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Charity no. 1180799

NW6 Arts

Receipts and Payments Accounts 31 December 2022

NW6 Arts

Reference and administrative details

For theperiod ended 31 December 2022	For theperiod ended 31 December 2022
Charity number	1180799
Registered office and	1 Summerfield Avenue
operational address	London
	NW6 6JT
Trustees	The trustees are who served during the period and up to the date of this
	report were as follows:
	Virginia Brand
	Thomas du Plessis	Chair
	Simon Frais	(appointed 1 November 2021)
	Derek Johns
	Susan Pym
Bankers	HSBC
	94 Kensington High Street
	Kensington
	London
	W8 4SH
Independent	Godfrey Wilson Limited
examiners	Chartered accountants and	statutory auditors
	5th Floor Mariner House
	62 Prince Street
	Bristol
	BS1 4QD

NW6 Arts

Report of the trustees

For the period ended 31 December 2022

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements and the constitution.

Objectives and activities

NW6 Arts is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) whose only voting members are its charity trustees. It was established for the advancement of arts and education for the benefit of the public by the promotion of literature and the arts, in particular, a literary festival in Queen’s Park and other activities as determined by the trustees.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Appointment of charity trustees

Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Achievements and performance

In 2022 the Queen’s Park Book Festival made further progress in establishing itself as one of the most exciting and respected new literary festivals in London. In a programme including fiction, memoir, poetry, current affairs, history, sport, art and cookery, the festival presented an exciting range of topics and events for audiences.

The festival featured bestselling authors including Robert Harris, Colin Thubron, Victoria Hislop, Howard Jacobson, and Louisa Young, alongside exciting new authors and unique events. The Queen’s Park Community Tent continued its valuable work celebrating local talent and fresh new voices in literature, as well as presenting comedy events and the annual Queen’s Park Young Writers Award in collaboration with local schools.

The festival made significant progress in securing local sponsorship support and was awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Awards for All, reflecting the impact that the festival has made on the local area.

New initiatives that were created as a result of funding received from the Brent 2020 London Borough of Culture have been continued, including the Queen’s Park Young Writers Award, an expanded artistic programme and the expansion of a fully funded scheme offering free tickets to every sixth form student in Brent, as well as discounted tickets to college and university students.

Future plans

In 2023 the festival will continue building its core voluntary team, strengthening the festival’s capabilities in marketing, advertising and fundraising. The festival’s key strategic priorities are to increase the operational sustainability of the festival, strengthen its financial position and continue to broaden the festival’s audience through increased marketing, co-promotions and charity partnerships, to ensure that the festival can be enjoyed by as many people as possible across London.

NW6 Arts

Report of the trustees

For the period ended 31 December 2022

Financial review

The charity ended the period with a surplus of £3,843 reflecting the careful management of funds throughout the period to ensure the 2023 festival will be financially supported. Total income was £70,127 with 14% of total income derived from government grant funding. This is in line with the aims of the charity to reduce the dependency on voluntary income.

Policy on reserves

It is the policy of the charity to build up its unrestricted reserves to a sufficient level to cover the artistic costs of the forthcoming festival. Given the novelty of the festival and the charity, it is expected that these reserves will take a few years to build.

Independent examiners

Godfrey Wilson Limited were re-appointed as independent examiners to the charity during the year and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity.

Approved by the trustees on 6 April 2023 and signed on their behalf by

Thomas du Plessis

Thomas du Plessis Trustee

Independent examiner's report

To the trustees of

NW6 Arts

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of NW6 Arts (the charity) for the period ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on pages 5 to 6.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those records.

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 accounts to be reached.

William Guy Blake

Date: 11 April 2023 William Guy Blake ACA Member of the ICAEW

For and on behalf of:

Godfrey Wilson Limited

Chartered accountants and statutory auditors 5th Floor Mariner House 62 Prince Street Bristol BS1 4QD

NW6 Arts