Trustees, Report and Accounts Tropical Isles For the year ended 31 March 2024 Prepared byAllen Robyn & As8OLaate8 Lknlbd Contents TN8tee8' Report and Acmunts Legal arKI Afmlnl8tr8kn TNSte8￿ knnu81 Report 15 R8POrtofth8TNste88 16 Reportdts I1￿t Examlner 17 Skt8mentof Fhanclal Acd 28 Ststementof Fhanclal P081tlon 19 Notes toth8 Fknandal Statem TNstoeB' Repfy1 and Trt¥iW1*8 Pag02J Trustees, Report and Accounts Tropical Isles For the year erKJed 31 March 2024 CHARiff REGISTRATION NO: 1090798 8NI Arwjnts Tm&*sl lalg9 P8003 Legal and Administration Tropical Isles Forthe yearended 31 Marth 2024 mber KIB. o￿ls8 Qo (A8SiStantthts ', Banker 18ardays Bard( pLCJQwslu￿ Hdkyway & Jfjwarnl Grwp 3. 5 Hlgh Stree( Londc TTrAto91' PAport and Trts*al15kn5 Trustees, Annual Report Tropical Isles Forthe year ended 31 March 2024 set outbelowfomi part ofthi5 rewrt, arKI th￿finan￿ stateM￿¢￿￿p1￿S wllh requlrements, the Memornndum and 2015. To advance tr* edurallcm ofts In Wikyjtsr. Ixrt notexrA* In the arts {meanlng crnallve and traditional value8 ofthe Afri(w Caribbean LX)mmunity To foster. prom(kn and IrKx6as8 publk btsr8St In lh8 arts. and In partiojlar the aL*ive encA)uragement and contrtbulion which a mu1ti41add oimwlty has to m* to mw bo enlwK•d, Ixrt not 8x(knlvely In the London Borough ofHacWand surrounthng areas. arts and edu(xllonal art 8fter4c*K)018thlttes, vAth a 8peoficfooJs on dwdopfffj and ￿handn9 skllls arKI talents of dI88dVantag￿ chlldren and p&Jple who may bo at ri* Tropkal18le818 an ambltkw8 arxl f88t*rowuig organigatlon d8temiEned to enhan￿ the educational (xjllook ofthlldren and young F• gTh￿ng up In depr￿d areas of HaL*nay. Th work 8UPPOrt8 young peopb's abllllles to In the fml 8{*￿￿ (xffrt￿lUrn whue glvlng them tho I0￿rk on Almi and OWM. lead arlists Ensurlng Ourwork Dellbyrn OwAlmL' AtTroplLxI Isles. * r6matnknlycommlibJ tou8* multi4ts(xplinary art proi8ctsth8t offerfr88h C)uraitsstlc ac*vtI￿, whlL* are desixibed belcm, alm to thearts (aoserto Ihe p80&48 in ourtxxough. The fcxws of our Pag¢5% 1. Tn*tro$' R¢yt Koy Objecfjws for tho Noxt Three Y¢ern." Ilves. By buildirvJ strong rela11￿tshl￿ with local c¢xnmunilies, ￿ aim kn ueate owothnilies for arlsllcexwessEon and crthqtively and soclalty. tran8forniative p0￿ra1 camival arts ar￿ d8n(*. engage In our prr*Jrnmm8& . Wewlll expbre Intemalonal cx)118bcMa11￿ and pathash￿. brokerfng Oppo￿nttIes thatenable ourartlstsand promots (X08Skncul￿r8I exc*8nge, fostering leamlng. (xeabvity, and Inrrnoon. . By bulldlng aglobal neI￿rt Trisethe prDfileofcamlval artson the Interna￿3189￿8nd offerunlque opportuntlies forourIc￿al artiststo sh(yw￿se thelrtalentslo a wlderauthence. Engaglng Cornrnunltl81 ￿ Lov ParUdp•kn In Art• and Cum are commltted to elirninatirvJ the8e baniers ty provldlng ac(*8sbl8 aTrJ Inclus￿ prc8rnmme8. opportunltles to the u)mmunttles * serve. Young Pooplo (Agu 1045) (xmival arts. Many p8rtldpants rewrted imWDvem￿ts wi phs*al h8alth, mentsl ￿1￿, and self•estswn. In 8tre88 and anxety Indlviduals to expless therrrfelves and t￿lld essen11￿ skjlls. Emarylng Artlsts and Qoadveo LorAI S¢hoo . We have ￿llabOrated with IcThl [xfMary￿ secon(kryg&Kx45 t00ffer￿n￿Val arts Vthwe obw170 8tsKlents skills and enhanced theirurKlerstanding (￿￿ltsjral heritage sgnffic2ntof rnmTrval trathtE¢n8. TNth•s' Revi Tre¢knl Ida6 Pag•6' baCkgr[￿Id$ to celebrate dp•. 