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Chailty Regstration Number.. 1186056 IPSWICH COMMUNITY MEDIA AND LEARNING CIO A C￿￿￿ABLE VN.INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES" REpoRr AND ANANCIAL STATEMEpifs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 o￿oBER 2025

IPSWICH COMMUNrrY MEDIA AND LEARNING CIO CONTENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 o￿oBER 2025 L8gal and Administrative Infoma￿n Trustees, Rewwl Inde[W￿nt Examirs ReFNt 10 Statement of Finanud A¢tivitss Balance Sheet 12 Notss to th& FinaTrial Slatenwnts 13-20

IPSWICH COMMUNrrY MEDIA AND LEARNING CIO LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Mr M Banceanu Ms V Shoestnith Mrs G K2yembe Mr D Betts Mts M Patel Mr E Phllbert Ms I Ingle Ms A De Lau￿ti5 Charlty Mumb•r 1186056 R•glst•r•d Offl¢• Intemabonal Hwse 6 South Street Ipswich IPI 3NU Ch•lm•n Mrs G Kayembe Bank•rs Unity Tw5t Bank plc 9 BrindlÈy Place Bim)ingham BI 2HB Sollcltors Ker5eys solicito￿ LLP 32 Uoyd5 Aver￿ Ipswich IPI 3HD Independent Examlner ¢￿0Ve kcounting Ltd 3 Brickfield5 Bui5ness Park Old Stowmarket Road. Woolp Bury St EdmuThts IP30 9QS Pago 1 of 20

IPSWICH COMMUNrrY MEDIA AND LEARNING CIO TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 The trustees p￿sent their annual rw)rt financial ststements for the year endeil 31 October 2025. The financial statements have been p￿pared in accordance wlth thè accounting polIc￿$ set out in rbote I to the financial statements arKJ comply with the charfty's Igoveming documentl. the Chartties Act 2011 and 'kcounting and Reporting by Charitie5- Statement of RecommeiKled Practice applicèble to charities preparfng their accounts In accordance with the ￿nanCIal Reporting Standard applicat4e in the UK an¢J Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffethve I january 20191,. Ohl•ctlves and Actlvltl•s The chadvs object5 ore.. l. The advancement of educatKJn . To advance the Édutati(In of the public in commtinitation skills tbrough subjÉcLs such as Media. music. ESOL 2. CommuDIty tapacity building . To deyelop the capacity and s￿1]$ of the mernbeT5 of the socfially and econornicauy disadvatstaged tomtThw)ities of the East of EDgland in sucb a Wdy that they are better able to identify. and hèlp thèeL their need5 and to 3. The advancement of lor pm]notitin ofj equality and th"ve￿Ity by: . Advancing edutatiOD and ￿lsIng awarene&% of equajity and diversity. . Promoting actlvities to fosier the understandw hÈtwee4 people of th"v8rse backgtyjunts. . Cultsvatjng a sentiment in tavour of equalL"ty and diversity. During 2024n5 y￿r the t￿￿ have always p￿d reganl to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. The guidance from the Clthrity Commission assisted the trn$t￿$ in ensurthg the objetts of the chanty meet the pub]ic benefit 5tipulauon. The guidan{￿ h•s also taken iDtO CODsideralioD when planning and delivenng actlvfity design￿1 to meet the cbarltys obJ8cts. For the 2024n5 Academic year wt were surtrsshd in securiDg another leanjing contract from the Education and Sk￿$ Fundfjng Agely via Suffolk coll￿ty Coutttil. This Wds to deliver lÈarniDg programs for disadvatttaged people aged 19+ from thÈ Tllost deprived and diverse wan15 of central Ipswicb. We a]so continued our Big Lknttery fijnding to pmvide wurses for those people itiÈ]igible for county coutscii couThes. The majority of these coll￿5 embedded ESOL learthg in a wide rdnge of actiYAti8S de]ivered by our Integyation Team. Throughout 2024r25 we worked VAth a tts￿ of 542 learners. across all Integralion Tram programmes, the￿bY exceeding our taryèts for the year. Thi8 figure include5 for the fjrsi a gn)up of UnaccompaDied Asyltsm-seeknng Children IUASCI who were referred to the Iutegration Team by Sllffolk County Councjl's W]rn￿l School. We a]so work hard to ptwote inform& edllcAtion tbrnugh our youth pmjÉtts. whicb are delivered frojn South Sl Studios in pJrtner5hip with Out Music, Pwich Studlos. Brighten tho Corners and othots. Over the year we worked with 214 chi]dren and young people to support thèir mental health, bc)st tb8tr coDfidèn( and help them to pr(wss onto furtbeT le4rniDg. volunteeritig aDd eMploY￿enL The t￿a)ll youth projects we deknverl the year in cowullctton with our partners were as follows.. South Stréet Kld&" SSK dèltvèts week]y music. Tt)edta. thatiYe and 50c?al sess5ons foi lI￿al young teople from the deprived Maple Pat* Ifornierly Jubilee Park) a￿a of IPI. It is our longett rntiDing project and is t￿￿ de]ivered at Eastsrn Angles. where ther8 L8 & large area for the young people io en￿ge in a wid8 range of music. medla and ¢mtive activity. Page 2 of 20

