Charity registration number. 1153591 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEIAENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGFrroN HOUSE coprrENTS (coKfiNUED) Reference arKI Administratwe Details Trustees, Report 2107 Statement of Trustees. Responsibilibes Independent Examinerfs Report 9t010 Statement of Finandal Athittes Balan￿ Sheet 12 Notes to the Financial Statements 13to18 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE REFERENCE AND ADMINISTrATIVE DETAILS Trust808 Joanna Banham Lena Dernashkieh May Yasmine Marie Dingle Melanie Gibscn Claudia Harding Karim Khwanda Dav￿ Moc*Jy Karen Bernice M¢)ore rimothy Peter Saloman David Moody Secretary Prfnclpal Ofll¢o 12 Holland Park Road London W14 8LZ Charity Rogl$trallon Number 1153591 Independent Ex•min•r Rothetham Taylor Limited 21 Navigallon Buslness Vlllage Navigalion Way Ashtonwon-Ribble Preston PR2 2YP Page 1 THE FRIENDS OF LEIQHTON HOUSE TRUSTEES, REPORT The trustees presenl Iho annual report together with the financial ststements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2026. The Friends of Leighton House Charitable Incorporated Organlsation ICIOI Charity number 1153591 'Ihe charity. was set up in August 2013 and memberships and records were transferred to it In December 2013 from the Friends of Leighton House (Assoclatlon) Charity Number 262330. The Friends of Leighlon House (Association) remains as a registered charity to rece5ve donatbjns. 1. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES To Support ongoing restoralion arKI refurbishment projects. To Support the funding of the aCqUis￿￿n$ of works of art and fumiture for the Leighton House Museum {'the Mu8eum'). To support an active programme of exhibition$ at the Museum. To raise additional funés for the Museum Whe￿ possible. To support the development and delivery of a iich and varied public education programrne. To organi8e events In collaboration the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea I'The Council.). To act as ambassadors for the Museum in Ioc81, academi¢ an(1 other communities of interest 2. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT The charty is govemed by its Constitution dated 4 August 2013 as amended ty a resolution of the rnembers at a general meeting on 3 O¢tober 2016. The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) 1153591 ￿ voting rnernbe￿. Membership of the CIO is open to anyone who is interested in furthering its purpose. Applications for membership are made to the charity throughout the year. T￿tst￿ r•cruitment and appolntment The￿ must bg at least three Iruslees and the maximum number of trustees is 15. AppIl￿th)nS to be¢om¢ a trustee are rnade lo the Chair in the first instsn￿. Al every annual general meeting. cn&third of the charty trustees shall retire from offi￿. If the number of trustees is not three or a multiple of three. then the number nearest to one-third shall retire from The trustees to retire by rotatien shall be those who havg been longest in office Since their last appointment or reappoinlmenL If any trustee5 were last appointed or reappointed on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be delorminod by lot R15k rgvlgws The trustees have examined the major risks which the charity fa￿ and confimi that procedures have been established to enable regular risk evaluation so that necessary steps can be taken lo lessen those risks. Page 2 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) 3. PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on Publ￿ benefft when rewewing the aims and objectives and in planning future acts'vrtw. The dwritable objectwes are also set out in order to provwje a clear and demonstrable public benefrt. The key charitable activities are.. . To support finanelally any refurbishment or restoration of the Museum. . To desb3n and deliver cultural and education81 prfrjrammes for the Community. To host ￿$￿Ing exhibition8. . To support financially the acquisit￿￿ of works of art and furniture. . To preserve 8fKI promote the Victorian artistic heritage of the area. . To provide the Community with a Cultural centre. 4. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Vtsrior numbers to Leighton House {the "museum") for the peiv)d 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 were 58,730, a slight increase on the previous year due lo a strong close to the year as the museum marked its centenary as a public museum. For the second year in succession, the museum generated over £1 M income. 100 Yearn of Lelghton House To mark the 100 Years of Leighton Hou8e in 2026 a special prcoramme of exhibltions and events was delNered by the museum from October 2025. An exhibition of images of Leighton House, charting ts journey over the 18sI 100 years was shown in the Tavolozza Galtery. Within the house itsew, Ghost Objects showcased four 1-1 replicas of original objects from Leighton's collection which are currenlly Untra￿d. Made by paper artist Annemarieke Kloosterhof. Ihese were located wthin their original posfLions in the house. On 21 March 2026. The Arab Hall, past and p￿sent opened wtth a specially commissioned film, When the Tikes Spoke. by Syrian filmmaker Soudade Kadaan, an exhibition in the Tavolozza Gallery and Ihe first of three installations in the Arab Hall itseK. In addition, the Friends supported 'On ihe Road, a pro9ramme of workshops and activities tsking place around the borough in partnership wth schools and community groups designed to raise awareness and engagerrwit, The Friends also supported the commission of