ARMAGH PIPERS CLUB (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANfEE) TRUSTEES? ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIREcfoRS' REPORT) FOR THL YEI AR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 The trustees (who also directors of ihe cllarilable company fur ihc purposL>S of coinpttiiy law), present their rcpoi1 thnd iiidepeiidently examined financial aternCnts for ihe year end 31 July 2024. Tlie trustces oonfinn that il)c Annual Report aiid Financial siatem¢nts of ihe coinpany comply wi¢li Ilic ¢urr¢nl statiitoiy reqllilI)eI7fs, thc requircm¢nts of ihc company's 8overiiinb document and th¢ provisiotis of ihe Accouiitillbr and R¢portii)g by Choritics. Stniement of Recommciid¢d Pra¢ticc, appli¢abl¢ io cliui'ilies prcparing tlieir accounts in a¢cordance wilh ili¢ Financial Reporling Standards applicablc in lh¢ UK and Republi¢ of Ircland (efr¢¢tiv¢ l January 2019). Structure, Covernanee And Management Tlic cliarily is oporated as a Company Limited by Guaranlee und¢r Articl¢s of As50Giation adopkd on 27 Seplemlxr 2013. Its Board of betwc¢i) five and cleven Trustees, who 8r¢ also thc directors of tlie Coinpany, is elected by and fmni tl)¢ inemb¢rship of the chHrty. The Tiiistces and otl)or volunlcers ar¢ as%isted by remuncrated admii)istrative suppori includiiig a Compfiny S¢Girlary, Thc Iiine &crving dii'eclorJ (B¢rnadctt¢ Cainpb¢ll. Brian Vall¢ly? David Flaiiagan, Citliiie Vullcly, Judith McCl¢nalian, Philip Rea, Ruth Ach¢son, Siobhan Scowcroft and Thoinas Sinytli) w(7r¢ all relted at Ilio Aiiiiual G¢iieral Me¢tii18 lield oil 19 Oclokr 2023. Obj¢¢tivu And 1Villej 'I'o furtli¥r the cl)orities purposes for thc public benefit, di¢ charity will apply its resou¢5 for tl advaiiceiii¢iit ofails Thiid culture, in particulov the promotion of Irish traditional niusic and song, including tli¢ rLlated Imu¥ic of Scotland, )8[nd, Wale4 Ilrillany. Cape Broton and Asturias. This will be achieved by delivering: (a) Ali Educfttionul Program that will includc all or any of the folloiviii (l) weekly Classes for ihe Icaching of traditional rnusic and s¢)ng; (51) publishiiig and making availablo books". rrfordiiigs and other fomis of educational niedill to supporl weekly ¢lasse5: (IM) ali Aniiual Concert and monthly Family Sessions to d¢3vclop mcmbor3' ¢onfidciicA perfomiaiice slcills aiid pi'oinotc inter¥enerational l¢arniD& {iv) ncou&tic perforniances Kecitals, mastcr-Glass workshops and cultural ¢x¢l)aiiges to d¢vclop meinbcis, skills, teclinique nijd reperioir¢: (v) providFng iraining and mentorship for lulors and stud¢ftts and pr¢pare stud¢i)ts for and fa¢ilitiitcs furn]dl iniisic examinations.
ARMAGH PIPERS CLUB (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) TRUSTKESI ANIYUAL REPORT {INCLUDINCN DIREcfoRS' REPORT) (continued) FOR'IIIE YEAR FNDED 31 JULY 2024 {b> an Artistic Program ihat will include all or any of thc followtii8: (i) tli¢ uni)ual William Kennedy Piping Festival: 01) uillcann pip¢ makiilg workshops. providing edutiOn and iuition iii pipe making and Inoiiit¢nanrx' Cl1> promoling oiid pr&*enting concerts, mast¢r4lasse& salonS and other events; ()v) pi'ovidiiig local musicians with work expcrienc¢. career onhancemeiit and profcssional engagcm#nt oppoi1unities; (v) d¢velopinB liiiks and working in partnership with otlier culturnl organisations 'rhe Iruslecs confirm ihat leY have had regard to the guidance issued by th¢ Charity Coniniission oil public b¢iiefit. Achievenients and Perform#nce This is lh¢ eijslith year of iradiiig for ArniHgh Pipers Club as a winpany liinit¢d under giiorantee. Tlie cl)arity mftd¢ a net inflow of funds during the year endd 31 July 2024 of £21,885. In tlic year iindcr r¢view flic cliarity saw a furthcr rccovery iii enrollment in the education pro8rani, to over 216 at the lii&he4t PoiliL and soinc 946 hours of leachin8 were delivered. The Wi Ilillin Kciincdy Piping Festival returned