Now Ge￿. New Geu delive￿ weekly music and s(Kial 5es5iOn5 for local yOUDg people requir]￿ tsition and mentoring that SUPPOrts their development and life goals. Many of the path"pants arÈ newThJiveryetsL The Making Waves project works with young people referred to us by Suffo]k Youth Offenditig Sernice. Lèaving Cdre Team. s(￿lai Care a￿d others. who are at iisk of being attracted itits> artI￿ty alld a possible gang ilfesryle. We prnvide oue io one and Tuedia tuition as well a5 pastoral supp)rt io young people in the CriTlliT)aJ justice system who often havo quite complex needs. Mlc: During 24r25 we expanded the de]fivery of the Mèkitig Wav8s pmJert to dtltvtr a series of Open Mic njghts at the Smokehouse. This drew an auth.ence of young people South Street Studios for tbe first time and helped make EmuJat¢: Emulate 15 a project for ￿ and young Tnen swrted by the Seriow ￿olenCe f￿￿. The projert &ims to support young males to engage trttysitively in their I(￿al cotDmunity and addresses a Dumber of issues such as toxlc mascu]inity. anti.50cial behaviour and coTrbaltiDg Viole￿ ago]n5t WOTnen and girls. ln Sept8nther 2025 we launch&J our first AlieTnative Provision proiert called Oll TratL Our objertkv8 as alternative provi5iOU is to give our yOUDg people the sknlls. con￿￿nCe and emotio1￿] stsbility to be 5ntegrated back into mainstream educatioD. We ai]n to build the]n up viith a newftsund ctsnfidente, p&8siott and outlet for their creativity in music and media. We recLwi the incredible Work thal teachers and maiJ)strearn 5chwh15 do every d&y. On Track stsps as ak) ally and is desigDed to work a]ongside leachers aDd SCI￿015. offering an aiteTuative settiug foryoung p￿pIe who b8Defit from a d￿erelll pace and atmosphere. VoluDte•rlng: From NOveM￿r 2024 - Octok¢r 2025 we engaged with over 40 volutsteers who SllpF￿￿ our work with ESOL learlleTS and our de]ivery of infornjal ]earlling for disadvontaged young people. Embedded COM￿u￿￿ty l&rnfjng was sthpported by a divts group of Yolunthers thai reS￿ndS to the n88ds of the community we serye. This is in addition to the volwjteers who work on supp)rting our courses. We have a IArge cohort of volunteers many of whom are kn11n￿ from dt¥6￿ backgtwids. In 24n5 we workad with a totol of 146 volunets fro]n 50 dIffe￿￿t natioutijitles. Voluuteer5 deliveTEd a totsl of 16.213 hours of Volunteering in the I￿al com]nullity dwillg the year. VolunteeTh and Community CbampioDs are recruited from the community and the courses we deliver. They are promoting the voice of the most disadvanwed our thJ)miutiity througbout the year. ID addition. they prnvided collllnunity services wcb as traI￿atIOnS for the NHS.. signposting for ad￿Ce. volunteering fjn suryeries and dealing with aD inc￿aS1ng nuznber of requests for belp and Sllp￿rt- iDduding help with bridging the d￿1￿1 divide. Ipsvlieh Ci)TnmWLity Media and I￿nillg CIO grew out of Ipswich Coromuntty Medla CIC a￿d th• two organisations continue to work closety t(Jether. In June 2025 we flbrntsd 10 yéars of ICM 7MoTking iD the local community. Severa] eyents were oryani5ed to celebrate our 10.year anDiversary. We fonned a co1￿mittee made up of staff, volunteeT%, etsmmunity champions and learners to plan our celebratioDs. The acttyitses were uot just about ICMaL- they were organized tt) thank all our partners and parttcfipallts they weTr p￿fi)ed over the culminalion of a ja]n packed ¥ hour evenL which induded.. Page 3 of 20

40 dgncers. 7 caterers. S singeT5. 3 mvsie Vid￿$. 2 fi]ms. 2 arts perfonw￿. I piece of eomedy theatre. )etry and a]most 200 people, Ancludlng l(thl o)unci]Jors. Ipswich MP aDd the High Sheriff of SuffolL WÈ continuèd to ]naké pro9￿&$ fjn helping to biidge the Digitsi Dividè. wbicb was exaLrbated by thè tost Of jiving crisfis. Becallse of the success of our Community ChampioJL8 iti supN)thu women migrant co]nmunities In MateTnity Services we weTE su¢¢essful iD attra¢bng ¢oDtiJJuatitsD funding for our Maternity ITJequality Pmjert albeit at a reduced level compared to previous years. The prOj￿t works with a diverse group of migTani women from the Westuats Wans area of Ip$￿ch - the most thverse ward in Suffolk alld one of the most deprived wards in the eountsy. The aim of the proieLt is to build tsltst al￿)￿￿St migrant womett in maternity and h￿1th Se￿5¢8$ and Jncrease ctsnne¢tion, to]nthutii¢atton atsd ￿th sources of suppory therefore iD]pmvw b8alth outcome5 for parents and babies. AU told iti the 24r25 year ICMaL reached a of 1.814 ben8fthtI8s. ￿T￿￿dillg learners. volunteers. community champions and part5cipants. Over the 24125 year ICMaL de]ivered a tattge of tout3es ctrprfmluced In partnerS￿"p with our part"Lcipants. volunteers, stsff and other community part￿e￿. The was to teach Eng]ish kn those migratit to]JJmunfitles that are most vulntrablt and disengaged. To supw>rt them iti improving their emplosrynent prosFects and give thern the knowledge and skjlls to more effectively erIg￿e with l¢Kal services and integrats with the local community. The focus was on those tsot tumnuy In th8 iaFK)ur markeL th pald ernp10yD￿lll edurAtlon or tra5Ding. We used our know18dge and lessons learned during the pandemic to offer a new hybrid service of p￿lo￿lA3￿UY face to face dehvery but supplemented by online delivery for those with chaotic famity circuTnstances or supporting different work pattsrns and ￿vIng everyone a cbance to effectively engage. The Cour￿ we d￿v￿red for 24n5 wtre &8 follows: Enujish for H6alth Conversational ESOL ESOL and Driving Theory life in the UK 5UPFQrt Course Engltsh for Work For the d8liY8ry of our coiu5es we wo￿￿ in the rnost deprived and diverye wards SD Ipswich local n￿gratsts. We eDgaged specifically with Prtrentry. Entry l. Entry 2 and Elltsy 3 that watr eitlker in low paid employment. or nol worknng aDd Tjot ekng2ble for beuefits. SoTue of our Rorna aDd refugee migrdllts are ilh"terate iti thelr own laDguage. t￿lleTS induded Syrians. Kurdi Afghani. Bangladeshi and Iraqj. plus Portug￿Se. Mostty they had no English at all when they started wlth us and many were only semj-iiterate in their owt) language. having had their schooijng disDJPted by wars. They ar v8ry vulnerable. trLaving been through extzEmety traurnatic eX￿rien￿ W￿"Ch cat) affett their abi]ity io leanL engage and integrate into the local eommuThity. They oftett have severe phys￿al and meThtal health tssues and al￿ have ]nany domestlt problems to Sort out- issues around appointmt)ts with 5chwls. hospitals etc. Out ¢our5e5 proved FKPU]ar learnets. heitig fit￿le wl TesFonsive lo learner needs. 99.5% of learners would We ackn.eved an eX￿pIlots81 pass tste of 100 * and 99.4% of18arners said tbe teaching Wds ex￿llent or good. 100% of learners •41oyed theirt0u￿e. We get many quotes saylttg ICMaL 15 like a'fymilf. The progression rnte forour learners mowlttg i)ttto employmenK voluntserlng or hllther ieartiing ou¢ at 82%. 100% of learn8rs sald thè qu¥]ity of the cour¥e actsvities was good or outstanding. Learners are happy and e￿]bit gwd persoDai developmenL with 97.5% of learners saying that their ovtrall experience fis Èither urelleut or g(Kwl and 90% saying they are happy witb tbe progress they have made In dass and Pag8 4 of WJ

