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2024-03-31-accounts

inspiring musicians inspiring music

“Tomorrow’s Warriors remain the musical heart of the British jazz scene”

Cerys Matthews - Musician, Author and Broadcaster

TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST a 4 ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024

Charity No. 1153613 Company No. 08341045 (England & Wales)

The Trustees (who are also directors for the purpose of the Companies Act) present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in Note 1 and comply with the Trust’s governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2019).

Cover: Christ-Stéphane Boizi - Trombonist and TW Emerging Artist

Images by Tomorrow’s Warriors team members: Graeme Miall and Patricia Pascal. Image of Gilles Peterson and Nubya Garcia supplied by the artist. All rights reserved.

TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

CONTENTS

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Trustees report 1
Independent examiners report 15
Statement of financial activities 16
Balance sheet 17
Notes to the financial statements 18

TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees

V J Broughton Dr M Y Busby CBE S Abbott C Panayi N S O’Donnell N Cornforth C R George Appointed 13 September 2023

A W P Comber FCA - Treasurer Appointed 19 July 2024

Charity number

1153613

Company number

08341045

Principal office and registered office

1st Floor 73 Canning Road Harrow Middlesex HA3 7SP

Independent examiner

David Passey ACA Landau Morley LLP 325-327 Oldfield Lane Greenford Middlesex UB6 0FX

“EZRA Collective met at Tomorrow’s Warriors - it’s like a youth club for jazz musicians. Our Mercury Prize win represents a special moment for organisations like them who plough their efforts and resources into helping young people play music.”

FEMI KOLEOSO - Musician, TW Alumnus, Band Leader of EZRA Collective, and drummer for Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz

TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

TRUSTEES REPORT

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THE TRUST

Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust exists to ensure opportunities for participation, ownership and leadership in music and the arts are available to all. We aim to inspire, foster and grow a vibrant community of artists, audiences and leaders who together will transform the lives of future generations by increasing opportunity, diversity and excellence in and through jazz.

To achieve our ambition, we support diverse young and emerging artists through an acclaimed talent development programme, increase access through creation of inspirational learning and participation opportunities for communities around the UK, and develop diverse artists and audiences through investment in the commission and production of new music projects to promote and sustain artists developed through our programme.

Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust is a national charity with a diverse funding model sourcing income through individual donors, trusts and foundations, corporations and public funds. The charity acts as grant maker to Tomorrow’s Warriors Limited (TW) – a change-making talent incubator, music educator and creative producer established in 1991 by inspirational founders: double bassist and Artistic Director, Dr Gary Crosby OBE (recipient of The Queen’s Medal for Music 2018) and Chief Executive, Janine Irons OBE – and to participants engaged in TW’s programmes. TW is a company limited by guarantee (3598198) delivering activity that furthers the charitable aims of the Trust [see panel below].

“I know there are young people from a similar background to me who, if given the opportunities, can create great art. It’s not curriculum style, because what we’re dealing with is art. The individuals are artists, and I want to hear what they have to say about the world.”

Dr Gary Crosby OBE , Co-Founder & Artistic Director, Tomorrow’s Warriors & Recipient of The Queen’s Medal for Music 2018

TW has earned its reputation for its pioneering artist development programme, innovative community outreach activities, and critically acclaimed concerts and touring programmes.

Free access to TW’s development programme has proved crucial in nurturing the nascent talent and early careers of so many of the most exciting UK artists currently tearing up the international jazz scene.

TW’s alumni features many of the leading lights of UK jazz. Award-winning artists such as Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Cassie Kinoshi, Femi Koleoso and EZRA Collective, Binker Golding, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet, ESKA, Denys Baptiste, Soweto Kinch, Blue Lab Beats, Mark Crown, David Okumu, Ben Burrell, Zara McFarlane, Mark Kavuma, Camilla George, CHERISE, Nathaniel Facey and Empirical, Peter Edwards, Sultan Stevenson, Jason Yarde and J-Life, Robert Mitchell, Tony Kofi, Byron Wallen...the list goes on and on.

