INVOLVED

Registered charity 1120583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESSEX MARCHING CORPS, Essex Marching Corps, Rookery View Hall

Operation of Arts, Sporting, Cultural and Educational activities for youngsters and leaders of the communityProvision of a community building for the use of the local community

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains financially sustainable, supported by grants, donations, hall hire income, and community fundraising. The trustees report that the charity is working towards its reserves policy target of £20,000 in unrestricted funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £25k)

“The charity has a policy of maintaining £20,000 of unrestricted funds in reserve.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Cheryn Redgrave · trustee of 1 other charity
HAYLEY MEAGHER
Jennifer Morris

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£68k	£65k
31/08/2024	£53k	£50k
31/08/2023	£60k	£59k
31/08/2022	£80k	£32k
31/08/2021	£57k	£37k

Common questions

Is INVOLVED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains financially sustainable, supported by grants, donations, hall hire income, and community fundraising. The trustees report that the charity is working towards its reserves policy target of £20,000 in unrestricted funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/09/2022	£10k	Rookery View Hall - Activity Cabin
UK government	14/09/2020	£6k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England	26/05/2020	£5k	COVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/09/2019	£10k	Rookery View Community Garden
Sport England	19/07/2010	£4k	EMC Junior ColourGuard Dance Troupe
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/11/2006	£10k	Rythmn and Rock
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/10/2005	£26k	Buy new instruments and extend training
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/10/2004	£5k	Band Uniforms