achfi8v8d what ty wt out to do. Staff aTh proh55ional and deliver a gotyj 8eTvlce. Feedbatk from learners u￿1C￿ta$ that 100% of learners feel they are weu supwrted by staff. We provide pastoral support to leorneT5 a5 well as op8raung a 'oDe 5tOP shop. swiposting Se￿ice wheTr we help students with housing, employment. school and other ￿S￿eS as well as help with fornl filjing. CV writiDg 8tc. 99.4% of learnets said the qua]ity of tbe CEIAG (Career5 Fducation Inforn)atiot) Advice and Guid8nce) they rèceived was excellent or good. LÈèrnÈrs volunteer in ￿MmUnIty settsngs such as learniDg a$S￿tants in local schools. tultural events delivered by the voluntary sector attd suppoty JC+ at Jobs Fait5 with translations. Questionnaires de￿O￿te 100% of lÈarner5 who volunteer 51w an increase th confidence and selfstteTll. Ret&tttion infftased to 86% over the past year. We have a rOb￿rt ttacking ￿te￿ and we are aware of the reasons why learners are unable to attend touw. Contributing factors include changing work pattern5, chootic ]ife5tyles. lack of thiideare fatijities and i]]nes5. We are working with a wJ]nerablÈ group aud the number withdrawals du8 to illness corresponds to the rising health iD8wlities ID all disadvantag￿ groups. We COTktinue to monitor and follow up the reasotss for ￿thdraWalS and we continue our search for additiotsl funds Io PTovide more supwrt for our mort learuer5. For CODtexi 61% of our learners come from an ESFA IEdurAtion sknll5 Funding Agencyl uptlft arw defined as amongst the IO% most deprfved wattls in the U Thè Suffo]k Adult Learners Awards. wbich tty)k plate Sn JuttÈ. wa5 all oiKbUt celebrnting those who have embraced th? Joy otlif6ltsng le¥rniDg. We were very proud of our learnerd who aivards or who were nominatsd. ICMaL won tht Incluslve Léarnitig Project of the Year al the awards. Our main projects for children and young people arn Ilsted above and over the past year the ach18vetllents are as follows.. Nutnber of sessions deliv8r•J: 101 Nuthr t>f grDup se55ioDs de￿"ve[8d: 143 (Sndudlnu trips and holiday adivitiesl. Our young people tell us that project ￿ a place whet they feel safe and pro%ryde rellef from the stresses of modern life and tsolatioD. 89% of participants wbo responded with feedback hav8 said their co￿fidenCe has incr&ised as a result of involvemtni th our projects. This is ID of the increase in young people presetstlllu with anxiety and mtutal health iswe$. In addiiion, the same p6ttellta￿ of partscipants sampl*J tÈll u5 they ha￿ mad8 ftlands at ICMaL and increased their social circle. again increasitig ￿la1 ]iDks and ties ￿ stronger Coun￿110￿ between people. As a re5uIt. we are seeing au increase ID young people5. wellbeing. Our young people have coDsi5tentty told us tbat the proiert 15 a place wherÈ they feel safe and prn%qd8 retlef the stresses of dai]y life. ID addition. 90% of yOUDg people over the coU￿e of the year told us they tnade friends at our PTDiects and increased their wial circle. leadw tbetrl to feel less iso￿telL From our monittsriDg we ¢aD say that 85% of young people engaged will have improved thèir ktLowledge of IT and diuitsl Music and media $>ills and or other creauve sknlls to some degree as every project ha5 learning embeddèd in communicattOD skills. Many of our yowlger ptirticipants progressed into further learning. 5t) ptir1iodar we have l￿d some great successes with sO[￿e of our young offender5 going onto Muskc Tèchnology courses at the li￿] College. Ovei the course of the y6ar we haye had a total of over 60% of ¢)ur young people ytsi￿ onto voluDteerthg. furtber education opporknjnities or emploiThenL This ts Èspecially pleasing whell considering the lack ofopwrtunitie5 and asptrdtion that blwhts our Pago 5 01

