## Annual Report and Accounts for 2022 Registered Charity No. 1156971 www.ringingteachers.org ## **ASSOCIATION OF RINGING TEACHERS** **Annual Report and Accounts of the Trustees for the year ending 31[st] December 2022** CHARITY NAME The Association of Ringing Teachers (known as “ART”) was founded in March 2012 CHARITY REG’D NUMBER ART was granted Charity status by the Charity Commission in May 2014. Its Registered Charity Number is: 1156971 CONTACT ADDRESS 12, The Courtyard, Bridge End, Warwick, CV346PD ## MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Lesley Belcher (T) Chairman Annie Hall (T) Secretary Sue Dixon (T) Treasurer Paul Lewis Roger Booth Clare McArdle Tim Sunter David Sparling Lesley Boyle Dee Smith Matthew Lawrence Monica Hollows The above named are members of the Association’s Management Committee and those marked (T) are Trustees. All members were elected to the Management Committee at the Association’s AGM in March 2022 or at subsequent Management Meetings. ## NON-EXECUTIVE CHARITY TRUSTEES Leslie Boyce Andrew Wilby Christopher Enzor ## ADMINISTRATORS ART employs a part-time Office Manager, Monica Hollows and two part-time paid administrators: Rose Nightingale and Denise Tremain. PATRONS: Peter Bevis, Helen McGregor, Len Roberts, Paul Flavell, Eileen Butler WEBSITE: www.ringingteachers.org 1 ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** The Association’s governing document is its Constitution which was adopted at the foundation meeting in March 2012 and most recently amended at the Annual General Meeting in March 2021. ART is an unincorporated association with a membership as follows at 31/12/2022: |**Type**|**2022**|**2021**|**2020**|**2019**|**2018**|**2017**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Full|334|314|330|308|247|209| |Associate|283|271|301|301|256|174| |Tutor|14|15|13|14|16|18| |Affiliate|15|15|17|16|11|7| |‘Trial’|16|6||15|35|| |Total|662|621|661|654|565|408
| ## **Membership** Membership of The Association is offered to all those who are accredited to teach bell ringing under the ART Training Scheme and to those who act as Tutors for the scheme. Those who have completed a single Module of the Training Scheme are eligible for Associate Membership and those completing an additional Module can be Full Members. A small number of persons with particular skills or expertise are offered Affiliate Membership by the Management Committee. ## **Management** Policy and executive decisions are made by the Management Committee. The Committee and the Trustees are elected from the membership at the Association’s Annual General Meeting. A business plan is produced annually and regularly reviewed at meetings of the Committee. ART’s principal policies are published in detail on the Association’s website. These cover the following issues: 2 ## **ART Structure and Governance** - ART Constitution - ART Purpose Statement - ART Training Scheme Regulations - Reserves Policy - Code of Practice for ART Members - Equality and Diversity Policy - Poverty and Disadvantaged Policy - Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy ## **Data Protection and Privacy** - Data Protection Policy - Data Protection Impact Assessment - Privacy Policy - Guidance on Data Protection for ART Teachers - Guidance Note on Safeguarding Documentation (DBS) ## **Safeguarding** These policies and codes of practice will assist the Association and its members and volunteers to comply with all necessary legal practices and codes of conduct around the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. - Safeguarding Policy - • Handling and Safekeeping of DBS Certificate Information Policy - • Photography and Video Policy - • Code of Practice for Training Children and Vulnerable Adults - Code of Practice for Organising Training and Events - • Code of Practice for Prevention and Resolution of Bullying Health and Safety - Health and Safety Policy - Code of Practice for Safety - Course and Workshop Coronavirus Guidance ## **Relationship with other ringing bodies and the ringing community** ART has strong working relationships with other ringing bodies, notably the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers (Reg’d Charity No. 270036) and the Ringing World (Reg’d Charity No. 287182). Regular meetings take place with these and other ringing organisations. There is extensive promotion and organisation of Training Scheme Day Courses and Workshops. 3 ## **Risk Analysis** The Association maintains a comprehensive risk analysis of its activities and is putting measures in place to mitigate the risks faced wherever possible. