REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:1158370
THE DIDSBURY ARTS FESTIVAL CIO
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Income & Expenditure
For the Year Ended 31 October 2025
THE DIDSBURY ARTS FESTIVAL CIO
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER
2025
Report of the Trustees Pages 3-4
Receipts & Payments Accounts Page 5-6
Trustee Report
2025 was a year of public engagement and planning for Didsbury Arts Festival.
Following the strategic consultancy in 2024, the charity set out its renewed purpose and values. These continue to place emphasis on making the arts accessible to all, but also includes a dedicated focus on disadvantaged groups, including schools with a high pupil premium.
As a result, DAF now has partnerships in place with Burnage Community Centre, Westcroft Community Centre, Burnage library, and multiple primary and secondary schools in the area.
There was concerted effort to recruit trustees with the skills and competencies needed to deliver this vision.
Planning for the 2026 festival began with applications to funding bodies and trusts including Arts Council England, Benefact Group and local Neighbourhood investment funds.
To launch our new vision, DAF held its first ever Didsbury Summer Open, celebrating artistic talent from Manchester. The high quality exhibition was well received and provided a vehicle for communicating the charity’s vision to artists, potential sponsors and donors, community groups and the public.
On the strength of this activity, DAF held a series of classes in the Spring and Winter Seasons to raise funds and reach more local people. Feedback was tremendous and a number of corporate sponsors pledged support as a result.
This has provided a firm footing as we head into our festival year.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity number 1158370
The Didsbury Arts Festival Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
Principal address
6 Grange Lane
Manchester
M20 6RW
Trustees
Neil Mackenzie
Hannah Mahaputra
Samantha Crowe
Imelda Raine
Suzanne Russell
Fiona Howars
Yasmin Hussain
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 3[rd] March 2026 and signed on its behalf
by:
Mr Neil Mackenzie
| The Didsbury Arts Festival | The Didsbury Arts Festival | 1158370 | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||
| For the period from |
01/11/2024 Period start date |
To | Period end date 31/10/2025 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 5,007 - - - - - - - 5,007 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 5,007 - - - - - - - 5,007 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| Fundraising | 5,007 | - | - - - - - - - - - |
5,007 | - |
| Restricted Income | - | - | 5,200 | ||
| Fundraising | - | - | - | 1,312 | |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
5,007 | - | 5,007 | 6,512 | |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
- - - 5,007 |
- - - - |
- - - 5,007 |
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| Sub total | - | - | - | ||
| Total receipts | |||||
| 5,007 | - | - | 5,007 | 6,512 |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||
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| (see table). | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
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| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts | 5,007 | - | - | 5,007 | 6,512 |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Charges | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | ||||
| Website Charges | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | ||||
| Purchases | 6,599 | - | - | 6,599 | - | ||||
| Curator Invoices | - | 3,475 | - | 3,475 | - | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 6,709 | 3,475 | - | 10,184 | - | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total payments | 6,709 | 3,475 | - | 10,184 | - | ||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | - 1,701 | - 3,475 | - | - 5,176 | 6,512 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Cash funds this year end | - 1,701 | - 3,475 | - | - 5,176 | 6,512 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1
01/08/2026
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds |
Signature Details Details Details Details Cash at bank Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,335 - - - - 1,335 - Agreement Error Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Neil Mackenzie |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Neil Mackenzie | 03/03/2026 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
01/08/2026
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