an illustration to mark the 100 Years whith has been used for promotion and merchandise. Collo¢tlons The Friends supported the museum in acquiring a highqualty scanner to facilitate the digibsation of the museums. archives - particulady the extensive collections of photographs and images relating to the work of Edward Linley Sambourne. Once digib'se¢J, the images will b8 catslogued and made available to the publio through the new Colle¢tion Management System currentw being procured for the museum. P8g¢ 3 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE TRUSTEES. REPOltr (CONTINUED) Garden The museum's exlensNe garden has continued lo be developed with a grant of £5,C(10 from the Friends including a commission from artist Samira Mian for a gril￿ for the garden fountsin. Based on an eightfolé geometric pattem from the 14th-century Mausoleum of Sultan Oljeitu in Iran. the piece made from laser cut slainless Steel. refers to the interior8 of the luse while crealng a new ftjcus wrthin the garden. L•aming Officer The Frlends Supp￿ the creatlon of a new Family Trail within Ihe museum. designed to encourage sitlng families to discover the house and ¢ollectK)ns together. The Friends continued to support Str of the salary costs of a Leamlng Officer to help devebp thè museum's expanding Leaming and Publ Programme offer. Learnlng and Public Programm• The upward trajectory of growth for schools pa￿1pation has corfnued, rfslng from 821 to 1124 to 1184 children and 8ccompanying alults joining the musem's live￿ and innovative programme. Activities included clothed life drawing in the Studio, printing, Islamic pattem making and design, textiles, guided drawing and slow looking, interactwe tours of the hkstor￿ interiors, storytelling, natural sciences and ecology. calligraphy and collage. As part of the long established collaborati)n with the Kensington and Chelsea MUS￿ Scoety, museums again offered daytime workshops led by a music facilitator with opportuntties to hear and talk to the musicians and singers performing as part of the programme. Both workshops were attended by chitdren arKI teachers from Avondale Park Primary School, a school Particular￿ impacted by the Grenfell tragedy. A new project was launched in collaboration with RBKC Children's servi￿ and the SEND Participation and Engagement team. The project focussed on the Equal Voices group. young people rawn from four special schools across the Borough and will resuh in a public exhibition of the work produced at the Town Hall. The project slts within the museum mission to widen access to creabvlty and the arts, parttcularly prowding all young people wrth opporbjnibes io expk)re their creative potential. At the beginning of 2026 the 'On the Road, initiative was Lounched. $UpF￿ed by the Fr￿nds, taking the museum programme of creative workshops out into the community and around the Borough. As part of this project, Leighton House visited St Thomas CE Primary Schc*)l tsVI￿, working with years 3.4,5 and 6 1111 children). exploring Arabic call¢gr8phy and Islamic geometry. On the Road also visited the Persian Care Centre. the Clement James Centre and the Earls Court Community Hub, taking Egyptian plaster craft. Iranian music and Syrian book illustration to intergeneratlonal audien￿. As well as enabling new conne¢tbns to be made with other organisaknons, On the Road slgnposts Leighlon House to attendees and encourages visits lo the museum as well as highlighting free to access sp8ce8 such as the garden, free I low-cosl proJramming such a5 neighbourhc4)d walks and volunteering opportunitie8. Page 4 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) Seventeen workshops for f8mlI￿s and young Feople were developed and delivered, attended by 359 chiK1ren and teens, and 314 accompanying adutts, The calendar was structured around calendar moments, green skills and art and ¢reativty, and included mini beasts in the garden, a new aclor-led crime mystery for Halloween, Artivi$m Zines, calligraphy. and music and storytelling for NowruL Musuems also coltaboraled vAth th• organisation Brain Spark, working wth groups of Children from Norlh Kensington as part of a holiday activity progiamme to support working parents and parents faclng economic challenges. A targeted bcus on audpnce development with young people has conts'nued, particularly recognising the challgnges young people face in securing work experlence placements in the arts, museums and heritage sector. Museums hosted 17 young Feople on curab summer work placements this year. A rich, Mbrant public programme was delivered once agaSn, by the museum (supported by the Friends}, encompasslng over 40 daytime. evening and weekend workshops, classes, courses and events for adults. with the partiripation of over 1300 people, excluding families and young people participating in the Family Fun and Young People programme. Tuesday afternwn life dr8wng classes in the Studio and curator I specialist led lunchtime tours were particularty popuLar. In tot8121 evening events were delivered, including an After Hours for London Craft Wed( in collab)ratK)n y￿th the Barakat Trust. Drink and Draws vlth near to sold out paTbcipation, an opening panel disCuss￿)n event for the Ramzi Mallal installation and the KCMS co￿ert season. A major marker for the museum has been the design, development and launch of a new evaluation framework. working with the Museum of London Devebpment Fund. The framework COns￿ts of bank of tailored questionnaires that can be used to collect feedba¢k across all audiences, including children and