HISTORY AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST AND TOMORROW’S WARRIORS LTD

Tomorrow’s Warriors was the name of Gary Crosby’s jam sessions at The Jazz Café in London, which started in 1991. The sessions provided a much needed, unique platform for young people who loved jazz but lacked opportunities. With rising demand, Crosby and Irons set up Crosby Irons Associates Limited (CIA) in 1996 to provide a framework for career progression for young musicians into the professional music industry. CIA became The Dune Music Company (Dune) in 2004 and continued to reinvest its commercial profits to support the development of young jazz musicians.

In 1998, at the recommendation of Arts Council England (ACE), Tomorrow’s Warriors was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee (3598198) to enable ACE to provide ongoing support to it as a Regularly Funded Organisation (RFO). ACE has continued to fund Tomorrow’s Warriors Limited (TW) ever since, now as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO). Janine Irons and Gary Crosby are the directors of TW.

Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust (‘the Trust’) was founded as a Not for Profit Company Limited by Guarantee (2012) and a registered charity (2013) to activate learning, professional development and touring programmes for young, emerging and mid-career musicians from diverse backgrounds and participatory music activities for all. It achieves these aims primarily through support, as grantmaker, of educational and creative programmes delivered through TW and of individuals through the grant of bursaries. The Trust is governed by a board of trustees, who are also directors of the Trust and who have full discretion to operate within its constitution.

Neither Irons nor Crosby is a trustee or director of the Trust and deliberately so, to avoid any conflicts of interests, perceived or otherwise, in transactions between the Trust and TW. The trustees have discretion to decline grants, should they consider activities proposed by TW not to be in the best interests of the Trust or if they are incompatible with its charitable objects.

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TW has been a National Portfolio Organisation of ACE since 1999. In 2019 TW was announced as a PRS Foundation (PRSF) Talent Development Partner, and became a signatory to Keychange, the international initiative to promote gender equality across music commissioning and programming.

The work of TW is fully aligned to the charity’s aims and objectives. Through funding this work, Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust is able to reach, and have real impact on the lives of those the Trustees and donors seek to support, helping to deliver lasting social change.

The core ethos of TW is ‘Each One, Teach One’ , where each generation supports the next, sharing skills, passing on the legacy and building a vibrant, supportive, self-sustaining community of jazz artists and audiences. We and TW have a relentless commitment to diversity and inclusion, and this is reflected across all the activity undertaken by or on behalf of the charity.

Objects of Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust

The objects of the charity are to promote the arts and, in particular jazz music, and to advance the education of young people aged 8-25, primarily though not exclusively those from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, girls and those of moderate or limited means through provision of quality training, performance and professional development opportunities in the field of jazz music in such ways as to enable them to become self-supporting for the public benefit.

Public Benefit

The Trustees confirm their compliance with the duty to have due regard to the Public Benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning activities for the year and are satisfied that the charity’s aims are for the public benefit, as can be seen from this Report.

Main Activities

There are three distinct, yet interconnected strands of work created and delivered by TW in support of the Trust’s aims:

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

“Tomorrow’s Warriors’ accessible, collaborative and passionate approach gets the most out of young people from all backgrounds and it’s most telling that all those who have gone on to secure critical acclaim internationally remain active champions, advocates and friends of Tomorrow’s Warriors. What a legacy that continues to grow....” Joe Frankland, Chief Executive, PRS Foundation

TW offers a comprehensive and immersive Learn & Train programme which comprises of the Young Artist Development Programme ( YADP ) focusing on entry level workshop training and performance practice for talented musicians primarily aged 11-15; and the Emerging Artist Development Programme ( EADP ) supporting advanced groups primarily aged 15-25 while focusing additionally on career development and professional performance opportunities. TW delivers 10 weekly learning sessions across the academic year at its creative home at Southbank Centre in London, all of which are free to young people at the point of access. Two of these sessions are devoted to the development of girls, young women and non-binary musicians, providing a safe, supportive creative space in which they can develop skills, share learning, and build confidence.

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Through support of this programme, the Trust is able to:

OUTREACH

The Trust supports TW to devise and deliver innovative, bespoke educational and participatory outreach programmes around the UK and internationally in partnership with its network of music education hubs, schools, community groups, venues and promoters who, collectively, form the Tomorrow’s Warriors Partnership Network ( TWPN ). This initiative by TW – introduced in 2017 as a mechanism to promote sustainable partnership working across and between organisations, cities and regions – helps to deliver improved outcomes with deeper impact for all partners and participants.