gigs as wo11 as envirnnmentsl and health WOTL Yowy p8ople have pD)yr#sed onto o)llege, other community 90% of young people on the projects have itivolved the1￿1¥8$ iti 1￿11￿1U￿1ty &vÈnts ènd ttrtivktiès ovtr tht year. L8 a resul¢ they tell us they have been feel]ng connected to thetr ¢o]llmuDity and Closer to people 5in¢e joilling the proiecL ultimatety Int￿aS)ng sttial ]ink8 and ties and g81tiDg involv8d in community aCtI￿tieS. We have beeD able io tsack the young people s¥ho engage on our Makn)g Waves. youth offending program. We have very close working relationship with SYOS Isuffolk Youth Offending SeTViCg). which is abl8 to provide vs with emphica]. Inde￿ndent data on the young people we work with. The p￿jert helps them to wove away offendfinu bthvlow thwh ￿1$1￿￿ &sptr8tlons thLY)ugh I￿￿$￿C and 89% of young people in the Youth Offerlding 5y5tem that V￿ worked with dernon5¢rnted 8 rniuetiott tbe gra￿ty of their offénfling attdlor a reductlon in the freqthency of their offending. The PriTLcipal source of in￿rne are grdnts al￿ d01wtio￿. All in(XbTne 15 r￿Qgnis￿ ouly when the charlty has entidemerÈt to the Jncome. The ￿Se￿e5 that we haye sei aside pn>vide finantial stability and tbe for the dtvelopment of our princjpai activfity. W8 iAt•tsd to maititain our reserves at a level which is at l&a8t wvalent to 6 months. urwesiricted running costs to ensure the financial stabi]ity of the charity. adeqvate ¢0 fidfi] our continuing ob]igatio Having a re5eryes po]icy help5 infornl the way in whicb JCMaL wanages its cash. Jiquid assets and debt, thai is, its treasury management approach. A reserves policy will assist ICMaL wben planning and etyainiug its app￿ach to 5takeholdets. I¢ contribuies swifiwiuy to the Board'5 ability to balance the Deeds of cunÈnt and beneficiaries. to provide stakeholdÈts with assurkntés that thé chwity is well JDanay&l ènd that It has. where appropriats. a 8trath9y for bujldjng up resems. Without a reservès polity. thè kn caR)noi ￿ Confide￿ thai their resems lÈvÈl the charltys ne*As at th8 me. The charfty totsld bÈ knld5ng ￿￿etwe$ that are too hlgb or too low for its needs. The charity's principa] sourc8s of income are fmm tkjnations. Gfft Aid and gratlts from Trnsts and Foundatsons. Expenditure on staffing. trajnjng atld admitt￿￿Oll ht8 sllp￿rted the ctrthrity in meeting its pubjie Inte￿$t obJ"ectives. The charkty has perfonrled better tbaD expected during a very duTrult year due t4) the cos¢ of living crisis. We have been very lucky to attract sigTh)ficant income from donatiorÈs wh.jch meant thai. even during this unprecedented yt8r gell￿￿ted a small uDrestiicied surplll5, which was not budgeted for. Funds have mainly been spent on the e]ivery of tiBthitig cowses atyd ¢omJnunity eapacity building. with staff costs accountsng for the mojority of the spend. ICM&L is commitled to investing in etkn.cal pe￿$10￿ pmiders that do not sup￿ the following industries.. Fossil Fuels extrartion, pryxessing. development Tobacco Pornography Gamb]Ing Agroch8mica]s place to mitigate ext4)sure to the Tnajor tsks. Page 6 of

W6 manage rfsk thrnuulx a Risk Regist9r. wbicb is reviewed and updat•1 motsthty by the SeDior Managemènt Team and rnvjewed quarterly by the Board of Trustees. Ilisks are 8 evaluated based on Severity and ilke1th0o￿ which a combined to provide an overall score trJether with a¢ti0os to Tnitigate where appropnate. Our ¢uThEnl m4ior risk5 are identsfied a5 Staffing. safeguarding and diversification of incoJ)xe. Aligned wilh the risk register is an action plan d8taiiing smart targets and accountabitity forti)itiuatitig iisks. Our Chair of the Board leads on our Oryanisationai DeVelOp￿￿t P]an, which infortns our priority areas of work going forward. We are in the process of drawing Up att intome geDeTrtion plan to fully ezploit our new bu)Id)ng and to tsci]itate tbe expansion of our ESOL delivery aDd pro￿￿ income generntion. TnLStees vacancles dre advertised via ow web&"te and 5wial n￿dia plattor]ns with a detsiled role description. App]icants asked to submit a copy of their CV viith a covering letter. W￿"¢b is then ￿vieWed by the Board of TDJste8s. If applicants a￿ deemed suitable for tbe role. they invited to inteTriew for th? role. The Inte￿ieW panel is made up ot TTh￿5 and Senior Managemeni and a set of pwgreed interview questions are used to establish experieD¢e and qua]ifications relevant to the role. Following the interview a recommendation Is made to the BoaThl of Thstee5. WFLO are then asked io Yoth the apwintmenL Successful app]icants itifontt￿. asked to tomplete the TTh￿tee induction pack and in￿lad th attend the llex¢ quartetly Board meeullg. Ipswith Collllnunity Media and L£arnJng is a Charitable Oryopisation. registered and re￿￿alad by the Charity Co]nmiswn. The charity is governed by its CoL$ti￿titin. dated 31)th ctober 2019. The truslees who $8Tved dunng the Tr￿rt0d and up to the date ofsignature of the financial stalen￿ts Wa￿.. Mr. Donal Young {d￿eased 1st SepteDther 2025) Mr. Marlus Datiitl Ba￿eallu lapwbinted 21st Oclojxr 2019) Ms. 14ryinia Ann Shoesmith lapFKIiDtsd 31si Octotr 20211 Ms. Guistr￿ll Kaur Kaye]Jbe (Chairl lapFointed 29th January 20221 Mr. Doug]as Lwis Betts lappofittted 04th Nothr 20211 Mrs Mayuri Chandravadan Pathl (ap￿ll￿d 29th April 20231 Mr Erlc Phllb&rt lapwiD¢ed 15th SepteTTrber 20231 Ms J Ingle M5 A De Laurentis ICMaL is governed by a Boanl of Tntstees. We currenlly have B Tn￿lee$. which iDdudes a Chair of Trn5tees. a HR Tntstée a $afegllard￿ Trustee. Trustees meei every quarter for a Board meetitig and kept apprised of activJtie$ YAa a written monthly uwiaie acrn5s key areas ol activity &$ well os more frequent corttmunlcadon vi& a Whatsapp group. L&sions at quarteTty t*)ard m88tiDgs and where necessary at EGMS and trL wrltlny by jority voting. The charity receives support from Ipswi¢b Community Metha CIC & limited company registsred ID EDgland and Wale5 with CompaThy No.. 9657892. During the year ICM CIC PTI)vided free ￿ceSS to premJs8s. ￿lUlltee￿ and stsff supporL No rA$h donation5 wei made in 24r25 althougb tbis may trdnspire in subseqllènt Polic￿5 and in place to ensure that the charity always operates itidependentty of the CIC. ALI TTUStees are pmvided wfith a cor[w￿￿SEVe induclioD pack when appDiUted to the t￿ard indudes.. . Charlty CoDStitsItio . Mlssfion StstemenL ObjectiV&8 and Values . Marketing brothure Py7of20

