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2023-03-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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From 01 April 2022 o 31 March 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Jazz Promotion Network
Other names charity is known by JPN
Registered charity number (if any) 1160282
Charity's principal address c/o Bristol Music Trust, Bristol Beacon
Trenchard Street
Bristol
Postcode BS1 5AR
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) whole year to appoint trustee (if any) 1[Ros Rigby ] Chair Membership 2[Orphy Robinson ] Vice Chair Membership Company Membership 3[Nod (Robert) ] Knowles Secretary Membership 4[Roger Wilson ] 5[Agnese Daverio ] Membership Membership 6[Heather ] Spencer Membership 7[Keith Michael ]

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8[Mark Kass] 9[Peter Slavid ]

Membership

Membership

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

N/A

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity���������

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by membership, co-opted by trustees. Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

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Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Those standing for election as trustees are informed of the legal and managerial roles and responsibilities of trusteeship. On election trustees are given a copy of the constitution.

The organisation is a membership-led network - trustees are elected for a 3 year term by the membership at AGM.

Other network or sector support organisations can join as members and collaborate on projects if appropriate.

Trustees meet regularly to set and examine plans for the organisation, which process includes monitoring and controlling budgets and

expenditure with the express purpose of assessing and avoiding risk.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objects of the JPN are to foster and promote public education in the arts through the maintenance, improvement and development of knowledge, understanding, appreciation of, and participation in, the arts, in particular in the arts of jazz and related forms of music, and in particular through mutual support and actions amongst organisations and individuals committed to the pursuit of this common purpose.

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Annual conference for the sector to discuss and consider improvements in music promotion and education, supporting those who present jazz to the public. International projects designed to support more opportunities for audiences to hear and experience a wider range of music from other nations. International support for artists from JPN nations to extend their profile more widely abroad. Summary of the main activities Work on digital and social media communications to inform a wider undertaken for the public public of the opportunities in jazz performance, participation and benefit in relation to these education. objects (include within this section the statutory Work to develop regional networks and support structures to enable a declaration that trustees have wider and more diverse range of music to be made available to had regard to the guidance audiences in specific regions. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Projects to bring a wider range of young and newly emerging jazz artists to public audiences around the JPN nations.

Campaigns to bring jazz to greater public attention.

In establishing JPN and registering as CIO, JPN trustees followed advice and guidance from the Charity Commission on public benefit and will continue to revisit that advice to ensure compliance.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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The work of any p/t paid staff is complemented by voluntary contributions of time from board members and members. JPN also acknowledges the essential part that volunteers play in its projects and the key role that unpaid volunteers play in live music promotion throughout the JPN nations.

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Due to inevitable changes and delays during the Covid period,
agreements were made with Arts Council England to extend the
programme that they had funded through to November 2022.
An in-depth UK/Ireland sector-wide consultation comprising seven
Regional Round Tables, which had begun at the end of 2021, was
concluded in April 2022 identifying longer term ambitions for the
sector. In summary the outcomes of the consultation indicated
practical policy directions of support for the next generation of jazz
activists, work in research leading to audience development,
showcasing talent from across the UK and Ireland, a further focus
on diversity and the continuation of networking and advocacy.
The board held a Strategy Day in April 2022 taking into account the
results of the consultation and reaffirming the organisation��
purpose with the statement that JPN is��������������������������
enables the diverse UK and Irish Jazz sector to innovate, inspire
and thrive��
In the course of the year the board worked with the support of
board member Roger Wilson of�Black Lives in Music�to formulate
an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policy, leading to an EDI
strategic plan.
The focal point of the year came in November 2022 with the annual
conference in Belfast. The programme of presentations and panels
featured speakers from across the five nations of the Jazz
Promotion Network, with the subject matter for this first in-person
conference for over two years (due to the interruption of the
pandemic) focussing on crucial issues facing the current jazz
scene. Funding for the event had been secured, or, in some cases,
carried forward after postponement during the Covid period, from
Arts Council Wales, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Creative
Scotland, Arts Council England and Belfast City Council. Funding
also allowed for a scheme of bursaries for first-time attendees.
Conference attendees�a total of 120 people - were from a wide
mixture of backgrounds with a range of different interests, including
promoters ranging from the small-scale volunteer grassroots
organisers of local gigs to larger regularly funded organisations.
The conference featured showcase performances from a range of
Irish and Ireland-based musicians.
In early 2023 JPN said farewell to its Communications Director and
to its Network Director, the latter having prepared the ground for
funding applications to be made in 2023/24. It was the board��
decision not to reappoint to those part time posts until future
funding was secured.
Preparations and negotiations for a 2023 conference were initiated
by the Chair with the Birmingham institutions which had indicated
an interest in hosting the event. The Chair and another board
member also began work on a potential������������������������

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Section D Achievements and performance

development scheme, one of the needs identified via the consultation process, which was to be featured in the 2023 conference programme.

Section E Financial review

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Reserves are needed to cover shortfalls and gaps in funding. Brief statement of the charity��� The trustees consider that the level of free cash reserves should be policy on reserves between ���������������������

Free cash reserves at 31 March 2022 were ������������������������The company's aim is to restore free cash reserves at a minimum of ��������� subject to the outcome of fundraising in the coming period.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees����������������

Signed on behalf of the charity�����������

Signature(s) Nod Knowles Full name(s) Ros Rigby Position (eg Secretary, Chair Company Secretary/Acting Chair, etc) Treasurer Date 29 Jan 24

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Independent Examiner���������

TO THE TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF THE JAZZ PROMOTION NETWORK

I report on the accounts for the charity for the year ended 31st March 2023 which are set out on pages 10 and 11.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a �true and fair view�� and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Paul Cowham FCA DChA Green Fish Resource Centre 46 - 50 Oldham St Manchester M4 1LE

30 Jan 24

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01 / 30 / 2024 Sent for signature to Ros Rigby 12:44:02 UTC (ros@jazzpromotionnetwork.org.uk), Nod Knowles (nod@nodknowles.com) and Paul Cowham (contact@pcowhamaccounts.com) from paul.cowham@gmail.com IP: 3.8.152.231 01 / 30 / 2024 Viewed by Ros Rigby (ros@jazzpromotionnetwork.org.uk) 12:46:36 UTC IP: 217.155.28.45 01 / 30 / 2024 Signed by Ros Rigby (ros@jazzpromotionnetwork.org.uk) 12:50:04 UTC IP: 217.155.28.45 01 / 30 / 2024 Viewed by Nod Knowles (nod@nodknowles.com) 12:50:21 UTC IP: 81.151.157.31 01 / 30 / 2024 Signed by Nod Knowles (nod@nodknowles.com) 12:51:21 UTC IP: 81.151.157.31

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