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CARNIVAL VILLAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1125536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance the arts for the benefit of the public by but not limited to providing arts and community venues to facilitate activities such as but not limited to dance, theatre, music and carnival arts- Managing two arts based venues- Production and promotion of a variety of arts and carnival arts not only at the Tabernacle and the Yaa Centre but in the wider public realm.

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Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£3.4m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(83,434) for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,995,136. The trustees consider the current reserves of £178,552 to be below their stated policy target of approximately £270,000, which is equivalent to 8% of turnover. The charity remains dependent on grant funding from Arts Council England and local authorities, though these have been extended until 2027 and 2028 respectively.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 ; 1” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £179k; policy: 8% of turnover (approximately £270k))
“Free reserves, which are defined as unrestricted reserves less fixed assets, at 31 March 2025 amounted to £178,552.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Ebony Steelband Trust, a company in which trustee Ian Comfort is a director.
“In the year £36,720 (2024: £26,000) was paid to the Ebony Steelband Trust in respect of their Steelband performance at the annual carnival.”
“During the year £8,740 (2024: £25,900) was paid to Mangrove Carnival Arts C.I.C for providing Musicial entertainment in the form of of a Steelband at the annual Carnival.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Mangrove Carnival Arts CIC, a company in which trustee Alan Edwards is a director.
“In the year £36,720 (2024: £26,000) was paid to the Ebony Steelband Trust in respect of their Steelband performance at the annual carnival.”
“During the year £8,740 (2024: £25,900) was paid to Mangrove Carnival Arts C.I.C for providing Musicial entertainment in the form of of a Steelband at the annual Carnival.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: TabernacleW11 Ltd, Notting Hill Carnival Ltd
“The trust has two trading subsidiaries, TabernacleW 11 Ltd and Notting Hill Carnival Ltd” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Millet Accountants Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£3.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
45

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 54.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.4m£3.4m
31/03/2024£3.5m£3.8m
31/03/2023£3.1m£3.3m
31/03/2022£2.6m£2.5m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.8m

Common questions

Is CARNIVAL VILLAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(83,434) for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,995,136. The trustees consider the current reserves of £178,552 to be below their stated policy target of approximately £270,000, which is equivalent to 8% of turnover. The charity remains dependent on grant funding from Arts Council England and local authorities, though these have been extended until 2027 and 2028 respectively. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Millet Accountants Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of CARNIVAL VILLAGE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WELSH CHURCH ACT FUND WITHIN THE AREAS OF RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, BRIDGEND AND MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCILS1£50k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£30k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY1£20k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£11k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION1£8k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LUTON CARNIVAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARNIVAL VILLAGE TRUST£3.4m£80,001 - £90,000—below—no doubt
LUTON CARNIVAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£436k—0below—no doubt
FREEDOM FESTIVAL ARTS TRUST FY2025£747k—0below—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£370k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£482k—0unclear—no doubt
SESSAY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£109k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.