At31 July 2025 ga Curr•nt y•ar August 2024 Incom• Expendltur• Tran8l0r8 Course costs Core costs M8nagement 8818rie8 Hub administration 77,688 10,305 132,034 46,874 1103,0221 138,8911 12,1461 114,1201 110,5571 6.021 2,145 2,391 96,143 24,309 9,913 7,436 5,620 97.907 186.344 1158.1791 126,072 Tran81ers between course co8ts and other restricted fund8 were made to correct hi81oric81 error3. At31 July 2024 9b Prlory•8r Auqu8t 2023 Ineom• Exp•ndltur• Tr•n8l•rs Course costs Core costs Income developmentlfundraising Management salaries Hub administration 65,641 3.578 8,737 4,690 11,076 88,057 25,114 176,0101 118,3871 18,7371 15,9841 116,5821 77,688 10.305 1,295 15,419 9.913 93.722 129.886 1126.7001 97.907 22 BE ME PROJECT Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025 9. Rostricted Funds {conlinued) Description8 of ihe re8tricied funds ar8 88 follows: Cour$• co$t$- fund$ raised for Suirey. Cumbria ond Kent to run courses. Core co8t8- funds raised for central coordination and administration. In¢omè d•v8lopm•ntlf undral¥lnq- funds raised to assist with the raising of in¢ome Management 8alar108- funds raised for salaries for the CEO and Head of Operations & Development. Hub admlnlstratSon funds raised for the local administration ol courges and building of schools. relationships 10. R•i•t•d Party Tr•n•8¢tlon• The aggregate unrestricted don8tion8 made by Trustee8 to the Charitywere £10,12012024'. £11,098). 23