8TrATEGIC REPORT dlverne rdnge ola(*Vrt￿. all vathin a safe and irth1￿ *wironmenL A highfyht of the program w&$ ourheallhy ealtng 8th001 moats during Ihlr stay. These Morn￿ts ofralm and mlndfulness invabjth to the thildrnn's o￿all *elkb8ing. posters, thernpeuiic sand play. and messy pl8y. The ¢*lldren had theioy of mark maklng, i*irt ￿tn¢Ing, d￿*M1¢ camfval a thrflllng 8p￿tsday. One ofts highlwJhtsvrdg ourexaty gTh ofdodgeboll and ourts￿l08 local park, vtherethlklran had Ihe chance to d)allenge thelrltsntts and exts Ifw and n￿nI[pa Iredy. Through exthncw, differwKe and unty. teathlng the d)lldM that no matterwhere Iheyc4)me for C￿P Camlval to end. Aquotsfrom one(thl wrr6 Itup bmt Ym lkn cth Ix1( naxtyer, fm goSrvJ to mt&sw)u 815r. Integral part ofthe omp. Ea(* day, fi*xl LY) and Il* thlldren to de8lgn th*rwi h89lthy eating po3ter8. proudly dlsplayed forall to see. OurMeals￿r8c8refujty plannedtoensur8thatevery(Mrf8dbtsryneeds andallergl88**rè addressed, end V•P were delighted to Seethe chlldr8n e￿agI￿a *lth thefooJ, often sherfng thelrdwhts on th8 dlsh8s. We arKI de(x)rated blsajlts and owized a suw8fv1 focMJ taslir¥J activlty that￿rned into a roleftyng experi￿ ofshopping atthe We alsowoTked In parlrmfmp with parenty ￿￿11vatheM￿th healthyredp8sthatc￿1d b& made at home wlththdr formar￿0'S aTKI herenthuwm tnts at hmto hdp rnecU￿ Iwht8 huge to my1￿, thank y(w.' liwasdear from thefeedb81* thalthe notth ￿loyed theevI￿(* Ixrt had a deepwurKler8tsndlng ofhealthy bultdlng Into ouraclivilles. alkming the chFldren to expr8ss ti￿1r(Yea1i￿tythroUgh oMstruction and rolfrplay. thelrfull potentlal. maklng It caearlhatoUrcx￿18bOrth efft>rtswernv5tal tots su(%8s80fthe program. young ctsnmunity, build thelrco7fid￿￿ and selFbelief, and Irw8 tr￿M to bell￿￿tI￿ can ba the fuknw8 ￿derS of gr(hvth. The camp hastmn a ￿8(￿n{f1rVj S￿£&$, are ofthe tmrA(i It has had<￿trO thlIdrenv￿ Aswe look fOr￿ard tothe fulure. ￿ are exa￿ to bulding on this success and slwing our story wilh the broader Po907:. T￿￿￿?¢ R¢porf We a￿ FY0￿ to be Camp Camival plone8rsand lookfoThvard to conllrwlng thls Importantworkaswegrowlogeth8rwith our childran and families. Natlonal Portlollo Organlsatlon: RaL8ing the Profile of Carnlval Athts Tropi¢xl Isles is p￿ud t0annoLu￿ are in thefirstyearof ourthrewprogram funded Ihn)ughArts coun￿ ErKJknd's Natlonal Pofuolio chganisation tnttla1p￿. Thts prc8r8m is f(KyJsed on R81stng ts profib of emerging Cam￿1 arosts, enhandr their skiifs, and exparKlirwJ Ihe 8(x)p8 of