. Bios and conts¢t detsils of OUT Board of Tn . Equah"ty aDd Diversity Pobcy . 12.moDth plaTU . Fundmg Plantter . FUnd￿}sing outline . Bisk Register Summary - Financial accounts All Trn5tee5 are required to provide pr()f of and addrets and ¢omplete the fouowing.. - Register of Interests - Thistee C(xle of - Skllls Audfit . Trnst8e A￿arE￿Il Fwthenuore, all Trustee5 are required to undertake a DBS cb8ck and attend traSnlttg sn Sthguarthg. Flkwitlal ManageTnent and Board Governance. The pay and remuneration of the Senior Managethent team is overseen by ibe Chair ofTrnstses and our HR Trusts8. Day to day managémènt is delegatad to the Senlor Manauethettt team, whi¢b is made up of the Executive Director, the Integration Team Manager and Entegraiion Team ESOL and Qu￿lty Ma]wger, and OpeTBtions Director. The charity is registered with the following baDking aDd professional seThirs.. Unity Thst Bank PO Box 7193 Plantrtary Road W]llJthall WVI 9DG K8rs8ys Sojfidtors L 32 Uoyds Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IPI 3HD Ke>rte Ltd 10 Middle Street Trunton Somer8et TAI ISH United Kingdom Page 8 of )

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IPSWICH COMMUNrrY MEDIA AND LEARNING CIO INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Independent ExaminÈrfs Report to the Trustees of Ipswlch Community Media And LearnlrKJ Clo I report to the Charity Trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the charlty for the year en¢Jed 31 October 2025 hich consists of the staiemènt of flnatKiol artivitie5.balance sheet and the related note5 R•sponslbllltl•s •nd basls of report As the charity's trusiees yfmj a￿ ￿sponSi￿e for the preparation of the acctyJnts in accordance wlth the requl¥Èments of the Charities £t 2011 Iyhe P£t'l I report ¢n respert of my examination of the charity's accounts catTied out under section 145 Df the and In carrying out my examlnation I have followed all the applicable Dltertions given by the Charity Commlssion under secuon 1451511bl of the Act. Independent tx•mIn•￿$ Stat•m•nt The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to urbjertake the examlnation by beiryj a qualified member of ICAEW I have completed my examination. I confimi that M material matter5 have come to my attentlon in connettion with the examlnation lother thèn that disclose(I below ) which gfjves MÈ cause to believe that in. any matedal respect.. the acc¢)untirtg rEcords were Th)t kept In accordance W￿th secbon 130 of the Chadtles Act or the accounts dld not accorrtr with the accounbng records.. or the accounts not comply with the applicable wuiremwts corKemlng the forn) an(1 content of accounts set r￿t in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Re9ulation$ 2008 other than any requirement that the accourts give a 'tnJe anLI fair, v¢ew which is not a matter conside￿1 as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come actots no other matters in connettion with the examination to whlch attentlon should be drawn in thls re￿rt in order to enoble a proper understsndirKJ of Ihe accounts to be reached. me.. Adrt•n Mol• FCA ATII Date: 27 August 2026 QuovÈ Accounting Ltd 3 Brickfields Buslness Park Oltj Stowtnarket Roa Woolpit Bury St Edmunds IP30 9QS Pag8 10of20

IPSWICH COMMUNrrY MEDIA AND LEARNING CIO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Recommended catsqorf•s by aclfvlty Unw•%trtrt•d A•thrt•d En¢￿￿M•￿t Totsl Funds Totsl Funds funds funds 2025 2024 Incorn• •ndowrn•nts from: Donations and legacies 14,601 195.753 210.354 311.572 Charftable act6vities 5.110 72,1I)O 77,110 72.725 Investments 2.293 4.345 10.297 16.935 7,483 Other 29.356 29.356 25,924 51.360 272.098 10.297 333.755 417.704 exp•ndltur• oh: Charitable activities 75.231 339,225 35.703 450.159 389,659 Other 1.199 1.773 2.972 1,939 Total 76.430 339.225 37.476 453.131 391.598 N•t Intom•ll•xptndltur•) 125.0701 167.1271 127.179) 1119.3761 2fj.106 orher ￿COgnISed gainyllossesl.. Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity's Own Use 77 77 17.391 Net mov•m•nt In funds 125.070) {67.1271 IZ7.102) 1119.2991 43.497 R￿On(lI1•t1on of funds: Total fvnds brought forward 42,633 178,419 633.162 854.214 810.717 Total fund5 carrl•d forward 17.563 IIX.292 606.060 734.915 54.214 Thè dèficlt on thè r•strlct•d funds r•pr•5•nts the fart that In prevlous ￿r$ grnnts •nd ¢ohtr•¢tu•l Sncome has bt•n rtlv•d In r•latlon to •xp•ndltur• InfurTed In the year. P*Je11 of