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** The objects of the charity are listed in the constitution: Association of Ringing Teachers :: ART Constitution Our key mission is to maintain the quintessentially English art of ringing changes on church bells and hand bells by training teachers and ringers for the future. ## **Staff and Volunteers** The Association employs a part-time Office Manager and two part-time paid administrators. All the trustees are volunteers and none receives any remuneration, other than expenses, for their work. Other volunteers assist the Association in its work through the provision of advice on matters such as safeguarding, recruitment, information technology, communications, tutor development, educational development, fundraising, running its merchandising arm and helping the Administrators. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 2022 saw a return to near normal income levels with a record number of courses being run. A new member of staff joined the administration team during the year, necessary to maintain services while ART continues to grow, but with associated additional salary costs. In the long term it is expected that these costs will yield corresponding increases in income but for 2022 the main operations incurred a loss of £6,041 despite the continued support of our sponsors and members. Merchandising sales achieved an improved profit of £6,525 leaving the organisation as a whole with a net surplus of £484. The Trustees consider it necessary and in the best interests of ART to maintain a balance of ‘free’ unrestricted funds which have not been committed or designated for a particular project. This reserve fund is required to enable the organisation, in the short-term, to maintain ongoing services and enable financial commitments to be fulfilled and is estimated to be a minimum of £35,000, see also Note 4 to the accounts. 4 •• • • Association of Ringing •• Teachers Balance Sheet As at 31st December 2022 Flxod A8sots Non-current M&G InvesTrnt Accwnl 6.915 Current Assgts Cash al bank and in hand Hampshir? Ttust Bank 45 Day%o)unt HSBC Treasurer xcoJnl llO￿S Treasuter ac(x)unt u0￿$ MwchandisiNJ HSBC SO S) Club Total Bank Ba￿rKe5 Paypal Acwjnl Totsl Cash at Bank and In HarKI Debtors- ANZAB Merchandising Stock Accrued Income Total Assets 402 5.787 15.588 18.523 315 PA).413 618 11.667 20.297 10.127 267 82.358 10 81.031 82.368 3.072 241 5.086 140 1.851 9S.099 Creditors Awards Pa Youth (Sarah Beach￿ Fund) R8cruth*nt and R&tenti T￿hnOl(￿Y ART funded awdrds. LtR Leadership CCCBR Univer5ty CCCBR EffeGtNe Use d TechrK)k LtR AchievetY￿( 1.110 125 244 625 72 6.832 Speoal Awards Total Awards Payab HMRC pa￿ refund due 50 50 Club Re￿Ipts Total Llabllltles Deferred InrA)rne (Note 31 Not Assets 3.1 315 267 3.347 1.430 86.073 7.099 1.394 86.606 Reprgsented By: Restricted Reserves Len Robets Award FuThJ Recruthnt ReseThe Sarah Beac￿ Memrial Fmj 2.435 5.648 3,411 5.689 15.583 16.6 Designated Funds Heritage Lottery Fund ProJ"ect sc￿ of SMART Rirw Deyew￿t 10.1K￿) 10.150 1.150 Retained Eamings (Note 41 B￿an￿ brought forvrdfd Transfers lo Designated Funds Surplus for Ihe year 69.715 -20 150 70.0( 86.606 86.073 •• • • Association of Ringing •• Teachers Income and Expenditure Account For the Year Ended 31st December 2022 2021 Income Subscript Unrestricted thjnalirms Grft recovery Confefence receipts Course and Workshop fees Recrurtment Reserve (See Note 41 50150 Club (See Note 11 Bank Interest Total Income from O 2.720 11.123 1,770 3.426 11.194 1,583 11.018 976 738 3(K) 1.772 704 145 erations 18.825 Dlrect Costs Conference expenses Cost of Course Packs Other Events Tutor Travel Expenses Assessor Trav Hub Packs LtR Events 227 533 5.079 235 24 174 73 Youth ExFeiiditure Reg￿>nal Developrnent ART funded Awards (See Note 21 Total O erational Ex enditure Neto rational Income 976 2,776 125 8.705 19.941 4.003 14.822 Admlnlstratlvo Expenses Salaries IT Expenditure Meeting Expenses Insurance Pa￿81 Fees and Bank Charges Piofflotional Expenses General Expenses Volunteer expenses Total Administrative E 21,721 1.103 12,701 2.593 491 424 117 443 345 243 383 309 ndrture 25,982 17,098 Neto rational Loss Ilncome over Ex ndilure -6.041 -2.276 Net ART Sho Income see ndix 6,525 2.567 Net Income over Ex nditure for the Year 291 •• • • Association of Ringing •• Teachers ART Shop Income and Expenditure Account For the Year Ended 31st December 2022 ART Shop Sa195 50 Ringlry Thirws 50 Ringing Thiros 4 Tean Disuwer Bell F￿ng1 LtR RirvJers i)JvJe Tea¢hiNJ &mUL*￿s LtR Teachers Guk* LtR A£h￿vement Log LtR Prryress LL¥ B.150 10.