FitzFest 1170198
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
For the period 06/11/2023 to
05/11/2024
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
## **A1 Receipts**
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds £**|**Resticted**
**Funds £**|**Endowment**
**Funds £**|**Total**
**Funds £**|**Last**
**year £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Performing
Fees|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|Donations|**7,000**|**0**|**0**|**7,000**||
|**Sub total**|**7,000**|**0**|**0**|**7,000**||
## **A2 Asset and investment sales**
||**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Sub total**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|||||||
|**Total**
**receipts**|**7,000**|||**7,000**||
## **A3 Payments**
|**A3 Payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Performers
Fees|**10,824.25**|**0**|**0**|**10,824.25**||
|Administratio
n|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|Other fees|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|Travel|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|Accomm.|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|Postage|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|Consumables|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|Venue Hire|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|PR, Website,
Design|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||
|**Sub total**|**10,824.25**|**0**|**0**|**10,824.25**||
## **A4 Asset and investment purchases**
|**Total**
**payments**|**10,824.2**
**5**|||**10,824.25**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Net of**
**receipts/pay**
**ments**||||||
|**A5 Transfers**
**between**
**funds**|**0**|||**0**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A6 Cash funds**
**last year end**|**7,542.83**|||**7,542.83**||
|**Cash funds**
**this year end**|3,718.58|||3,718.58||
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
## **B1 Cash funds**
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds £**|**Resticted**
**Funds £**|**Total**
**Funds £**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Lloyds
treasurer’s
bank
account|3,718.58|**0**|3,718.58|
|Total cash
funds|**0**|**0**||
**B2 Other monetary assets N/A B3 Investment assets N/A B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use N/A**
## **B5 Liabilities**
|**B5 Liabilities**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Fund to which liability**
**relates**|**Amount due**|**When due**|
|**Payments**|**0**||
|**Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees**|||
|**Signature**|**Print Name**|**Date of approval**|
||||
## **Independent examiner’s report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
|**Report to the trustees of**|**Report to the trustees of**|**FitzFest**|**FitzFest**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**On accounts for**
**the year ended**|**2024**|**Charity no**|**1170198**|
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material aspect the requirements:
* to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
* to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
|Signed||Date||
|---|---|---|---|
|Name||Mr David Hillyer||
|Relevant professional qualification(s)
or body (if any):||LLM||
|Address:||Westdown, Westdown Lane, Burwash
Common,Sussex,TN19 7JT||
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
From 06/11/2023 To 05/11/2024
## **Section A Reference and administration details**
|**Charity name**|FitzFest|
|---|---|
|**Other names charity is known by**|FitzFest music festival|
|**Registered charity number**|1170198|
|**Charity’s principal address**|Flat 2, 17 Hanson Street|
||London|
||W1W 6TJ|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|
|---|---|
|Mr Daniel Bates|Chair|
|Ms Claire Louise John||
|Mr Bob Boas||
|Mr Stephen Carpenter||
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
**Description of the charity’s trusts**
|**Description of the charity’s trusts**||
|---|---|
|**Type of governing document**|Constitution|
|**How the charity is constituted**|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|**Trustee selection methods**|Appointed|
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
|**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its governing**
**document**|The objects of the CIO are: to promote
maintain improve and advance the
arts by promoting a series of public
concerts, dramatic performances,
exhibitions and other cultural events
celebrating the cultural heritage of
Fitzrovia, London and to promote
maintain and improve the education
of the public by providing workshops,
lectures and music education work
particularly (but not exclusively) for
people living in Fitzrovia and to
encourage the giving of public|
|---|---|
||performances by schools, choirs and
other like organisations.|
|---|---|
|**Summary of the main activites**
**undertaken for the public benefit**
**in relation to these objects**|In June 2024 Team FitzFest presented
a wide selection of concerts, drama
pieces, talks, walks and social and
fitness events -- an inclusive festival
that paid tribute both to the current
thriving community and to the rich
cultural history of the area.
Taking music out of the concert hall
and on to the streets of London,
venues included unconventional
spaces, such as the Rebecca Hossack
Gallery and the Fitzrovia Chapel.
Our diverse programme included
both low-cost and free events as we
wanted to make the festival as
accessible as possible. You didn't need
to book as it was a simple process of
card payment on the door.
Alongside many world-class
professional musicians performing
daily, our international artists for
2024 included Nick Moran, Neil
McLaren and Katherine Spencer.
These activities satisfy the objects of
the CIO in promoting the arts and
education of the public by providing
performances and workshops.
FitzFest’s social media presence
continues to reach a large and diverse
audience.
The trustees are aware of the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit and are
satisfied that the activities of FitzFest
meet the criteria set out therein.|
## **Section D Achievements and performance**
|**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity during**
**the year**|FitzFest 2024 celebrated London's
Fitzrovia with all its musical heritage
from past generations together with
the contemporary diversity that
thrives today.
With a programme of music made
entirely by musicians who have lived
or worked in Fitzrovia over the
centuries - and often played on
historical instruments made in
Fitzrovia - the festival was and always
will be grounded in the local
community.
The 2024 edition offered an array of
community concerts, workshops,
social and fitness events to draw the
local people into the festival and to
celebrate the current community
alongside the historical culture of the
area.
We used unconventional spaces such
as shops, bars, pubs, art galleries and
open community spaces.
FitzFest 2024 touched the lives of
people from across London as they
enjoyed music, walks, art and yoga
(plus workshops for children). Events
were often held in unconventional
venues, which made them accessible
to all and extra interesting to attend.
Feedback we collected made it clear
that the festival brought friends and
neighbours together, exploring
unknown parts of the city and
strengthening their sense of
community. For them, Fitzrovia just
felt a better place to visit, live or work.
Building on the success of FitzFest
2023, we asked audiences and
consulted with the community as to
what events they would like to see
staged at FitzFest 2025.|
|---|---|
## **Section E Financial review**
|**Brief statement of the charity’s**
**policy on reserves**|**The charity reported a surplus of**
**£**3,718.58**on 05/11/2024. It is the**
**ambition of the trustees to build up**
**reserves for future FitzFest festivals.**|
|---|---|
|**Details of any funds materially in**
**defecit**||
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|
**Signature**||
|---|---|
|**Full name**|**Daniel Bates**|
|**Position**|**Chair**|
|**Date**|**29 August 2025**|