IPSWICM COMMUNfTY MEDIA AND LEAIINING CIO BALANCE SHEEr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ￿0BER 2025 fvnds flmds fund* 2025 2024 Axed a55ets TrThJbble assets io 1.738 529.686 531.424 528.929 Investments li 76.374 145.960 142.305 L738 •9.5•6 6040￿ 077J•4 671.234 Current assets Debtors 12 23.784 24.604 23.007 Cash at bank and In hand 49.981 175.637 32.059 17.922 32A79 41.706 74.5•5 198.644 Credltors: an￿￿fits falllng due within one year 17.054 17.054 15,664 15.825 41.706 57.531 182,980 17.563 111,Z92 734.915 854,214 Funds of th• Cmrfty 14 17.563 17.563 42.633 14 111.292 111.292 178.419 Endowment funds 14 606.060 606.060 633.162 17.563 111,292 734.915 I￿214 Thelln4rKial Statern￿ apwo¥ed by the trustees on 27 2026 •ThJ 5ifftd on Its belwlf by. ch￿rnI•￿ Date.. 17 2026 P•>12d20

IPSWICH COMMUNrrY MEDIA AND LEARNING CIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025 Chartty for Ipswich Communlty Media and Learning CIO Is a Char6tsble Un-lncorporated Assoclatlon In Charlty Commission for England and Wales. The registered office is International House. 6 South Street. Ipswich. IPI 3NU. l. Accountlng Pollcles The prlncipal accountlng pollcies ath)pted by the ChaFity. which 15 a public benefft entity. in the prepa￿ti0th of the accounts are as follows. 1.1 Basls of preparatlon These accounts have been prepared under the historKal c05t convent￿. a5 modrf*d ty the Incluslon Ifxed asset Investments at valuauon. These accounts have been prepared ￿ accordance with -kcounting and RepOrt￿g by Charities.. Statement of Recornmended Practice applicable to charities p￿parin¥j their accwnts in accordance the Financial Reportlng Standard appllcable in the UK and Republlc of I￿land IFRS 102)- leffectlve I january 20191- (Charities 50RP {FRS 10211, the ￿nancial Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK ènd Republic of I￿land IFRS 1021 and the Charities kt 2011. These accounts are presented in pounds sierling rtyjnded to the ￿arest pound. 1.2 Golng concern The Trustees have prepared financlal projections. taking iThto considerntion the current economsc conditions and have. at the time of approving these acctyjnts. a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable fvtU￿. Thu5 they continue to adopt the going concem basis of accounting in preparing the accounts. 1.3 Income from donatlons or grants Income from donations and grants is ￿¢0￿nised when the charlty 6 en￿￿e<l to the fvn¢ts. the recelpt Is probable and the amount can be Measu￿ ￿11abty. For donations, ths is usually on receipt. For grants, this Is usually when a formal offer is made in writing. ff a donation or gront contsins term5 and condit￿n5 outside of the charity's control which must be met before the charity is entitled to the funds or if the dOr￿r specrfies that the fijnds must be used In fvture time periods. then the income is deferred. 1.4 Legacles Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt ￿ probable. that is. when there has been grnnt of probate. the executor5 have establi5he(I that there ore sufficient assets in the estate aThJ any conditions attached to the legacy re either wfjthin the control of the charity or have been met. 1.5 Thx r•clalms on donatlons and glfts Grft Aid receivable is included in income when there Is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift amount rKovered on a dorsation is considered to be part of that gfft and 6 treated as an addition to the same lund as the Initial donaknon unless the donor or the tenns of the appeal have specthed otherwise. 1.6 Contr•rtual Income and perforniance related grants This is only included in the SOFA once the charity has provided the related or Se￿iCe5 or met the perfonnance relateil conditions. 1.7 Investment Income Dividends are included in the Staternent of financial Actiwiies when they a￿ LlecIa￿. 1.8 Investment gains and losses This includes any realise<l or vnrealsed gains or losses orb the sale of Investments and any 9ain or loss resulting from revaluing investments lo market vabje at the end of the year. P¥13of20