community group leaders. The new framework not onty suppJts critical review of tho leaming and public programmes in isolation and also in compartSQn with other museum activty Including exhibitions. but also generates invaluable data for reporting 8nd funding applicatM)ns, and as such 1$ a major step forward. Page 5 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) Membor Events Vislts and events for Friends remain incredibly popular. gnd very well received. This past year. from Aprfl 2025.. . We took a small group to the Emery Walker House in Hammersmith, in Awil. . In May, members were invlted lo a prfvate view of the openiro exhibitK•ns at Leighton House and to highlighls tour of a Sotheby's sale, led by one of the Friends. . June saw the annual Garden Paty, themed Ancient G￿e¢e, with an impressive turnout arKI ever popular raffle. Members visiied an artist's Studio in Kenslnglon In Juty Anthony Wlshaw RA - filled vmh hi$ paintings and also sculptures made by his wrfe Jean Glbson. Cosmic House was the venue for a sFecialtyv￿rganI8ed vislt for Frfends in August - the fomer home of Charles Jenck& near Holland Park. • September saw Fryands taken to th8 Grayson Perry eXhibit￿n at the Wallace Collecfjon in central London, entrued Delusions of Grandeur. Friends were invited to the exhibiti'ons private view at Leighton House in October, and members were a150 offe￿d VIP invitation5 to hugely popular Frieze Art Fair in Regents Park. . In November, a group wa$ given a privaie Curator tour of SpenGer House. The Golden Hours dinner was held in December this year, Jenny Watdman CBE. Art Fund Director, as Guest Speaker. The AGM ￿d8 aL80 held in Devmber at Leighton House. . The sPen￿r House tour had been $0 over-subscribed that we invited those FrierKl$ unable to gain a pla￿ to a second tour in January. Latèr that month, memkfrs were invited to a tour of Ihe Foundling Museum in central London. . The Design Museum hosted a group for a private tour of the Wes Anderson exhibition in February. before opening hours and ￿ by the curator. In March, th& Garden Museum was the venue for a prrvate tour for Friends, a small but love museum and ¢afè near the banks ofthe Thames. 5. STATEMENT OF THE cHARl￿'s POLICY ON RESERVES The reserves amount to £84.814. This includes a restricied fijnd of £16,202 whith represents donations received toward specific ring fenced projects. The Friends of Leighton House de¢id&, with the serbior curator, how the General (unrestricted) Fund is besi applied to supw the Museum and rts objectives and activities. 6. FINANCIAL REVIEW The CIO accounts are prepared on an accruals and prepayments basis. The asse15 of the Fr￿ndS of Leighton House {CIO) Charty NumLw 1153591 are materialty its cash al bank. At 31 March 2026 this sum was £83,005. Page 6 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGFThON HOUSE TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) Income 1$ deiw•d mainly from donations from trusts and individuals and the gift aid thereon, membership subscriptions and income generated al functions and events. Income this year evidences matsrial incr•a5e on prvJr year. This year expenditure has been knussed on exhibition support. A varied exhibition programme. to celebrate 100 years of L8ighton has se8n support of the IAclori4n Treasures. Landscapes and 100 years exhibitions by the Friends of Leyhton House. As in prior years, amounts are paid to the Royal Borough of Kensinglon and Chelsea to defray SFecffic costs incurred on behalf of the Friends relating to fundralsing events and employment support of a leaming officer at the museum. Administration eA)sts relate to the outsour&4I accountancy fvnction and various administration charges relating lo the tid(eting and funds collection plafforms. Exceptionally, this year ￿Nitment fees were incurred to tdentify and hire a new chair. All costs are scrutinised monthly. The Friends of Leighton House have outsourced the monthly preparation of management a￿OUnts to Rotherham Taylor AC￿Untants. Total cash at year end represents the charitys main asset. Certain funds retained are designated for particular LevJhton House projects. Such funds a￿ designated as restricted and reported as such. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE8 Claudia Harding was appointed as new chair on 19th March 2026. The following trustee was appointed during the accounting peric#J.' • Lena Demashkieh- appolnted 5th December 2025 The following trustees resigned during the accounting period.. Catherine Boel - resigned 1st August 2025 . Danle Vanoli - resigned 5th DecernbeT 2025 . Tam$in Wallendahl- resigned 5th De￿mber 2025 . Lady Emma Verey - ￿$[g￿ed 19th Mar¢h 2026 Sir David Verey- wsigned 19th Mar¢h 2026 The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity ono9 .0}￿2￿nd signéd on its behalf by.. Davld Moody Secretary and trustee Page 7 THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPQNSIBILITIE3 The tru$lees are re$pon$ibb for preparing the trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with the Unitod Kingdom A¢¢ounting Standards (United ￿'ngdorn General￿ A¢¢eptod Accounting Practice) and applicable law and wulabons. The law applicable to ch8rrf￿ requires the trustees lo prepare financial statements for each ffnanci81 year which give a true 8nd fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and aPPl￿tion of resources of the charity for that period. In preparir¥J these flnandal statements, the trustees are required lo.. select suitable ac¢ounts'ng policies and then appty them consistenly: observe the methc