DEVELOPING ARTISTS & AUDIENCES

As award-winning creative producers, TW works with emerging artists on its development programmes and with professional artists – solo artists and bands, including many of its illustrious alumni, and TW’s flagship jazz ensemble, Nu Civilisation Orchestra and Gary Crosby’s skazz (reggae, ska, jazz) big band, Jazz Jamaica All Stars – to help realise artistic ambitions, engage audiences that may not typically go to jazz concerts, and provide progression routes for artists ‘graduating’ the Learn & Train programme. The trustees lend support to selected artistic projects that chime with the values and aims of the Trust.

TW helps to enrich and contribute to the UK’s vibrant jazz scene and wider cultural landscape by facilitating the commission and production of work of outstanding artistic merit in a range of settings – from clubs and private functions to concert halls and major festivals – presented to diverse groups of people of all ages and backgrounds. Projects can be one-off solo gigs or concerts with small ensembles to extensive, multifaceted national and international touring projects involving collaborations of TW’s orchestras with large choirs, synchronised film or live dancers.

ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE

This has been another successful, impactful year for Warriors. TW has strengthened the Young Artist Development Programme, seen increased numbers of young musicians attend the Summer Runnings summer school, delivered new outreach projects outside London, and seen a substantial uplift in the number of live performances by our young musicians.

“Tomorrow’s Warriors occupies a unique and vital space in our cultural landscape.

Their work in helping positively shape future generations is of critical importance, especially in light of the tribulations we currently face. We need to keep supporting. Each one, teach one!”

GILLES PETERSON – DJ, Broadcaster and Producer

However, it should also be noted that these successes came against a backdrop of an economy facing rising energy prices and a cost-of-living crisis, which made the affordability of music education an even more difficult choice for many households, placed an enormous strain on live music venues, and made concert tickets and nights out to see live music a ‘luxury item’.

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IMPACT aOZ3-aa CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES TOMORROWS WARRIORS CONCERTSIPUBLIC 1133 , PERFORMANCES 1,030 30 DAYS EMPLOYMENT FOR ARTISTS 90 EMERGING ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASES PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES PUBLIC JAM SESSIONS PRIVATE FUNCTIONS 17 MUSICIANS GIVEN EITHER PAID OR UNPAID PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FEMALE GLOBAL MAJORITY 16,605 TOTAL LIVE AUDIENCE 860,000 RADIO BROADCAST AUDIENCE FIGURES INCLUDING NU CIVILISATION ORCHESTRA LIVE AT MAIDA VALE FOR BBC 3

IMPACT ao•-a4 LEARN & TRAIN TOMORROWS WARRIORS 441 152 £FREE LEARN 3,060 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES & TRAIN SESSIONS 1,023 LEARN &TRAIN WORKSHOP HOURS 471 DAYS PAID EMPLOYMENT FOR MUSIC LEADERS ACTIVE STUDENTS AGED11-25 ENROLLED ON TW ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES STUDENTS ENROLLEDITAKING UP OFFERS ON CONSERVATOIREIHE MUSIC COURSES NON-BINARY I 1% GLOBAL MAJORITY GLOBAL MAJORITY STUDENTS ATTENDED RESIDENTIAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ SUMMER CAMP (USA) GLOBAL MAJORITY 48 MUSIC LEADER FACULTY MEMBERS 39 VISITING FACULTY 9 CORE FACULTY GLOBAL MAJORITY GLOBAL MAJORITY 89%

IMPACT aOZ3-a4 LEARN & TRAIN TOMORROWS WARRIORS SUMMER RUNNINGS 2024 IMPACT AKII REACH DAYS STUDENTS 29 WORKSHOPS TRANSI 11 NON.BINARY 1% GLOBAL MAJORITY AVERAGE NUMBER OF SESSIONS ATTENDED PER STUDENT 399 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 39 MUSIC LEADERS COMPOSITION & PRODUCTION WORKSHOPS INSTRUMENT SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS JAZZ HANGS LED BY THE YOUNG SCENE FOR THE YOUNG SCENE

We were delighted to appoint TW alumna and internationallyacclaimed saxophonist, Camilla George to our Board of Trustees, bringing to the Board a trustee with lived experience as a Black woman instrumentalist developed by Tomorrow’s Warriors.