1.9 Expendlture Expenditure Is recogrised when a present legol or con5tnJthe oblwjatfjon exlsts at the balarKe sheet date as a Tesult of a past event, 5t 15 protsabse that o tran5fei of econornic benefits will be required to settle the obllgatlon. and the amount can be esbmatetj ￿lia￿ty. It is inclusive of VAT which canThot be recovered. Direct Costs are those costs which dirKdy attribute to its activthes. Wages and salaries are allocated to direct costs based on an estlmate of time spent on charltable activities by staff members. Support Costs include staff coys aN1 a￿ those which do not produce a divett output. Staff costs ￿late to speclflc attivltles and thls 6 ￿ette￿ in the alhxatyon of payrvll costs based on the percenta9e of time spent. AII costs. including governance costs. are amocated btheen the exp￿thI￿ catewrles of the charity on a basis desiged to reflert the use of the resou￿e. Costs relatiryj to a particular aCtI￿ty are charged dlrectly: others are apportioned on an approprtate basls. Support costs and overheads have been calculated by allocatlThJ staff Yme to the levd of involvement in the various activities of the Charity. 1.10 Penslons The Charity Makes contributions to defined coTrtribJt6on pension schèmes. These contritwtions a￿ charged to the Intome and expefiditure accourbt in the year in which they become payable. 1.11 Taxatlon The organi5ation is a regthred charity and has no liabFlity to income tax or corporatlon tax on Its charftabbe artivitie5 during the year. 1.12 Credltors The charlty has creditors which a￿ Measu￿ ot sethernent amounts kn any trnde d￿Ounts. 1.13 Provlslons fr•r Il•bllltl¢s A liability is rneasured on recognition at ts historical cost and then subsewentty measured at the best estlmate ot the amount required to 5ettJe the obligation at the reporting date. 1.14 Flnanclal Instruments Charities preparing accounts nomally Measu￿ a basic financial a55et or basic financial liability on its initlal recognltlon at the amount ￿e1Vable ¢y payable aLIju5ted for any related transaction costs. However. if Inltlèlly measured at fair value. transaction tosts a￿ nDt include(l in the measurement of financial assets or liabilltles.. Instead. the transaction costs are treated as an exp￿Se. 11 extended credit Is offerEd. the accovntiryj treatment Llepends on those extended credit te￿5. The subsequent measurement of f6nanclal assets and financial liabilitie5 d￿ndS on their nature and settlement ates. The carrying amount must be calculated wfth¢)ut any dedvciion for traffjKtion costs that may be Incy￿d on sale or disposal. 1.15 Fund accountlng Unrestritted fund5 are those fund5 whKh are available for use at the diKrelion of the Tnjstees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have Trol been de￿gnate)

1.17 Tanglble flxed assets Tanglble fixed assets. such as land and buihJing5. plant. vehicles and equipment. are held to provide an onoing economic benefit to a charity through their contritrtrtion. direttty or Indire￿Y. to the provision of goods or sèrvices by the charity. Tangitsle fixed assets. other thèn I￿thOld land. arÈ ststed at t¢>st or valuation less tlepwiation and any provlslon for impalm￿nt. Depreciation is provlded at rates calculated to wrfte off the cost or valuatson of fixed assets, less thelr estirnated resKluol value. over t￿1r ÈxpÈtted U￿rul lives on the following basis= Year Bxtyjres and Rttfjngs 3-5 years straight Ilne Computer equipment Freehold imprDvernents 3-5 years styaight line 12 years straight line 1.18 Investments Flxed assÈt investments in quoted Sha￿5. traded bonds and ￿MIlar Investrnents a￿ Valued Inttlally at cost and subsequendy èt fair value Itheir market valuel at the year end. The same treatment Is applled to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be measureil reliably in whKh case it is measured at C05t less impaimient. 1.19 Debtors Debtors Ilncludlng trade debtors and loan5 recwvablel arp measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade distounts or atnount advanced by the charity. Subsequenty. they are measured at the cash or other consideration experted to be received. 2. Income from Donatlon5 and Legacles Analysls Total funds Z025 Total fund5 1024 Donation and grft5 Grants 14.601 14.601 13.836 195,753 195.753 297.736 14.601 195.753 210.354 311.572 3. Income from Charltable Artlvltles Analysls Unr•strlrt•d luttds Totsl fund$ 2025 Tot1 fund$ 2024 Service5 provided under tontratt 5.110 72.000 77.110 72.725 5.110 72.000 77.110 72,725 4. Income from Investments Anatys15 Unr•strfrted fvnds endowrnent funds Total funds 2025 Total R4YStrlrt•d funds 2024 Dlvldend Income 67 67 171 Inte￿5t incorne 2.293 4,345 10.230 16.868 7.312 Total 2.293 4.345 10.297 16.935 7.483 Page15of20

S. Othèr Ineomè An4lysls Unr•strfrt•d fvnds Total funds Z025 Total funds 2024 other 9.361 9.361 7.721 Property intome Room rental 16.375 16.375 16.282 3,620 3.620 1.921 Total 29.356 29.356 25.924 6. Expendlture on Charltable Artlvltles An•lysls Endowrnent funds Total funds 2025 Totsl funds 2024 funds funds Grarsts paid Legavprofessional fees 19.350 19.350 9.888 85 202 1.063 1.350 700 staff costs 5.933 216.649 31.129 253,711 187.127 Fundraislng costs Other costs 11.311 11,311 7,399 56.879 88.314 3.511 148,704 175,325 Tralnin9 Venue hi 85 1.229 1.314 1.051 360 5,167 5.527 195 Total 74.653 330.911 35.703 441.267 381.685 sUp￿rt Costs 578 .314 8.892 7.974 75.231 339.225 35.703 450.159 389.659 7. Support Costs T•tal luthd$ 2025 Totsl fund$ 2024 Gov¢rn•n¢• Costs Accountants fees 8.892 7.974 8.892 7.974 Staff costs Tralning costs Subcontract labwr Venue hre Professional fees other costs Accountancy Total- Charitable Activities 17.360 983 2.050 105 700 4.709 17.360 12.763 1.051 396 195 700 9.112 12.763 1.051 396 195 700 9.112 7.974 32.191 2,050 105 700 4.709 8.892 34.799 8.892 8.892 7,974 7.974 25.907 24.217 The Accountants fee Was the amowAt payable for the tr￿et￿ndent exami￿￿0￿ aud related seTvices 8. Other Expendlture Unrestrlrted funds T•tb futhd$ 2025 Ibt•l funds 2024 Analy51s OeprecSatlon 1.199 1.773 2.972 1.939 Total 1.199 1.773 2.972 1.939 Pag8 16 of20

1. Employee's Emoluments 9.1 staff Costs Thls y•ar L•st year Salarles and wages Soclal securlty costs P•nslon costs Id•fin•d tontrllmrtlon xh•m•l oth•r •mploy•• ben•llts Total staff costs 239,207 181,612 10.206 8.295 4.298 3.470 253.711 193.377 No ernployee5 recelved employw beneffts lexcludlwJ employ•r p*nslon costs) for th• r•portlng perlod of more than £60.000 The vernuneratlon of key manag•ment personnel for th￿r servk•5 to th• ch•rSty w•s 2025 2024 Salary Benefits 67.961 78.508 961 Employe¢s Nl 2.625 3.630

