TROPICAL ISLES
Registered charity 1090798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Tropical Isles is a professional award-winning carnival arts organisation with creativity at its heart. At our East London home, we design and make costumes and create performances working with children and young people, professional designers and choreographers. We believe that through carnival arts we can inspire and drive creativity, that finally contributes to the development of young people.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,834 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £189,814 and total resources expended of £183,998. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £10,292 are below the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of expenditure, although strategies have been put in place to meet this target.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10k; policy: three to six months of expenditure)
“The current level of reserves has not met this target and strategies have been put in place to meet this target in the next three years.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amount due to Marva Antoine, who is listed as Managing Artistic Director and on the Management Committee.
“The amount due to Marva Antoine at the end of the financial year was £4,336 (2024 £2,336)” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
- DEIRDRE SCANTLEBURY
- JEFFERY STJEAN
- PEGGY PATRICIA MCKENZIE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TROPICAL ISLES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,834 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £189,814 and total resources expended of £183,998. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £10,292 are below the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of expenditure, although strategies have been put in place to meet this target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TROPICAL ISLES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TROPICAL ISLES as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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