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ABS Annual Report 2019.Final Incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act, 1984 (NSW) Registered No CFN 15054 under section 16 of the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW) and The Charitable Fundraising Regulation 2015 ABN 75 368 639 375 Patron: Her Excellency The Hon. Margaret Beazley, AO QC, GoVernor of NeW South Wales ANNUAL REPORT 2019 H.E The Governor, The Hon David Hurley with Glenn Amer and Imogen Joy Mooney and Maree Silva at the UUSC & Tonia Malfitano at the luncheon at the Union, University and Schools Club Lynn Bock and Peter Beattie at the Queen’s Birthday dinner H.E. The Hon. Margaret Beazley, incoming Governor, with SoPhie Mok, PESA finalist, Professor David Flint, and Sue Labordus Michelle Ryan, soPrano, with David Cunningham at the Queen’s Mr. Dennis Wilson with Sail Training winner, Peter Sofatzis Birthday dinner at the Queen’s Birthday dinner Australia-Britain Society (NSW Branch) Inc, PO Box 647, Gordon NSW 2072 2 Tel (02) 9449 7532 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ausbrit.org Annual RePort, 2019 CONTENTS PAGE TITLE PAGE 1 BACKGROUND OF THE SOCIETY 4 NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH STRUCTURE 4 2018-2019 YEAR IN REVIEW: COMMITTEE MEMBERS 5 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMITTEE MEMBERS 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 6 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 8 SAIL TRAINING REPORT 9 TREASURER’S REPORT 10 BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY IN AUSTRALIA 12 BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA SOCIETY IN THE UK 12 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 13 Australia-Britain Society (NSW Branch) Inc, PO Box 647, Gordon NSW 2072 3 Tel (02) 9449 7532 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ausbrit.org Annual RePort, 2019 BACKGROUND OF THE SOCIETY The Society was formed in 1971 under the ausPices of Sir Robert Menzies, former Prime Minister of Australia, to nurture and Promote cultural links that both Britain and Australia share through their common heritage. This was reflected by the British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home establishing a comPlementary sister society in Britain called the Britain-Australia Society. The Society in Australia is made uP of a Foundation and branches in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. The Australia-Britain Society Foundation is based in Canberra ACT and holds reserves of around $270,000 being the proceeds of the former National body of the Society, wound up in 2007/8. The Foundation raises money in its own right directly and from investment earnings as well as contributions from Branches towards specific Projects such as the Shakespeare in Schools Programme. Members can make direct donations to the Foundation where a tax deduction is available. Branch committee nominees are Trustees of the Foundation. Pooling of donations from branches enables the Foundation to make discrete larger contributions to worthwhile cultural activities that support our British heritage. The majority of New South Wales members are based in greater Sydney or in the Southern Highlands where there is an active informal sub-branch. Most members are people born in Britain or who have lived there for some years. Conversely in Britain most members are Australians or British peoPle with links to Australia. The Australia-Britain Society is an indePendent non-political Australian organisation, whose role is to maintain, encourage and strengthen the numerous cultural links between Australia and Britain in a spirit of friendship. These bonding links are exPressed through history, language, literature, education, sport and cultural events. The Society Places emPhasis on the role of youth in suPPorting a modern and evolving relationshiP between Australia and Britain. The Society’s aims are met through a range of events with an emphasis on fellowship and fun, which preserve occasions that both societies honour. These include Australia Day, and the Queen’s Birthday as the flagship celebration events. Surplus proceeds enable grants to be made for a diverse series of programmes within the charter of nurturing our common bonds and with a focus on young people. The committees of the various Society structures comPrise a wide range of skills and energies given freely by their members. NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH STRUCTURE Our branch has approximately 250 members. Most members live in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, North Shore and the Peninsula. Many members are retired and a large grouP is based in the Southern Highlands around Bowral, Moss Vale and Mittagong. Function attendances range from 30-150 people, comprising our members and their guests as well as friends from collegiate societies. By amalgamating some functions with collegiate grouPs, a better Patronage is Possible. This enables us to provide entertainment at events and enables friends of various grouPs with kindred interests to meet Periodically. A large number of our members are also members