## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 January 2025 Period start date To 31 December 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Islington Festival of Music and ARt** ## **Charity registration number: 1198568** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The charity’s principle aim is to produce**
**and provide a summer music and arts**
**festival in the London borough of**
**Islington**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The 5th festival took place in July 2025,**
**with 15 events and concerts spread over**
**a 3 week period. There were concerts of**
**classical music, jazz, swing dance, yoga**
**classes with live harp.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The 5 Trustees are constantly mindful of**
**the Charity’s Governing Document, both**
**in the preparation and execution of the**
**Festival. As is traditional with the IFMA,**
**young dults and children were able to**
**attend either free of charge, or for a**
**nominal cost.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**NA**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**The Festival is now renowned for**
**bringing international level musicians to**
**perform live in a variety of different**
**venues in Islington: this year, attendees**
**were able to attend swing dance classes**
**free of charge in the piazza of Angel**
**Central, a shopping centre in the heart of**
**Islington.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The Trustees invite and select Volunteers**
**who form a loyal and hard-working**
**group, assisting the Directors in the**
**Production of the events. This hyear the**
**volunteers were given Yellow Festival**
**Shirts to wear (yellow is the flagship**| **colour associated with IFMA) and this gesture was appreciated by all the volunteers as well as the public.** Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**July 2025 witnessed 15 concerts/events**
**over 3 weekends, and sometimes there**
**were as many as 3 events per day. The**
**Festival promotes and celebrates many**
**different Multi Bundles and Passes,**
**which allow attendees to attend multiple**
**events for a fraction of the normal price.**
**The feedback during and after the**
**Festival continues to be enthusiastic full**
**of wonderment that such a high quality**
**and varied splash of culture can be**
**enjoyed in North London.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
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objectives set|Para 1.41|**The objective from the very beginning**
**was to put on live music/art in Islington,**
**initially for the residents of the Borough,**
**who could attend such events virtually on**
**their doorstep,**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**January saw the 4th Fundraising Concert,**
**given in St Pancras Clock Tower by the 2**
**festival Directors, who as a matter of**
**principle decline to receive any**
**renumeration for their performance of**
**incredibly beautiful music. This Concert**
**raised substantial funds, which is crucial**
**for the health and future of the Festival,**
**in that it goes some way to allow the**
**guest musicians to receive a reasonable**
**performance fee.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**NA**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The 2025 Festival made a small loss for**
**the first time, which is happily balanced**
**by the considerable income raised from**
**the Fundraising Concert. This small loss**
**was predicted, in that an artistic decision**
**was made to open the Festival with music**
**by Gershwin and Copland, which**
**involved 13 musicians, considerably**
**more than ever before.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Despite this, the trustees hold sufficient**
**funds to be able to programme and plan**
**the 2026 Edition without the need to use**
**any sponsorship or ticket money during**
**2026, which will obviously happen.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£24,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**NA**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**NA**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**NA**| |**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Ticket sales, donations, concert**
**sponsors, fundraising concert.**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**none**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**none**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||**none**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO Foundation Charity**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**New Trustees will be appointed as**
**necessary by a resolution passed at a**
**convened meeting of the Charity’s**
**Trustees**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
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structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Islington Festival of Music and Art| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1198568| |Charity’s principal address|4 Witherington Road
London
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mark Johnson|Chair||| ||Martin André|General Manager||| ||Joana Ly|Artistic Director||| ||Frances Hills|Secretary||| ||AnthonyFoster|Production Manager||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name NA** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**NA**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Martin André **Full name(s)** Martin Paul André **Position (eg Secretary,** General Manager **Chair, etc)** **Date** 16 January 2026