Trustees, Annual Report for Enniskillen ComicFest for year ended 31" July 2025 The t(ustees present their Tees. AnnuaL Report ptspared tn accordance with Ctwities SQRP leffective January 20151 and the irsdependentty ex8mined ststements for the year ended 315t July 202& Enniskilien ComicFest is govemed by tts Constttution that was adopted 1"Septembei 2020. The TteeS at the of this report and those who serwd during the financial yeaf are iistod heio Dates otany changes are noted below. The trustees Y4ho served duringthe yearare as foiii)ws: PaulTiimbie Chfis Faw¢att StephenTrimbie Lauren Trimble Matthew Gault Roy Burke ich8eiGoodali Lportard Changes within Financialyear: Trusts st.r dow PauLDonWey Niamh Cus8ck Michael Goodall Leonard Matthew Gauit Enniskilien ComicFest is registered with the CharTty Commission for Northern Ireland since 15 February 2021.NtC107954. 18 Kilyvilty Heights Co. Fermon8 BT744DT Objectrves culture of comic book literawre and associate4J fields rf arL dasign. technology. philosophy and iite'atur& particutsriy,but Aot exclusively by:
b) The encouragement of artive participation byall ages and communities in the medium of comic book IFterature and other ni¢he related hobbtes and interests cl Such other wa¥s asthe committoeshaLI decidefromtitnetottme KeyAthitses in Thisyear The org8nis8tion securad funding from Future Screens to njn a project in coliabofation wth INItown Primary SchooL The funding covered a Digitsi Art Workshop ran by Belf8St.based omic artist PJ Holden and the creation of an ortgin81 comic by the primary school children facilitated by cammK1reemetn LaurenTtimt)ie andiocaiartist KeV1m¢Hgh. Enniskillen ComicFest was held on 7 & 8 June 2025. The everrt included opportunities to meet comic writers and artists and local and emerging talent. We also provided space fr)rtraders and io¢alcraftgo£)ds. TheeventhostwJthewSIrnpSQn Exhibitionon both daT&10-dayfarMat remains successful and. followingfeedback from the previous year. we ended S*urday an hour earberth8n previous yeats. Attendance was strongon both days and seemed unaffect1 bythis changeinopeningtuJur& Public Benefft In addition to bringing 2500- 3000 wsitors to EnniskiLien and the surrounding Fermanagh region duringthemain Ennisklllen ComicFestevent.WrththefundingfromFutureScreen4YRwerealJie to introduce school children to digital art techniques and provmle them with the opportunity to have their own comic book created and published. In line wtth our wider objectwes. we will Review of Business Enniskillen ComicFest is non-profft makin& Fundraising has been conducted through a monthly puts quiz. runningbeen September and ma T-shirt sales at the event. and through securing gronts fromfunding bodies such asthe localcounciland BIDgroup. Grantsfromthe fvndeis must be spent completely within the designated period forthe event. but the monthty pub quiz and T- shifi sales have auowed Comi¢Fest to sÈowiy rebulld its reseNe tund following the reduced fundrartsir@opportunitw postlovid. Enniskillen ComicFest has a Reserves Pokncywhich requiresthat reserves are built or maintained at a level which ensures thatthe organis8tion¥ core activities could Continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty and that the organisation's known liablliE will be paid should th2 organisation cease totrad Enniskillen Comi¢Fest plansto continueto focus on controlling cost. while maintainingthe high standards of services ourbeneficiaries have cometo expect. In orderto continue to provide a top quality cornic book convention for the Fermanagh rwon. we iu be exploring a wide range of fundraising opportuntties including seeking new grants and opening up an online fundraislng pageto receive donations from those who are keen to support our w)rk and widervÉsion for the
The pub quiz team have changed the format of the qutzzes from themed events to general knowledge. It is hoped that this WEI aliowthe eventto appeal to a vrider audience and hopefully generate more revenueforfuiure 8vent& Sta. ofTnthRe8' ReSpty11I1eSfD1thE ye&r ended 31¥tJuty2025 Thetrusteesare responsibiefor preparingthefinancialstatements in accordancewith 8ppIic8ble law and regulations. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the finartcial position of the charty and enable them to ensure thatthe financial statements compty with all approp[te regulation& They are also responsÉlJie torsafeguardingthe assets of the charityand hencefortakingreasonobie stepsforthe prevention and dete¢tion otfraud and other irregulartii Insofar asthetrustees are aware: There is no relevant information of which the charity's independent examiner is unav*are. The trustees have taken all the steps thatthey ought to have tsken to make thernselves aware of any relevant independant examiner intormation and to establish that the charws independenteJaminer 0Ware0fthat1titr>rn18tio¥L PaulTrimble Tfustee