Iheir p•f0m￿￿ through cdlaboTth pThluthon& bNVFtrsh¢Jps, and tnterdis&1ng. weC(mn￿y8 and 8cndln58• data to produce The Camp Camw wogrnm has8L*leved a stgnffi(xnta(xomplbshmentty helplng 88 thlldren and ￿Ung people Impro¥p thelr Ilter8cy an(Yor numeraw 8kt118. They 8Q))nwlished this ty inrxiry)orattroJ educattonal elements Into thelr uealve arts acllvttl¢s. For Instance, cogtsjme deslgnlng raqulred partlclpantsto read and follthv Instructtons and measure materfa18, feathers, 8nd gem. n8￿raIty IMpro￿d Ihelr liieraey and numeracy 8ktlls. Q￿raphY hvow counting beats, rn￿u￿ng steps, or ur￿ndIng movement PBttem8, vthlth helped parttdpants tmprolp thetr nuffBr8Gy skll￿ Comp081ng m￿lC and 1￿mIng to read sh8et mu8lc contrlbuted to improving their literacy and numeracy 8kl518. Prep8rtrvJ 8ulpts, tyrftx, and cuesfor p8rfDmianrx8, e5peLialty karaoke, enharKed thelrltteracysk11￿ Thepwm also engaged particlparts In dynarnlcleamlng exFkn, where they hadlo applythelrllternGy8nd numer8cyskills prdCtEc8lly. Theywrote thelrlyrtGs OrS￿ptsfor perfompnces, Ca1￿leted me&8urements forujstume mateiials artd ac%es8ortes, counted beats and foU¢xf choreogrnphtc Instruckns. ogram'8 harK18wI work8hop8 en￿￿raged Wtrapants to parfldpat& In V¥1￿ artt* elements acw, ollen requlred re8dlrvJ, wrfllng, and numeTacy 8kllkn to oJnWetask& Th818llored 8pproath to each parti¢ipartalk)wed forFwBondbed suprnrtln areaswherethey needed ImpThad lttewand numeracy. Mentors and Instruthrn proAded feadbaL* and guldarrfx on liter8¢y8nd numeracyrtated ts8k8, facillt8llng sklll developmenL The program's Wel￿mIng arKI 8uppotht thtronm8nt enLxJuraged aL*ve engagernent In the educaoonal components. Partlctpants engaged In group acuvllies where they dlsa&sed Idea4 uthlm)rat￿J on proleds. 8nd18amed from (Th another, fostering literacyand numeracy sk511s. Overall. Ihe(x)mbtnation ofcre8llvearls 8cIiYtttes, mentornhip, and a posthve leaming envtronmenlfeedbackwntribuied tothe wrted in(¥easein titsracy and numeracyskillsamorKJ th8 program'sparticipants. pr(MJram* fO￿ts on aclfve, h8nd￿n leamtrw b an eff￿1￿￿ ytoftatsuelly enhan￿the8eSk1L￿wh11ef05lerIKvj ue8b¥ity and petsonal growth. Tnjthts R¥ptht and A¢¢￿ty Ib*8 P8909 levds. The program atso IrKathied edu(*[￿1 on nulrikn arKI heallhyeatlng habits. whiL*) helped 9)% of partictpants to be m(Ye phsryolly a(arrfe, po&tsve peer inllum led lo 4n(¥eased physw218cknty. The pro3rarn also Instrudion, teamwort and a suppcmtve environffmt Contri￿ to the partlopant seek supportwhen InteradirwJ sxofes%￿ arbsts arKI M￿r8 akn offered e￿￿rOnal support and guidance. and stress. The program also offered a (xeab%e to dxnr*l the￿eMOtior[s and th0￿hts, c8knting arLxiety. wttile providing Itwn *ilh to(tsto bUdd8m￿l[￿ r￿T￿￿% arrfl cq)a*ilh Stress0￿ ttw85 akn valu8ble in nwnBglng anxiety emolional healih. fc¥wsirwJ on 17￿J] ￿l￿t￿,188d1n9 to red￿¥d stress and anxety. ErKxuraglThJ partidparts to expres6 