HIGHLIGHTS DURING THE YEAR

In a challenging financial climate, it seemed fitting that, in June 2023, Tomorrow’s Warriors was part of an artistic collaboration for the Greenpeace Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow campaign. With a re-imagining of the classic Fleetwood Mac song, produced by Fraser T. Smith and featuring Avelino plus a host of TW alumni and young musicians, the campaign was supported by a short film directed by Samona Olanipekun , executive produced by Steve McQueen and Lammas Park and starring Will Poulter .

Suffice to say our focus was very much on our hopes for ‘tomorrow’ and the future of jazz as we moved through the year.

Inflationary pressures were not restricted to households and business. They also massively impacted operating costs for charities. On 27 October 2023, we launched our I AM WARRIOR Fundraising Campaign at the Jazz Café, London. The sixmonth campaign concluded at the end of April 2024 and the £100k target set out to provide essential funding to support TW’s Young Artist Development Programme and ensure the programme remains free and accessible to all, increasing diversity in the music industry and ensuring the equality of opportunity that has always been central to our values.

TW has continued to strengthen its organisational structure and build capacity in response to increased demand. In April 2023, TW recruited a Production Coordinator to provide back office support to the Production Manager and Head of Special Projects who demonstrated skill and excellence in managing a significant rise in the number and scale of live events presented by the organisation. TW also successfully recruited a new Learning, Outreach & Engagement Manager (June 2023), a role that has paid immediate dividends, increasing the level of management expertise within the team, enabling the development of new partnerships that extend TW’s reach and impact, and providing robust support for the Music Leader Faculty and LO&E department.

CASE STUDY: SHEON TOMS (19) | GUITAR Joined April 2022

Sheon was initially nervous about joining Warriors, questioning whether he was ‘good enough as a musician’ to fit in. He is now studying jazz at Trinity Laban, and with support from TW, attended the Jazz House Kids Summer School in Montclair, NJ.

“ I’m currently at Trinity Laban studying jazz which is a very different experience to Tomorrow’s Warriors. Warriors leans more towards the mentorship aspect of jazz which I find more useful in many ways. Mentorship is how everyone in the 50s and 60s came up. I think that aspect has been a bit lost in jazz education and I think it’s really important.

I feel like Warriors have helped me see that I have a place in jazz music and that I can thrive in this music, and I love it!.”

CASE STUDY: CIARA OSUAGWU (15) | FLUTE

Joined September 2022

Ciara joined Warriors from our Jazz Hang partnership with Trinity Laban and now plays in our all-female developoment ensemble, Frontline.

“ For me, Warriors is such a safe and inclusive environment for women, especially now I play in Frontline, compared to other places I have been to where most people were white and

male. So, coming to Warriors is like a game changer – it’s great to have so many different people around you!

Just the fact that Warriors is free is crazy, there’s just so much teaching and it’s just a great environment for a young person. ”

Learn & Train

During the year under review, TW developed 152 young musicians aged 11-25 through the YADP, delivering 441 development sessions (up 34% on previous year), all 100% free to access. The cohort comprised of 47% female musicians and students from Black, Asian or other non-White backgrounds made up 66% (up 3% on the previous year).

In addition to the weekly TW timetable we supported supplementary master classes during the year, led by legendary bassist Dave Holland , drummer Terri Lyne Carrington with bassist, Esperanza Spalding , and a session with the Atom String Quartet .

Atom String Quartet . We announced the third recipient of the Alf Williams Memorial Award – trumpeter Shanise Hall – who received a bursary to meet the cost of trumpet lessons with a teacher of her choice. ~~ae~~

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Partnerships

In September 2023, TW partnered once again with Universal Music Group to deliver the innovative TW x Decca Records Career Mentoring Scheme to 15 emerging Warrior musicians.

This is the second year of a partnership that has seen TW collaborate with Decca on a year-long programme to deliver vital one-to-one mentoring support to a cohort of 18–25-yearold musicians from diverse backgrounds as part of our Emerging Artist Programme. Under the scheme, each Warrior musician is paired with a Decca music industry executive from a variety of departments, including A&R, Marketing, Commercial and Streaming, Press & Promotions and Digital. Each Warrior mentee also benefited from a half-day in Decca Records’ studio , when they could record 1-2 tracks of their choice – either solo or with their bands, and with no strings attached – supported by a Decca Records recording engineer.

