# The National Student Television Association **Trustee Annual Report 2021-22** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report: 01 August 2021 - 31 July 2022 The National Student Television Association (1180017)** ## **Introduction from the Trustee Chair** 2021-2022 was a year of significant growth and development for NaSTA, after the prior year saw a main focus on recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. The most notable element of the year was the hosting of two Awards & Conference events - one in November and another in April. The former was hosted by QuaysTV in Manchester, a much-delayed implementation of their successful bid to host in 2020, and a follow-on from their successful online event in the same year. The second awards & conference event was hosted by YSTV in York, 20 years since they last took on hosting duties. This event served as a testbed for various ideas to make the event significantly cheaper - most notably, dropping the provision of an evening meal during the awards event itself. The motivation for this was twofold - firstly because it was the second event in the academic year, and secondly to improve accessibility and thus attendance more generally. With a few exceptions, station members pay for their own tickets, and the cost of tickets (as well as travel and accommodation) have been a common complaint for many years. In our previous report, we noted an expectation for event attendance to recover more quickly than previously expected, and with both the above events selling out, we are happy to confirm this was the case. This came as part of increased numbers of affiliated stations, and increased membership in those stations themselves. Similarly, in our previous report we noted that a majority of stations had survived the pandemic, and we’re happy to say that this situation has only got better, with new stations appearing and existing stations continuing their growth after the disruption. In the next year, we hope to see this trend continue, with a new station (Creative Capital) hosting the 50th Awards & Conference event, which will see the event make an overdue return to London. ## _Edwin Barnes_ _Chair of the Board of Trustees_ ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Summary of the purposes of the**
**charity as set out in its governing**
**document**|The objects of the National Student Television Association are to advance education
for the public beneft among students studying at universities in Scotland, England,
Wales, Northern Ireland and Eire, as well as the British Overseas Territories, Crown
Dependencies, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands in particular by supporting
students who are involved in the operation of student television stations by offering
vocational and practical training and skills.| |---|---| |**Summary of the main activities in**
**relation to those purposes for the**
**public beneft, in particular, the**
**activities, projects or services**
**identifed in the accounts.**|The
Charity’s ‘Awards & Conference’ events in this reporting period (Salford,
November 2021 and York, April 2022) have continued to directly impact the Charity’s
objective of “offering vocational and practical training and skills development
support in the arts and media”, in particular through the conference element of
these events. Presentations and activities offered by industry professionals have
given the Charity’s membership the opportunity to both develop new skills, and
learn more about the opportunities available in what is a complex and fast-changing
industry.
These events have also continued to fulfl the Charity’s objective of “supporting
student television stations” both by recognising their achievements with the largest
number of awards in recent history, and offering invaluable opportunities to network
with and learn from fellow stations from around the UK, Ireland, and Crown
Dependencies.
Another element of this objective has been the continued support throughout the
year of member stations in recovering and re-growing after the Covid-19 pandemic,
which the Association started work on in 2020. Better online communication with| ||stations and their leadership has aided with this, with the Charity’s operations
moving predominantly online - aside from annual, in-person events - much like the
stations.
The Charity has continued to support stations in with their technical skills, where the
most signifcant pandemic-related knowledge loss has taken place, as well as in
raising the profle of Student Television country-wide, fghting for their interests, and
showcasing to the industry that Student Television remains alive and well with
enhanced communication with the sector.
The charity has also pushed to increase its membership to allow it to represent, and
offer skills and support to, as many of those stations within its remit as possible.| |---|---| |**Statement confrming whether the**
**trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public beneft**|The Charity Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public beneft.| ## **Achievements and Performance** **Summary of the main achievements** The Charity has continued to expand its operations this year with increased **of the charity, identifying the** engagement post-pandemic, with two separate Awards & Conference events within **difference the charity’s work has** a short period of time in November 2021 and April 2022. Each was led by a member **made to the circumstances of its** station, elected by the membership, and supported by the Charity’s Executive **beneficiaries and any wider benefits** Committee. These large events have since played a key part in the recovery of the **to society as a whole.** Charity’s membership from the pandemic, which has continued to grow, and the recovery of inter-member links - which, whilst best fostered in person, has also been ||grown online with a push for better communication internally and externally by the
Charity.
