Trustees, Annual Report for Enniskillen ComicFest
for year ended 31" July 2025
The t(ustees present their T￿￿ees. 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
T￿￿teeS 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
INIt￿own 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 KeV1￿m¢H￿gh.
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. TheeventhostwJthew￿SIrnpSQn Exhibitionon both da￿T￿&1￿0-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 unaffect￿1 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. runningbe￿￿en 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' ReSpty￿11I1eSfD1thE 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