th￿rIhoUghts. fe81trys. and experi￿x￿thr￿ (Yeativearts w￿ded a h•wayto nwnageemotk¢nsaNI ￿dU￿strasS P85910 I￿￿1￿￿. Insumw, Ihecamp Camwal pro9￿5￿￿￿on artisttcexwesslon. mlndfijlness. ern0￿1 sjpport. and a the participants. recognislr¥J tstha3pwtic pOI￿al ofart and ￿8a￿ty in sjpporting errrf>ticmal w8lkbeiffj. Improved mentsl healtfi. yi overall and re(ayytww the intwrxYff￿r￿ Lrfphysi￿, m￿trI, and emthnal heth. Encourdging sense of tthngwKd and conynunity. partlcularly for eld•ty indivtduals and fanthies in For Okl8r Peopl8: For Fami118S: Troplcal Isla8. Role durlng a diffiojlt perlod. Notable ¢JJtLXrn in(luded: despite finanoal struggles. RKognlslng ts Communny Impa¢1 R•wt ortd Tri¥*xt lths P•g• 11 Black Hi8ttyy Month Carnlval Arts Schools Programmg Hlgl*hts Wothshops: allire. Creatlve Herftsge and Sbrytslllw. Impact and Outcomos EnjoyThertand Indugviiy. EdU￿tIonal Value: Vogua Worfd Fund aranL' Tr4￿calls￿l5 Ihfllted to anrM)m th8 ofan grant frun troV(¥JueWortd Fun￿ ThIB fundtTrJ ￿111 trarth our 8trategtc plan to opfjmlse the granf8 Im Sbjdb Ren￿alth and S￿p 8uch as: Mlrrors, Sound syst&M. arKJ other reh8aTral tLM)I Accw and Ewement Communlty Acco8slbllity communH188. Collatorallve Opwthnlties Costume De•lgn and Crn8llon Enhanang Pro(we8 Upgrading mat8rialsto create h¥JftrquaFty, ￿llY 8knnnir¥J Jllaboration. and crealive Innovallon. Ro¢0gnillon and Opportunltles Ourlnduskm In the Arts CourKai Nattonal Pobthllo Ooanlsallon (21￿&21r27) program undrn Ourde(fj￿ to excellenc8 and IntY>valion. This support allows us to: . Dfve(YeaUveaThl ojlturnl In Hackneyand Gralllud• lo Our Supportws Tho IJuBtees exierKI hearmthanksto ourfvnders, tndlvk1￿, end o)mmunlty org8nlBafjonsvAKAe unwa¥*rfng 8UPFQrt has brought us to th18 stsge of growth and athlevamenL . Slaff and Vduntser8: Thededlcth, thlll, and loyaity ofcwm8n8gementrx)mmlttee, *£ff, and ￿lunteern Iwe b88n Instrumantal In aL*levlng our mlsslon. . Frn8lanc8 ArU8ts, Mentorn. and Relalon8Np Offl(xr8: Your exwl8e arKI guldarth Mntlnue to the 8uc¢888 ofour program8. . Partldpants and Stak¢hold8rn: Tr*nk you fortsuthg arKI 8UpP￿Ing ¢)urv18bn Th• Road Ahmd: Tropl(sl1818518 exdted to bulld on th8£u(rA￿ of th18 yearand embrnce n￿Oppo￿ntIl88. Wllh 8U8talned fundlng and 8trategiG ￿llabOrath, we alm to make a la8tlNJ Impadon the o￿lUral land8cap8 dHackney and beyon yfc*terfng Indu81vty, and •xcollm Sn ts arts, ￿ WUI o)nlnue to: Emptrwerthenextgenwallon of 8rf1818. RalBe tho pmfile ol C8rn1val Art& . Strengthen 0uro)mmunllythro￿h vlbrant (￿lbj[al aclvlde8. Tcwher, ILKJkforwardtO L¥8altry meenlngfvl, dHryand th•aits renwln aLTh88bh, dynam1& arKI Impactful for yearn lo come. Trwte45' Report awj Trry>knl18ks Po00 141 1. Report of the Trustees Tropical Isles Forthe year ended 31 March 2024 Th8TnJ8188s are wn8fol8forwep•fjro Ihe Rq)OrtdtsTrust￿endtheffim7d81 stat8mwt8 In 8￿r￿arK￿r￿ath AppIl￿ble Law appllcable to tharflles in EThJl8nd and Walas, the