AOTOS ASSOCIATION OFTEACHERS OF SINGIM Trustees Annual Report 2023 For the year ended 31 December 2023 Introduction We have now settled Into our new charity status and have enjoyed a return to face to face meetlngs alongslde a continulng on-lin8 serfe5 of ev8nts. Objectives The objective of the charity Is to aévanc8, facilitate and promote education in the t8achlng of singing and connected subjects for the public benefit. In the furtherance of the above oblective, th8 Association shall have the powers: 1. To brlng together, at annual conferences and other meetings, teachers of singing and other persons connect8d with the works of the Association. 2. To prlnt, lend or distrfbute books, Joumals and sound or video recordings concemed with the Assoclatlon on a non-profit basis, 3. To engage and pay any person or persons to supervise, organise and cary on the works of the Association in accordance wlth current legal requlrements. Activities Although professional development Iles at the heart of our organisation, there are two main streams of activitles.. a training straam and a contlnuing professlonal developm8nl strand ICPDI. Recently, trainlng has been offered through our accredlted 'Essentials' onlin8 course. CPD offerings are based around face to face area days and national conferenc8s. Members- only zoom events allow our communlty to share thelr expertise and experience in a more informal setting subsequently, these recordlngs are added to our member resources Ilbrary which can be accessgd through the website. We publish regular newsletters and the "Annual Review" which Is a print publication sent to the memb8rship in December. Training now occurs through a series of both face to face meetings, which during the year included two successful conferences, one of which was International being co-devised with our American Gount8rparts NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singlngl. This was held in London over iwo days in June. This also had online participation available. and was agreed by the members lo be a success. The second was a one-day conferenc8 focussing on preparing students forfurther 8ducation in music. page1of8
Administration Trustees (CIO Charity Commission number 1190787) Edwin Pitt Mansfiekl Chair Nicoia•-Jane Kemp Pamela Sharp Past Chair Chair Elect Jan Spooner Swabey Secretary Carrie Birmingham North Area (resigned 13 July 2023) Conference Director (from 13 July 2023) North Area (from 13 July 2023) South West Area (resigned 13 July 2023) South West Area (from 13 July 2023) Central Area Julie Thompson Adrienne Hale Jenna Brown Sarah Taylor Louisa Barry South East Area Kathleen Coubrough Ferguson Scotland Area Janet Shell Communications Director Joy Tumer Teacher Development Director Louisa Morgan Editor (from 13 July 2023) Councillor at Large - Podslsingers Councillor at Large- Corporates (resigned 14 March 2023) CounciHor al Laige - NYCG8 and EA..- Zoe Turner Rachel Sherry Nicola Bowley- Robert Lines Councillor at Large - Online Co-ordinator Support Team Georgia Barrington Administrator Stephanie Blake Accountant lan Anderson Gray Webmaster Principal address 2 Church Way, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1 HD page2of8
Independent examiner Colin Dadswell FCA ACCA DChA, Chantry House, 22 Upperton Road, Eastbourne,BN21 1 BF structure, governance and Inanagement The Association of Teachers of Singing is a CIO, formed on 1 November 2020. The governing document is available on our websrte www.aotos.or The trustees are listed above and are normally elected by members at the Annual General Meeting (AGMI lo form the council of trustees which manages the association. There were four meetings in total during 2023-, online (15 January and 12 April) and two held in person (2 June and 28 October). The Association is primarily based in England and Wales, but has strong links to the European Voice Teachers Association {EWA>. We welcome any singing teacher who wish to join, regardless of geographical boundaries. Councillors are elected for a term of office, which is three years in all cases apart from the Chairs who OCCUPY a six-year cycle, as defined in the constitutlon. Training The main training offering is currently our online Essentials course which continued to run successfully throughout the year. Courses are usually well subscribed and we offer bursaries for those that wish to attend but require additional financial support. From January, the course was developed to offer five sessions rather than the previous foul. We offered four courses in total- one five weekly course each term, and a new initiative was an intensive course, where the sessions were delivered over a weekend. Planning also Started for a live teacher training day which is scheduled to run In the secondlthird quarter of 2024. We very much hope to be able to continue to develop our training products throughout 2024. Continuing professional development Professional development is at the heart of our charitable aim and during 2023 we held a number of face to face and three online events. Online training events were offered free to members. These events copied ? wide range of lopics including.. exams, repertoire choines, dealing with Contemporary commercial music (CCM) pop influences, supporting non-binary and transgender students. Six area days were held in different areas of the UK and proved to be popular although numbers attending fa to face events are still lower than pre-pandemic: North, February: The Singing Teacher's Guide to Healthy Speech for Themselves and their Students with Sally Dennis., South West, February.. An Integrative Approach to Vocal Health.. Ethics, Knowledge and Empowerment with Jenna Brown., Scotland, March.. It's only a larynx; demystifying MT & CCM with Emma Trow,. pag83of8