With the support of London Music Fund and Lewisham Music , we were also able to build on our Jazz Hang partnership with Trinity Laban , increasing the number of sessions to 17 (compared to 7 the previous year). Aimed at 11–16-yearolds interested in jazz, these sessions feature a headline performance, multiple workshops and wrap up with a jam session. Those showing potential are invited to join TW’s core development programme.

A Grime Supreme

A Grime Supreme (AGS) is our outreach project fostering connections between jazz instrumentalists and grime/hiphop MCs and producers. The project builds bridges between musical and social communities which are often segregated and disconnected.

Following a successful pilot in 2022, TW secured a Youth Music Trailblazer grant to deliver AGS in Gloucester and Hull . From September-November 2023, TW Music Leaders (including producer Swindle , Moses Boyd and Deji Ijishakin, aka XVNGO ) worked with local partners The Music Works and Jazz Stroud , and 22 young musicians to deliver the Gloucester leg of AGS.

The project culminated in a community showcase at The Music Works, followed by a headline show at The Goods Shed in Stroud, where the group opened for a concert by Moses Boyd and XVNGO.

Across the 3-month period, TW facilitated 2 panel sessions , 3 workshops , 2 jam sessions , 2 rehearsals and 2 performances , with an additional 17 rehearsals delivered by our partners between visits, creating a total of 276 learning opportunities across the project.

41% of project participants identified as being from a Black or Mixed background , and 27% identified as female/non-binary .

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The project fostered an incredible community, providing a space for young people to push their creative boundaries, widen their network, and develop their confidence. After the project ended, the group went on to record the work produced during AGS at Real World Studios , and were booked to perform at Cheltenham Jazz Festival and WOMAD .

The first AGS sessions in Hull began in February 2024 running until April 2024, working in partnership with Hull Music Service and Beats Bus Records .

Summer Runnings

Summer Runnings ran over a 9-day period from 26 July-6 August 2023, with 39 music leaders and 20 seasoned music industry professionals serving up a varied menu of 21 workshops and master classes , 8 music industry sessions , and 9 jam sessions , culminating in our Extraordinary Summer Showcase in the Clore Ballroom at Southbank Centre - all 100% free , thanks to support from Adobe.

Session leaders featured a mix of TW alumni and leading industry figures, with Joe Armon-Jones , Tenderlonious , Camilla George , Cassie Kinoshi , Blue Lab Beats and professionals from the Performing Rights Society (PRS), Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL UK), the Musicians’ Union , mental health charity, Music Minds Matter and many more, all contributing to the success of this unique opportunity for participants to access free jazz education in a supportive community environment at a time when youth services and cultural budgets are facing challenges across London and the rest of the UK.

Summer Runnings 2023 was attended by 88 young musicians (an increase of 14% on the previous year) of whom 59% were from Global Majority backgrounds and 31% were female or non-binary . 77% of participants came from 25 of the 32 London boroughs . The remaining 23% came from outside London – East Sussex, Lincolnshire, Merseyside,

County Durham, Wiltshire, Northamptonshire and the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. Of these, 48% of attendees were current Warriors and 52% were non-members of TW , including from TW’s waiting list.

International Activity

Our special partnership with Jazz House Kids in Montclair, New Jersey has been ongoing for eight years and we were delighted to offer scholarships and bursaries for 5 young Warriors aged 15-19 – Klara Devlin (trumpet), Miranda Radford (drums), Emmanuel Ampong (drums), Sheon Toms (guitar) and Tom Sheen (double bass) – giving them the opportunity to ; travel to and attend b » the Jazz House Kids Summer Workshop . Run by the multiple Grammy winner, Christian McBride and his wife, jazz vocalist Melissa Walker , this twoweek intensive residential summer school, offers expert tuition from some L-R: Tom Sheen, Christian McBride, Miranda Radford, of the best jazz Klara Devlin, Emmanuel Ampong and Sheon Toms teachers in the US,

the chance to be part of an international community and to forge lifelong, international friendships.

In September 2023 TW was invited to join the European Jazz Network , which was the catalyst to launching BXL x LDN Interplay , a new international collaboration between Tomorrow’s Warriors and Brosella Jazz Festival in

BXL x LDN Interplay on stage at Brosella Spring Festival 2024 9

Brussels at the start of March 2024. This wonderful creative project brings together three TW emerging artists and teams them with three of their European counterparts to deliver a set of original compositions and inspirational musical alliances.