This year has also seen the Charity take a more active role in sharing and promoting
industry employment opportunities to the membership - providing both a beneft
to members and to employers in the industry who can leverage the Charity’s talent
pool.| |---|---| |**Financial Review**|| |**Review of the charity’s fnancial**
**position at the end of the period**|The Charity remains in a healthy fnancial position at the end of the reporting
period. The Charity was not required to use its reserves in its day-to-day
expenditure. A one-off payment, authorised by the membership, to pay for trophies
for the COVID-cancelled NaSTA Awards resulted in the use of a small amount of
reserves to cover this, which resulted in a total loss for the reporting period of
£164.70. The Charity continues to have no liabilities and continues to have minimal
day-to-day overheads, ensuring that the organisation will be able to continue to
invest in its aims and objectives. The organisation retains signifcant cash reserves.| |**Statement explaining the policy for**
**holding reserves stating why they are**
**held**|The previous years’ cash funds were held in reserve for the following fnancial year. A
small amount of the organisation’s reserves were used to purchase trophies for the
NaSTA Awards which were held virtually (and therefore without ticket sales from the
host station, which would typically cover the expense) due to COVID.| |**Amount of reserves held**|£6702.24 was held in reserve at the end of the accounting period.| |**Reasons for holding zero reserves**|Not applicable.| |**Details of fund materially in defcit**|There is nofund or subsidiary undertaking that is materially in defcit.| |---|---| |**Explanation of any uncertainties**
**about the charity continuing as a**
**going concern**|There are no uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |**Type of governing document**
**(trust deed, royal charter)**|CIO Constitution| |---|---| |**How is the charity constituted?**
**(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)**|CIO| |**Trustee selection methods including**
**details of any constitutional**
**provisions e.g. election to post or**
**name of any person or body entitled**
**to appoint one or more trustees**|Appointed Charity Trustees: Appointment through General Meeting of Members
Ex-Offcio Charity Trustees: Chair of the Executive Committee, Secretary of the
Executive Committee, Chair of the Alumni Network Executive Committee,
Returning Offcer.
Nominated Charity Trustees: Appointed by the Executive Committee or Trustee
Board.| ## **Reference and Administrative Details** |**Charity name**|**Charity name**|The National Student Television Association|The National Student Television Association|The National Student Television Association| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Other name the charity uses**||NaSTA||| |**Registered charity number**||1180017||| |**Charity’s principal address**||Flat 2
Lymington Mansions
Lymington Road
London
NW6 1SF||| |||||| |**Trustee name**|**Offce (if any)**||**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |**Caroline Teele**|Member Trustee||Until 30 June 2022|| |**Matthew Hudson**|Ex-Offcio (Returning Offcer)||Until 30 June 2022|| |**Jack Train**|Member Trustee||Until 30 June 2022|| |**Joseph Wilmot**|Ex-Offcio (Executive Chair) until 30
June 2022, subsequently
Non-Member Trustee|||| ||**Joshua Gray**
Ex-Offcio (Secretary) until 30 June
2022, subsequently Non-Member
Trustee
**Lamin Jaiteh**
Non-Member Trustee
**Edwin Barnes**
Non-Member Trustee & Trustee Chair
**Rebecca Brown**
Non-Member Trustee
**Kayleigh Chan**
Ex-Offcio (Alumni Network Executive
Chair)
**Ben Cooke**
Ex-Offcio (Returning Offcer)
From November 2021
**Andreea Alexa**
Non-Member Trustee
From 1 July 2022
**Alexander Robinson**
Member Trustee
From 1 July 2022
**Zisis Tzifas Kratiras**
Member Trustee
From 1 July 2022
**Sophie Hollingworth**
Ex-Offcio (Association Chair)
From 1 July 2022
**Joe Radford**
Ex-Offcio (Association Secretary)
From 1 July 2022| |---|---| ## **Exemption from Disclosure** |**Reason for**
**non-disclosure of key**
**personnel details**|Not applicable.| |---|---| |**Funds Held as Custodian Trustee on Behalf of Others**|| |**Description of the assets**
**held in this capacity**|Not applicable.| |**Name and objects of the**
**charity on whose behalf**
**the assets are held and**
**how this falls within the**
**custodian charity’s**
**objects**|Not applicable.| |**Details of arrangements**
**for safe custody and**
**segregation of such**
**assets from the charity’s**
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Charity Name N
National Student Television Association
Receipts and payments acco
For the period Period start date
To
from 1/8/21
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Membership Affiliation Fees 1,250 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 1,250 - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - -
Sub total [ - ] - -
Total receipts 1,250 - -
A3 Payments
Executive Officer Expenses 42 - -
Technical Services / Software 569 - -
Awards Trophies 767 - -
Bank Fees 36 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Sub total 1,415 - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total payments 1,415 - -
Net of receipts/(payments) - 165 - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
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A6 Cash funds last year end 6,867 - -
Cash funds this year end 6,702 - -
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of
Unrestricted
Categories Details funds
to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Current bank balance 6,702
-
-
Total cash funds 6,702
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK
Unrestricted
funds
Details to nearest £
-
B2 Other monetary assets
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
Details asset belongs
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which
Details asset belongs
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
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Fund to which
Details liability relates
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
Signature Print N
behalf of all the trustees
EDWIN B
SOPHIE HOLL
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Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
1,250 1,713
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- -
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1,250 1,713
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1,250 1,713
42 365
569 563
767 -
36 -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,415 928
-
-
- -
1,415 928
- 165 785
- -
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6,867 6,082
6,702 6,867
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the period
Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
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OK OK
Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
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- -
- -
- -
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Current value
Cost (optional)
(optional)
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Cost (optional)
(optional)
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Amount due When due
(optional) (optional)
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Date of
Name
approval
BARNES
30.06.2023
LINGWORTH
27.06.2023
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