(K)D 10.150 20.150 70.1th3 -20.1S) 50,340 Tot￿ Rosorv•s E 86.f 851 -El.384 E 86,073 The Tru5tee5 have established a reserves ￿lIc¥ whereby the unrestrKted fvnd5 not committed or inve5ted- tangl￿e fixed h55ets Ithe free reserves) held ￿ the As%Kiation should te at least equivalent to one ￿ar,5 expenditure. approximately £35.(ts)for 2022. At this level the Managernent committee are confidentt￿t attivitie5 iould be maintained in the eventof a 5ignrficant drop in fundir¥ and allow5uffiTrnt time to Secure attÈrnativÈfunding orPdilirig thaL to wind up thÈ Charity. At 31st DÈtÈtnbÈr 2022 frèÈ rÈsÈrvÈs amountÈd to £50.340, considerabty abovÈthÈtsrget level. The free reser¥esequatÈto the net assets of £86￿73 lessthat committedto restritted funds totallingEIS,583. Icomprisire the Len Roberts Award Fund of E7,5￿, the Recruitment ReserveofE2A35, and the Sarah Beacham Memorial Fund ol £5,648) and thÈ DesignatÈd Funds of £20,150 (comprising the Heritage Lottery Fund Projectof £IO.(MX>and the Son of SMART ringer Developmentof £10,150. •• • • Association of Ringing •• Teachers Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of The Association of Ringing Teachers (ART) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Association of Ringing Teachers (The Trust) for the year ended 31st December 2022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charit(s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements ofthe Charities Art 20111'the Arfl. I report in respert of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act, and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. 111 accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 ofthe Act; or 121 the accounts do not accord with those records,. or 131 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I further note the Trustee5' decision to classify the funds received in respect of both the Heritage Lottery Fund Project and Son of SMART Ringer Development as Designated Funds rather than Restricted ReseNes. Chris Ridley FCCA CPFA 26 February 2023 ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE – REVIEW OF 2022** - 59 courses were held during 2022 (13 in 2021): - Module 1 48 Courses (11 in 2021). - Module 2 11 Courses (2 in 2021) - This is the highest number of courses ever run in a year. - There were also four M1 refresher workshops in 2022. - 525 delegates attended day courses in 2022 (92 in 2021). This is the highest number since 2018. 427 on Module 1 Course and 98 on Module 2. - 59 teachers were accredited in 2022 (M1:41 M2: 18) (14 in 2021). This is similar to the level in 2020, though significantly lower than 2019. - 905 new ringers were registered in the Learning the Ropes scheme in 2022 (405 in 2021). - 724 LtR certificates were issued in 2022 (211 in 2021). - The total number of course delegates who have attended ART courses since the start is 4664 (4,142 as at 2021). - The total number of ringers registered on SmART Ringer since the start is 7598, (6693 as at 2021). - It should be noted, that while the numbers of ringers active in the UK has still not returned to pre pandemic levels, the number of courses run by ART has and continues to grow to support bell ringing as a whole. - The Annual General Meeting took place on-line on 5 March 2022 with approx. 68 delegates attending. - Significant investment of ART reserves has been allocated to: - Funding investment in university recruitment and training projects - Supporting people who are delivering training at ART teaching centers. - Recruitment of a new office manager to support the development of the Charity. - Upgrading of the ART IT systems and the SmART Ringer website. - The successful search and appointment of the new Chair Elect - Chairman’s Chatter continues to be published for the benefit of ringing teachers. - Tower Talk continues to be published for the benefit of all ringers on the Learning the Ropes scheme. - Sales of ART products were £13,447 in 2022 (£5375 in 2021). - Support for ‘Ring for the King’, is actively pursued as part of the preparation for the Coronation. - Publication of books and pamphlets promoting bell ringing to the public is a major part of ARTs on going commitment. - The continued financial contributions of our Supporters have provided a firm financial base. 10 ## **DECLARATION OF THE TRUSTEES** This Annual Report was approved by the Trustees. Signed: Annie Hall (Secretary) Date: 26 February 2023 11