The musicians and their mentors met up in Brussels for three days of development sessions and debuted their compositions at the Brosella Spring Festival . They reunited later in the year for further appearances at Brick Lane Jazz Festival (London), Brosella Summer Festival (Brussels), and Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here Festival (Dorset), with further shows planned in Belgium.

Performances & Broadcasts

We launched LDN Rising in April 2023, a new season of live music events, as Tomorrow’s Warriors went ‘on tour’ across London, taking the best rising jazz talent to 4 venues across the capital every month. Pulling together a network of venues and building engaged audiences, this first LDN RISING was a pilot that aimed to build a music ecosystem that could help deliver diversity and dynamism to the talent pipeline.

April also saw Tomorrow’s Warriors at Brick Lane Jazz Festival , hosting a takeover of the Tap Room, showcasing 10 ensembles to capacity crowds across all three days of the event.

“Tomorrow’s Warriors gave me space to learn without limitations and encouraged me to expand as an artist.

Their guidance and education was priceless - they are the guardians of our young and future professional musicians.”

NUBYA GARCIA - Saxophonist, Composer and TW Alumna

We have continued our existing partnership with Karamel in north London, providing a platform for our young musicians and development ensembles to perform in public, and have built on our Tomorrow’s Warriors +1 residency at the Foyles flagship bookstore in central London, pairing a featured artist with young musicians from our development programme.

A new venue partner, The Oval Tavern , was established in Croydon, with monthly live gigs for TW emerging artists being launched during the London Borough of Culture programme.

The summer festival season saw Warriors return to We Out Here with 10 of our development ensembles and emerging artists performing across two stages.

In October our I AM WARRIOR concert at the Jazz Café, London, saw the launch of our third £100k fundraising campaign . With support from PPL UK , TW commissioned new works from Joe Armon-Jones (EZRA Collective), awardwinning bassist Daniel Casimir (Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the Year), drummer Rod Youngs (Gil Scott-Heron), tenor saxophonist Maddy Coombs , and alto saxophonist Donovan Haffner (Moses Boyd and Kamaal Williams). In front of a sold-out audience, each of the composing artists joined young musicians on TW’s development programme for a set of performances that encapsulated the Warriors ethos of ‘each one, teach one.’

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Festival vibes returned (albeit indoors) in November with the EFG London Jazz Festival . Two of TW’s key development groups played shows to packed houses, with Youth Ensemble performing at Karamel, and the all-female development band, Tomorrow’s Warriors Frontline headlining at PizzaExpress Live in Holborn. Three TW emerging artists – Allexa Nava , Donovan Haffner and Amy Gadiaga – performed with their own projects for the Late Shows at the Nutcracker Suite nights at the Southbank Centre, London.

Jazz Jamaica All Stars took centre stage at a packed Royal Festival Hall to mark the 75th anniversary of the Windrush , a generational moment that shaped the future of so many lives, changed forever how Britain looked, and began a journey that made sure the whole world heard the sounds and voice of Jamaica. Featuring Brinsley Forde (Aswad), and the sweet, Dem Three on backing vocals, the 32-piece line-up was joined on stage by the Jazz Jamaica All Stars Choir , led by Mark DeLisser .

Nu Civilisation Orchestra (NCO)

NCO’s first performance of our fiscal year saw them closing Brick Lane Jazz Festival with a performance of Charles Mingus’ Black Saint and the Sinner Lady in April. This iconic Mingus composition was to form a central part of the Orchestra’s repertoire and the basis for an artistic collaboration with dance company Clod Ensemble .

The Orchestra headlined with Clod’s dancers at Charleston Festival , Sussex in May and then reprised the performance for two ground-breaking participative concerts in November as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival at Shoreditch Town Hall , earning a five-star review from the Guardian.

Another spring engagement for the orchestra saw them perform at the Royal Festival Hall as the Southbank celebrated the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s classic Aladdin Sane

Trombonist Anoushka Nanguy takes a solo with NCO during Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

album featuring special guests Anna Calvi , Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters), Roxanne Tataei , Lynks and Tawiah .