in November 2023. with over 41 musicians (akii)g part. Duriiig tl)¢ y¢ar, four Foi)n Friday concerts wcre org811iscd f¢aiurin8 Vlsiting artists, alon8 Wit]1 a ¢ai'ols Concert, a Buriis Night celebialioii, the Club's Aiinuol Concert, six family sessions ond cv¢nt$ markiiig Int¢rAatioiI Uilleann Pipiiig Day and Notioi)r41 Harp Dny. Fènanclal ReYl¢w Tlic balancc on ilie g¢n¢rnl fuiid at 31 July 2024 was fA2.826. Gciierol Funds are iibirestricted funds whi¢li arc availJble for usc at the discretion of the Truglees in fvrtlicrai)ce of the gencrnl obieciiv¢s of ilie diarity Jnd wliich l)av¢ not been d¢sigiiaied for Odr purposes. The ba18nce on lh¢ r¢strictcd fund al 31 July 2024 was £NIL. In addilion to iiicoine g¢n¢ixled from tuition fce8 ihe principal funding in th¢ ycar under I'cvi¢w w85 deriyed froin grant aid from lh¢ Arts Council of Northern Ireland's L•itery funding. Of tlK Lottery Proj¢¢t Fundi1)8 awuiyl of £46,51)0, £2J25 was still oulstaiiding as at 31 July 2024, Ai) aniiual Servicc L¢v¢l AgRemcnt with Arn)a8h City, Banbridgc and Craibavon Boroii8h Council expired in Apri12024 alid a new op¢n4nd¢d SLA took cffect fmm this dat¢.
ARMAGH PIPERS CLUB (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) TRUSI'EEI S, ANNUAL REPORT ONCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOH THE YCAR FNDED 31 JULY 2024 Ariiiagh City, Bai)bridge and Craigavon Borough Council and s¢vernl privat¢ Sponso provided want aid for the 2023 Piping fiestival. and an American foundalion offered sponsorship for the 2024 evcnt. Although tli¢ Ai'L4 Coiincil d¢clined to fui)d the 2023 festival, it awarded grant aid of £13,962 lo enJbl¢ the Club to rciiew it.s stock of loan infANmenls. A further grant of £8,000 was paid by con50rtiuin of UK arts couijLils towards a planiled projcGt lo involve young musicians from Arniagli, Skye ond Portubval. Dei#i15 of all restricted funds arc stated scparntely in these a¢¢ounts. Going ConcL¥rn 'I'l)e li'ustees hK1VC reasonable eXpeatiOnS that the charity can continue its opcrations for thc foreseeable fiitui'e. fior Ihis aS0ffj tl)ey continuc to adopl tlio goinb¥ Concern principle iii prerIng the fiiiaiiGial stateincnis. Rlsk Miinag¢m¢nt Tlie Iriistees liave a.sscssed the major risks to which Ihe charitable Company is exposed, to tlios¢ relalin8 to the opcratioiis aiid finances ot Ili¢ company and arc satisfied d)at systenis aiid pro¢ed(Ires are in place to niiligatc ¢xposiirc to mojor risks Stmienient of Trustces R¢spon.8lbililies The triiste¢s arc resixjnsible for pY¢paring the Trustees. Aiinual Report and tho Fin&tal Statemenls in a¢¥oi'dance witli applicabl¢ law and rcgiilations. Company law r¢quires the trltee5 to pr¢paff financial s1atemciits for eacli finaii¢ial year. Uiid¢r that law the dirt015 and tho Irustees miist iiot approv¢ th¢ finAncial slatements un1¢35 thoy are sotisfied that ih¢y give a tnie and fHir view of thc State of th¢ affairs of di¢ charitable company. In pirparing these fillaila1 siat¢rn¢iits IhL' trustees ure rcquired . SeleLt siiitable accounting policies and apply than consistciiily. Make jud8ment% and Accoiiniing estimates that ar¢ roa50nable wid prudentr, Prepare Il)c firjancial statemenls on the goiiig Co1¢M basis unless it is inappropriate to presumL thdl Ilie charity wilj cnntinue in op¢rntion The Iruste¢b arc rcspun5ibl¢ for keeping adequate aecouiiling records that ar¢ suffKieni to sliow uiid Qxplain th¢ cliarilable conipany's transactions and dis¢los¢ wilh sOnable accuracy at any tin)e tlic finanLiul position or th¢ chttritable company and enablc iliem io ¢nsure that the financial statcinents comply witli tho Conipanie5 Act 2006, Tjiey 3Te also rupolisible for safcguarding die asseis orth¢ coinpttny and t'or Inking r¢us0114blc Steps for tIK prevci)tion and dctection of fraud and other irrcgularities. 'rhis rcport whs approved by the trustees on ... Dlin B Vallely Trn%tec DNtc: 17 4A 1r