South East, April.. Breaking down vocal barriers with movement with Chri5 Johnson; Central, April= Notes from the Voice Clinic with Lynne Wayman,. Scotland, November.. Il's only a larynx., demystifying MT & CCM with Emma Trow (repeated, due to its previous success. The summer conference was a llaboratIOn with NATS (National Association of Singing Teachers - USA) and EA (European Voice Teachers Association). The event was well supported, attracting a global audience of over 100 from Europe, America and India. This event featured a new innovation in the form of a call for abstracts. This allowed anyone from our community to submit a paper for presentation at conference, six of which were selected by a panel. This proved a popular iniliative and is being continued through future conferences. We will be issuing the full articles in 2024 through a n8w publication - Voices of AOTOS. This is not to be a peer reviewed journal but simply a chance for our membership to share their expertise and widen their knowledge. The smaller Autumn Conferen was also well received, again with a diverse set of presentations. although transport difficulties nowadays often means that there are more on-line participants than in person attendees. Network The Area Representatives are the first point contact for members but our members connect with each other through localised groups known as Pods and through the private online Facebook forum. Pods provide support and advice from local members, and now with the Student and New Teacher pods providing opportunities lo meet with peers at the same career stage. There is room for more development in this area and our new area representatives are working to build on these. Support team Our support team 15 Vltal to the smooth running of the organisalion. Our accountant oversees our fiscal position, advising on how best we can use the resources at our disposal. This allows us to create activities that benefit the members, whilst being financially responsible. Our administrator supports our trustees, liaises with the membership, creates content for our website and print publications and helps to manage online events. Select Performers have managed our website throughout the past decade, but the trustees decided, at the summer meeting in 2023, to build a new website and move to provider Granite 5. Much work has been done behind the scenes to ensure the build is beneficial to members. The newly implemented database system will allow our administrative prosseS to run with greater efficiency and ultimately save on administration costs. We would like to thank lan Anderson Gray, and all at Select Performers, for their work with us and ensuring the handover has been frictionless. As part of this project, the Association has also undergone a rebrand which will be launched in early 2024. We would like to thank Design Kind for their work on this. Membership At 31 Dernber 2023, we had 693 standard paying members and 17 corporate members. page4of8
We also had non-paying members as follows: 48 students, 7 reciprocal corporates, 7 honorary presidents, 8 honorary life members, 25 emerrtus members and 7 associate members. Financial revlew The receipts and payments account for the year is listed on pages 7 and 8. The result is an excess of payments over receipts of £931. The association's total reseNes (all unrestricted) stood at £101,298 at 31 December 2023. Reserves It is the policy of the Association always to have one yearfs running costs in reseNe. We also .have a bursary fun.¢ which allows members who may be undergoing financlal difficulties to apply for bursaries covering membership and events. Public benefit The trustees believe that the activities outlined above meet the Commission's requirements. Signed by order of the trustees Edwin Pitt Mansfield, Chair Approved by the Trustees- 13 April 2024 pageSorB
Independent Examiner's Report to the truste8s of the Association of Teachers of Singing I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Association of Teachers of Singing ("the Charty.) for the period ended 31 December 2023, which are set out on pages 7 to8. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements ofthe Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act'}. I report in respect of my examination of the Charity'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 145(5)Ib> of the Act. Independent examinor's statoment I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act., or the accounts do not accord with those records 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. Colin Dadsw811 FCA ACCA DChA Caladine Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Chantry House, 22 Upperton Road Eastbourne, BN21 1 BF Date.. 1110LI'IDIIt pe60f8
AssocSation of Tea¢her6 ol Slnglng Charlty Numbgr 119Q787 Recelpts and P•ym8nts Accourt for tho Pèrtod from 1 January to 31 De¢mber 2023 2023 TOtsI 2022 Totsi Funds.. Unrt&tdcie Re8trkled Legad88 7.268.44 7,286.44 0rato kuvllles 41.293 33 4.5 81 12,483 14 3,970.00 4,02S.00 5,705.QO 41.293.33 4,635.81 12.483.14 3,970.QO 4.Q2£.( 5.705.00 41,306.e2 166 05 35,437.tN) 4.079 00 1.313.75 2.33S.OQ 100.00 Gfft Ad Tax Rep8ld SunThrlAnnual} cTerS Auiufm Conlerence Onllne Events IATra Dtrveloprn1 Dws TeathBr Tr8inirKJ {EgWllaLsl & Pathways PuOIIc811on8 Imagainel Incon Dosb9naled Funds knc miscdlanE5{aort51IrvJ ar dononI) . 478.30 2,391.54 476.30 2,39154 .BS2 00 423.71 Intsrest RBceiw• Total RecrAptS 82.250.86 62.250.56 88.033.13 SurrnThei lknnuall Conf•r8rK• JJtumn Conl•wf ma0n0 & PubllcèbW8 Onllne Eveni8 l AF•• Days TchorTnIn9 & Pathways 7,DD2 01 3,537 20 7.980 00 4,680 48 5,489 00 7.2 01 3.537.28 7,980 00 4,8BD.48 3,489 00 25.104.70 1.074 93 8,011.60 2,898.43 3,009 00 27 748.75 27.746.75 48.156 66 verfi81no & PR sub8cr10 Sun¢ry 2.453.8 2,758.78 1.81 2.453.85 2.796 78 3.136 87 2.491 28 1.416.20 6.082.24 MHnHo•mènl. 1,325.26 3,308.84 172.58 162.e 16.237.$7 ts.761.86 792 00 1.323.26 3.3Ce 84 172.86 162.69 18,237.57 S,761.86 792 00 19.295.C 25.QO l.U52.60 .W07 124.40 1,621.93 2,SI0.64 83.75 166.89 1$,103.58 8.114 86 762 00 2.805.OD 1.316 00 1,283.91 920.83 237.92 Travel & stall Poytagé & Carn•oe Inlslrali 6ook.kéepir Indqp8nd2nl Emln8llon Wob8118 & Oataba&e Legal PrOlv88n8br•1• e¥fflk Charg•5 InsL'.Tnee 35. 1,052.SO 987.07 , 124.40 49.370 79 49 370.79 32.767 28 T¢yAI PaynM8 8?,181 78 83 181.78 67.990.27 t ft•c•lptslPaym•nl• 1931.221 11.957.14) Tr(9 lund• Ng1 rr•2netwy assel*8t stsrt ol peiK)d 102.230.fA 104.187.16 104,187.15 7t monfrtary aowts at •nd of p•r 101,298.82 103.2SS 93 102.220.04 page7of8
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