In September NCO and Nubya Garcia realised a dream that the Orchestra’s Artistic Director, Gary Crosby OBE, had held for more than 15 years, as they took to the Queen Elizabeth Hall stage to perform Stan Getz’s seminal album Focus , a landmark piece of ‘third stream’ repertoire that marks the meeting point between jazz and classical music. Mercury Prize nominee and TW alumna, Nubya Garcia improvised over the original string arrangements, bringing her own interpretation and energy to the performance.

The concert, produced by TW, also featured the world premiere of two new pieces by Black British composers Oleta Haffner and Peter Edwards , specially commissioned for NCO with support from the PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Fund . Jamie Cullum previewed the Focus concert on his show for BBC Radio 3 , which featured NCO performing live from the iconic Maida Vale studios.

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“Tomorrow’s Warriors are a beacon of hope for creative kids of all kinds everywhere. The work they do to ensure that music is accessible to all is invaluable. The work they do with our talented = i youngsters is essential. Where would UK jazz be without them?”

ROBERT ELMS, Writer, Broadcaster and TW Champion

Awards and Recognition

The Trustees and team were extremely proud to announce in June that our Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Janine Irons had been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2023 in recognition of her Services to the Music Industry . Janine received her medal from HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal at her investiture at Buckingham Palace in January 2024.

Janine received further recognition for her Services to Jazz at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2023 – the 60th award presented to either Janine, Gary Crosby OBE, or the organisation since TW’s journey began in 1991. r A mi? Janine Irons OBE receiving her medal from HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace

There was more Warriors related success at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards , with TW alum, emerging artist and music leader, Sultan Stevenson deservedly scooping the accolade for Best Newcomer . Another TW alum, bassist Daniel Casimir, received the The Arts Foundation Fellowship Award for Jazz Composition in February 2024.

However, the most poignant award moment of the year came as we celebrated EZRA Collective’s amazing Mercury Prize 2023 win. They were the 8th Mercury Prize nominee led by TW alumni to be nominated for the UK music industry’s most prestigious award in the past 9 years. Watching them become the first ever jazz act ever to scoop the Prize, and hearing Femi Koleoso shine a light on Warriors and all the organisations that work so hard to deliver so much to young musicians, was a huge moment for TW and for UK jazz.

CASE STUDY: TAMI ADEBANJO (22) | GUITAR Joined June 2022

Currently studying at Goldsmith’s College, London, guitarist Tami came from an R&B background before joining Warriors.

“ At Tomorrow’s Warriors, I can see myself and my own journey reflected in everyone around me. We share those experiences and understanding of each other, and then all of us bring that together when we’re making music.

Tomorrow’s Warriors is good at listening to us, to our backgrounds and to who we are. They understand why that’s important and take that forward when they champion us.

Without trying to sound soppy, I think Warriors has been life-changing and life altering in a lot of ways. ”

CASE STUDY: HANNAH CLIFTON (21) | TRUMPET Joined October 2019

Hannah first encountered Warriors at a jam session at Rich Mix in London. Encouraged by Gary Crosby to overcome her nerves and get up on stage to play, she now regularly performs with TW Frontline at venues and festivals across the country.

“ Warriors connects you to a whole community. Knowing that all these musicians who you aspire to be like have gone through the same pathway and they all are up for being contacted and giving advice or coming back to teach or leading workshops. That kind of mentality that you’re always part of Warriors and the willingness of the older players to continually contribute even when they’re busy is amazing. ”

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Statement of Financial Activities on page 16 discloses total income to March 2024 of £286,920 (2023: £195,110) and total expenditure of £185,628 (2023: £168,935). This has resulted in a surplus for the year of £101,292 (2023: £26,175).

The restricted fund surplus is £30,737 (2023: £39,904). These funds continue to be generated through successful fundraising campaigns and will be expended on TW’s Talent Development programmes.

The unrestricted fund surplus is £70,555 (2023 deficit: £13,729) which has increased our general reserves to £114,585 (2023: £44,030).

Designated funds of £50,000 have been set aside to expend on the capital project to acquire a building to establish a permanent home/HQ.

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Voluntary income raised is £286,920 of which £201,074 is restricted. Of the total income, £63,034 was raised from charitable trusts, £61,185 from 5 corporate donations, and 10 gifts ranging from £1,000 - £50,000 from exceptionally generous individuals amounting to £121,300.

£8,003 was paid as bursaries to 3 of the 5 talented individuals awarded scholarships to attend Jazz House Kids.