Charili8sAd 2011, Ctharity (Accwnts and Report) Regulalions 2008 and the provlth oflhe trustdeed wuired Ihe TnL8tee8 to prepare finan(xg1 Statements for èath finani?at year whlch gives a and fatr vlthv of the stats of affalrs of Ihe dlarfty and of Ihe inL>Jming re8ourr* and aWk8tlon of rnsouw, Indudlng Ihe Income and expendtbjre. oflhe dwrity from Ihat perlod. In prep8th those finan{￿￿ slatern￿, the Tnjstaeg are required to: l. SelgG*suttablg 8cLxyJnllng ￿lIdeS and then 8pplylh8m tl. Observe the methoJ8 and prfnap168 In the Cherlty SORP. IIL Mak8judgmants andeslimatesthatarn rea80nable arttl pruden¢ Iv. Prepare the finandal &ateme￿on a (¥)rKxn baws unl888 tt18 Inoppmprfate to pr88um thatthe *lll Continua In buslnass Tho Tnkstees arn resp)nstble for keeplro proper acoxrfng d*dosurnvAth reasonth ac￿rary at8ny Ilme the Ilnaniial posNlon ofthe tharftyand enable them toen6ur8 thalthe finandal statements complywlth Ihe Chaiitt89 Pd2011, the the ass8ts of the d￿rttyand, henca, ft)rlaktng rea80nablg 8tep8 forlhe wevenlon and detecllon of fraud and olher Irregul8rltl88. The aco)untsth Alen R0byn&th(th￿ Llmlted, be propo*d forfe•rthwrrtatlhefothcomhyArnu8J General Approved by tha trust8e8 on. z ?-/- Z025 ON BEHALF OFTHETRUSTEES: TrUSTEE Report aThl Acwllnts Trykal Page 15 Report ofthe Independent Examiner Tropical Isles For the year ended 31 March 2024 I reF#Jton Ihe Ftrfirthl T* 31st 2W24, th are ￿ tvs 17.18 Notes tothe FlrwKlal Staternwrtscn Pages 1&22. requtredforthL8 ￿arUrKI8rSec￿1c￿ 144 2011 kl)aThJ tstan Indepwwjentexamtnakni b requlred. It Is my resp)nsNItyIx Examine the aLrounts u[￿er sectkM 145 2011 P4 Tofolhx I￿e￿￿d￿re8 laid d(yMI wi Ih8gwwd CCrn&slcn(u￿ler*dlC￿ 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Ac( and Basls of Independent ￿arnIn￿8 *alfjmwrt It also indudes mrK8idwation of any unusual items ord￿d0>jres h the acrx)unts and seekwu eXp￿nationS from theknstees 03n￿rnIng any such matters. The wffedures Ur￿ (k) Th)t wovkle all th? evlderKe that *oukl be rffjulred In an audlt. Gjnsequenty, m ophlcn Is glven as to acoJmts IXBsent a INe aThJ fav vlthv, rq￿ Is Ilmlted loltthe matters set out In staten￿t bekm. Indopendenl oxamlnotrs slatema matertal r8spect: th8 accounting r80)rds I have ￿rne acmss no ottw matss In o)nnth wllh &Yamlnatk#) to ￿1¢h att*thn should be drawn In cYder to enable a tmper Ur#j￿Sta￿Ilr￿j of the acownts to be reathed. R01st(￿ Allen FCCA Chartered Certifled A￿￿ntant Alen Robyn & Assoclates UmSted 367 Cale(lonlan Rd L¢)ndon N7 9DQ Approved Z811[u Pag?16 Statement of Financial Activities Tropical Isles For the yearended 31 March 2024 NOTES INCOMING RESOURCES Incomlng rwoUr￿trorn genorntod lund8 Income Totsl Incomhy re8ource• fromgonor8t•J fvnd$ 193.838 193.838 89.933 89.933 Tot•1 INCOMING RESOURCES 193.838 89.933 Re8ource8 119,645 92,653 Supwt c￿1• ovomaftco C06ts 39,748 3,307 181699 Totsl R￿Qur￿$ Exp8nded 116,549 Surplusl(D8ficlt> Resources 