2. langlble Flxed Assets Freehold Land & Bulldlngs Flxtuves & Flttlngs Computer Equlpm•nt 10.1 Cost or ¥al￿atIOn At 01 NovembeT 2024 s25.￿1 1.949 16,649 Additions 4.731 736 Dlsposals Revaluatlor Transfe At 31 Ortober 2025 530.632 1.949 17.385 10.2 D•pr•clatlon and Impo5rn￿nts At 01 November 2024 716 14.854 Charge for the year 460 1.566 D6posals Revaluations Transfers At 31 ottober 2025 946 1.176 16.420 10.3 Net Ix>ok valu• At 01 November 2024 525.901 1.233 1.795 At 31 October 2025 529.686 773 965 Page 17of20

3. Investments C•sh & Cash Eq¥1￿1•nts Other CarrylnglfBlr) value Bt beglnnlng ot p•rlod 2.240 140,065 Adtl.. additions to investments durlrwj perlo 10.221 Less.. dist￿&15 at carrying value 111,0631 iio,0001 Add I Ideductl.. netgaln I Ilosslon revalua￿0￿ 14.497 Coryinglfairl value at end of year 1.398 144.562 The fair value at the balance sheet date material invesiments. defined as those ￿￿th fair values greater than of the entlre portfollo. can be found below. Responsible Sterfing Bond Fund Class 2 IACC) £21.895 Dirnen5ional Global Short DoteLI Bond IAccl £18,703 iShare5 Corporoie Bond Index D (Accl £22,180

4. Debtors: Amounts falllng due wlthln one year An•lysls of D•btors Totsl fund$ 2025 TOtsI funds 2024 Prepayments & accrued income Trade debtors Other debtols 17.509 7,095 14,110 B,883 14 Total 24.604 23.007

5. Credltors: Amounts falllng due wlthln one year Analysls ol Cw•dltors Total funds 2025 Ibtsl funds 2024 Trade creditDrs Accruals and deferred income Taxation and social security Other credito 3.546 6.178 6.063 1,267 4.927 6,178 3,227 1,332 Total 17.054 15.664 PwJ8 180120

6. Charlty funds 14.1 Detai15 of materlal funds held and movements durlng the CVRREKf reportlng perlod Fund Fund b•lan¢•s l•nces brought carrf•d fon¥ard forward Galns and Fund n*me5 Unr•strlcted funds 42.633 51.360 76.430 17.563 Re5tr1rted lunds 178.419 272.098 339.225 111.292 End•wm•nt funds 633.162 10.297 37.476 77 606,060 Total 854.214 333.7S5 453.131 77 734,915 The expendable Endowment rekxesents a grft of inve51rnents prvvided by one of the fomer chority trustee5, Donal Young. The trustee5 can exe￿iSe power to spend or appty the capital ol the expendable Endowment Fund but thls must be towards the charitys objerts. namley through busine55 ijeveloprnent artivitie5. These activitie5 comprtse:. business partnerships Research and market develoFthent Busine$5 expansion (including capital expenditu￿) Red￿te financial risk Use of funds in è financial cri%s or emeryerty lTrvestrnent income artslng on the Endowment FunLI can be used in accowdance w¥(th the objetts of the charity. The incorTE fvnds of the charity irKlude reslricted fiJnd5 recelved frnm a varfety of sources. Includlng trust foundations. statutory bodies (via grants and contracts). and donations. Ipswich Comrnunity Media and Learning have commitments for fvture expendf(ure in relation to these projects amounting to £111.292 and carrie5 thi5 amount forward as restricted fvnds into the 2025n6 financlal year. 14.2 Detslls of matsrlal funds held and movements durfng the PREVIOUS reportlng perlod Fund balances brought ftsnvard Fund bolances •rrlod forward I￿orn• Fund names ExPendI￿re G•lns and Unrestrlrt•d fvnds 33.209 38.269 28.845 42.633 Aestrlrt•d funds 159.945 379.435 360,961 178.419 Endowm•nt h•nds 617,563 1,792 l7,39l 633.162 BIO.717 417.704 391.598 17.391 854.214 14.3 De51gnatad funds The charfty does not ￿1￿ any designated fijnds Page 190120

7. Transartlons wlth trustees and related partles 15.1 Trusteè remunèratlon and beneflts None of the trv5tees lor any persons connected w•ith theml received any remuneratlon or beneflts from the cha￿ty ether year. 15.2 Trustees, expens•s None of the trustee5 lor any pers￿￿ connerte¢J wrth them) ￿ceIved any experses from the chafity durfng either year. 15.3 Transartlon(s) wlth related partle5 The charity received support from Ipswich Cotninunity Medo OC I'ICM'I. a limited company rEgi5tered in England nd Wales with company nurnber 9657892. ICM is deemed a related party as a dirertw Of￿ QC is also a member of key management personnel of the charrty. During the year ICM CIC pmvideil access to premw, vobJnteer5 and staff sUp￿rt. No cash donations were made in either year. Policies and procedures are in place to ensure that the charity always operates IndependeThtty of the CIC. For the year ended 31 October 2025 ICM rechowed costs of É2.795 to the charity12024..É2.6881. and the charity owed the company £672 12024..Nill For the yeaf ended 31 October 2025 ihe charty recharged costs of £1.655 to the ac 12024=£01. and the chaity was owed £98 12024..£7201. Recharges were made at cost with no markup.

8. Average Number of Employees Average nurnber of employees during this year-. 12 aThJ last year: 12 Page 20 of 20