During the year, the Trust granted £162,334 to TW to support the Talent Development programme.

We are grateful to our donors and funders for their ongoing support of the young, emerging and established artists through the Learn & Train and Concert & Touring opportunities offered by TW and, of course, supporting the immensely hardworking, committed team at TW that delivers the activity on behalf of the Trust and continues consistently to produce outstanding results not only in creative terms but in the artists themselves. The trustees deeply appreciate each of the individual donors and companies who have supported the Trust over the year.

The Balance Sheet on page 17 details the financial position of the charity and shows net assets of £446,662 (2023: £345,370).

RESERVES POLICY

Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust has a policy on unrestricted reserves as follows: ‘in order to ensure the smooth running of the Charity and help guarantee the provision of fundraising for the Education and Development programme expended through Tomorrow’s Warriors Limited, Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust has a reserves policy of maintaining unrestricted reserves of the equivalent of 12 months of its annual gross expenditure budget’.

Unrestricted reserves as at 31st March 2024 total £114,585, which represents over 12 months of the current budgeted expenditure and therefore comply with this policy. The Trustees will continue to review this and are committed to maintaining sufficient unrestricted reserves.

FUTURE PLANS

The company is registered charity (Charity Registration No 1153613) and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Its directors, who operate in a similar fashion to trustees of unincorporated charities, are elected by its members. The current directors are as set out below.

The directors undergo training either through courses or functional experience. Arrangements have been made for the induction of new trustees.

The charity does not employ any staff. Decisions of the charity are taken by the directors at board meetings.

The directors have examined the major strategic business and operational risks which the charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be made so that necessary steps can be taken to manage these risks.

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

V J Broughton Dr M Y Busby CBE S Abbott C Panayi N S O’Donnell N Cornforth C R George (Appointed 13 September 2023) A W P Comber FCA - Treasurer (Appointed 19 July 2024)

The Trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 23 December 2024.

V J Broughton Director and Trustee

Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust will prioritise five key areas:

  1. Increase capacity within TW’s programmes to enable more young people to access development opportunities.

  2. Support development of the TW Partnership Network to increase opportunity and reach.

  3. Review and strengthen our governance structure with the appointment of a trustee with legal expertise and a new Chair, along with our first official Patrons for the charity.

  4. Increase capacity through development of the existing TW team and recruitment in key areas covering development, talent development, production and digital transformation.

“No single organisation has exerted a more profound or beneficial influence on jazz in Britain than Tomorrow’s Warriors.”

Richard Williams - Music Journalist/The Blue Moment

  1. Progress plans to secure, through a capital project, a permanent home for TW, giving the organisation security and the potential to develop revenue.

STRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE

Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust is a company incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Acts and limited by guarantee (company registration number 08341045).

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

TO THE TRUSTEES OF TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust (the trust) for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the trust (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the trust are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the trust’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the trust’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the trust as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or 3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  2. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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 order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

David Passey ACA Landau Morley LLP 325-327 Oldfield Lane North Greenford Middlesex UB6 0FX

23 December 2024

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TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

A W P Comber FCA - Treasurer Director and Trustee

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TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

TOMORROW’S WARRIORS TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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“Tomorrow’s Warriors is an organisation that is very close to my heart. It is a place for jazz musicians – our safe space – where young people from different backgrounds can learn jazz for free. Without it, I simply wouldn’t be who I am today.

I first met Gary and Janine when I was 11 years old. I had just got my first saxophone and my mother took me to see Jazz Jamaica live. Needless to say, I was hooked and in awe of the amazing musicianship and pure joy on display. I remember very grandly telling then Tomorrow’s Warriors bandleader, Jason Yarde that I was going to be a saxophone player just like him! That was my first introduction to Gary and Janine and their wonderful programme, and with their help and guidance I was able to fulfil that very dream of becoming a professional saxophonist and member of Jazz Jamaica.

Having received support from Tomorrow’s Warriors, it’s timely now to give my support. I’m energised to contribute and help the organisation grow and build on its impact for young people.”

Camilla George - Saxophonist, Composer, Band Leader, TW Alumna Appointed to the Board of Trustees, 13 September 2023 Photo credit: Daniel Adhami

inspiring musicians inspiring music

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www.tomorrowswarriors.org