31.139 (26.818) Invesknents re•t Inc￿0 T¢t81 In¥o8trnw Surplusl(Defidt) In¢ome after Other Incomo N8t Surplusl(Defidt) for th8 Year 31.185 126.613> 31.185 126,813> TnJthe¢ Report fjnd l$198 P8g• 17 Statement of Financial Position Tropical Isles As at 31 March 2024 NOTES * M￿xe4 31 MAR ¥113 FIMf Assets T•ThJfol• 0888ts 319 1.630 319 Current assets C•ih al borth and 2.170 2.170 Credftors: amtwnts f8llln due wlthln ono 18,074 18,074 Total CredttsJr8:8mounts falllwdu•¥Athlnone> Net current assets {IkblllUes) Total assets less ￿Trent 11a￿71￿8$ 12.008 {20,488) 12.327 (1&858) NetA88ets 12.327 (18.858) Funds Re•trEcled Fund 7,888 4,459 11327 unre8b1d￿ Fiwwj 126,n6) 118.858} Tothl Fund8 2Tr1-Z - and *weshJn•J on Its behawty. Miss Delrdre Scathbjry Trn$t¢•V Rowrt Ind TKs*xl1s P8g• 18 Notes to the Financial Statements Tropical Isles Forthe year ended 31 Marth 2024 Act2016. In(￿mIng resources Inve8lm8nt Inco Resources expanded con818tent wlth the use of r8source5. Chafftable aclfvlts8 Governance responsibllitlgs. Includlng apportfoned supwrt o)sts. Tangible r￿ed assets F￿￿1 A￿ntIng donororwhen funds are rdised for partI￿lar1eStr1cted purposes. Pay19 IrA 2. Income Artcoundl Arts Councll Eng￿nd. NPOIIPSO ACE Prqect Grnnl TotalAitCwiiit (99.250) {10.1￿) {10,1)lJ)) (99,250) LB H¥ckney- CamrRI LB Harkny M&in G￿nI LB Hackney. ItAF {500) (14.W) (25.240) (25,262) (9,592) 13&3S4) Donallor Vogue Wortd Fth Co$lumos&knxssofies Income {28,LTr￿) {8,001) {2,500) 1250 (145) Perfom)arw ￿ Brnnd pgrfrAmart LB CaiW0 lack Petchey Foundal Donattons {900) (3.402) (3.750) (9,912) (21.924} (10.484) Gifts and DonalNs Awards For ￿ Lottery Grant Cosiumes (10,000) 159.234) Tot81 Donatlon8 (40,0331 Tolal tr￿7 (193,838) {89,9331 3. Charitable Acbviles Jlslk wxl CUt￿ra1 Sp8NJ 4,499 3,462 1.311 Se¢urÈty Htre Vehide I Coach 4.887 1,570 69.774 8.745 Volunte9￿ EX￿$85 Sal8rtesl ENIC RefrBshrnents I Cate Equlwth*$lCat•lng equlpmentl PA 4.874 3200 10.198 13,573 1278 Trwte8¢ Rèport and Atu￿nI& Tr￿*￿ Islos P8g620 :. Ses8lonaVFreg18nce Fees 9.391 119.645 2.653 4. Supporting Costs AdverU8lng & Prnmollon Itand C<>nyrttr(x 130 25.373 10 17.468 Staff Trdn5F B￿k Charges Gengral Costs 179 479 Insu￿￿? M8thelng I PR Mofflbershlp and Subxript￿ns profe￿10ft81 Fees 514 75 671 RepBtrn & M*rtsnartc4 9.939 Total Supporttng Costs 39,748 5. Governance Cost A¢¢ountan¢y fe ExamSner Fee 2,107 3.307 6. Tangible Assets Op8nlng Bal 5.241 6,241 5,241 5.241 OpBning Balan Ollce Equ￿d￿l￿￿tt•ryo Total Deprecla 14611} {1,311} {4.9221 ￿.3(￿) (1.311) (3.611) 319 Totsl Tan￿bleA￿Sel9 319 7. Credltors: amounts falling due wilhin one year Short Tenn Loan A0￿uftt 11336} 17.71NJ} (17.336) (1.200} Acc¥uals R¢port 8nd A¢x¥￿ts Trw Iths RoundvYJ PAYE Pay*Je {1.606) 16.433) (18.074) 247 (4.369) (Z2,6581 T￿￿1 Credit￿. 4m￿jn￿fal1lry due*lthln One￿ Fu 7.868 7168 Unre8trlcknd Fur (28.726) {113) Current Year Eamw 31.185 31,185 126.613) 126.7261 12. (1&858) Pagg22