of these various grouPs and it is exPedient for us to share one major event rather than compete for attendances against other societies with a common membership who are unlikely to attend every similar function. ******* Australia-Britain Society (NSW Branch) Inc, PO Box 647, Gordon NSW 2072 4 Tel (02) 9449 7532 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ausbrit.org Annual RePort, 2019 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS President: Richard Nott, AM, DiP FP, DiP FS, BSc (Hons), Grad DiP Insce, MBA, MCom, MIRM, ThA (Hons), ANZIIF (Fellow), FCII, SF Fin, FCIB, FIPA, FCIS, FGIA, CAHRI, FCMI Hon Secretary and Deputy President: DaVid Adams, LLB Treasurer and Immediate Past President: Kenneth Bock, OAM, BCom, ANZIIF (Fellow), F Fin, CPA Vice President and Sail Training Co-ordinator: Commander Richard Tighe, OAM, RFD, RD, RANR (Retd) Administration and Membership Secretary: Mrs. Sue Labordus, OAM, BA General Committee Members: Mrs. Janatha Adams Mrs. Catherine Barker, OAM Mrs. Diana Rich Mrs. Philippa Armfield SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Southern Highlands Co-ordinator: Malcolm Stephens, CB, MA Treasurer: Ms Sue HaWick, AM, BA DiP Ed Couns. Secretary: Mrs. Jan Bell Mrs. Lyn Stephens, BA Barry Todd ********** Australia-Britain Society (NSW Branch) Inc, PO Box 647, Gordon NSW 2072 5 Tel (02) 9449 7532 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ausbrit.org Annual RePort, 2019 PRESIDENT’S REPORT It has been my pleasure and honour to be President again this past year, supported by an active Committee to prepare and run the events plus the Administration of the Society. I commend to you the fuller reports by Ken Bock Treasurer and Commander Richard Tighe on the Tall Ships awards and Sail Training programmes. The programme of events is listed separately and includes a series of flagship events such as the Queen’s Birthday dinner, Christmas luncheon, Remembrance Day and Christmastide services at St. James’ Church King Street. Hopefully as well, we can gain access to some seats on the various vessels operating from Circular Quay on Australia Day for next year. Additionally, we aim to provide a significant guest speaker for a luncheon in February 2020. We are hoping that Sir Peter Cosgrove can be with us on that occasion. Event comments are made in the newsletters during the year and members are invited to give us feedback on their success or otherwise and this is gauged largely by the measure of attendances. This year, the luncheon with Dr. Brendan Nelson of the Australian War Memorial, coupled with a farewell to our Patron, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley, Governor of New South Wales, and Mrs. Hurley was a capacity attendance and raised a good surplus from members and those of associated bodies such as Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and Friends of St. George’s and Descendants of the Knights of the Garter. In May, we held the Queen’s Birthday Dinner at the Australian Club and welcomed our new Patron, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley, AO QC, incoming Governor of New South Wales, and her husband, Mr. Dennis Wilson. Once again, we had a capacity crowd. Many of these events raised small surpluses with an aim to keep costs as low as we can. Some celebratory events are a little higher in costs due to the entertainment, covered later, and the access to special venues such as the Australian Club and Union, University and Schools Club that are ideal for our members as they are centrally located, the best quality private venues and enjoyable fare. Some luncheons are at a lower cost, such as Remembrance Day and the AGM silver service dinner at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron where we have either limited courses or no entertainment. On balance we believe that members’ enjoyment of events is our primary aim and hopefully with a small surplus we can continue to be an active charitable body by providing grants to young people for unique opportunities to gain from the Plain English Speaking Awards and Tall Ships sailing adventures on British ships. Further grants are restricted by our ability to fund them from functions. We can really only expand our grants programmes if we increase subscriptions that have remained low and static for years and well below what comparable organisations charge their members. It is not intended to increase charges despite our earnings in interest from life members now being virtually only 1-2%, whereas a decade ago we earned over $10,000 a year from much higher rates. To further trim “the expense sails” we have looked at cutting some supportive costs associated with awards to assist us preserve our net funds. With the overall net annual position not fluctuating too much, we can continue to provide value-added events at fair costs for many years. Our primary aim is for like-minded members to meet and enjoy themselves in the context of our British heritage and celebrate enjoyable events with long-standing friends. A negative to this prognosis is that interest rates are planned to drop to almost zero next year and our earnings are then likely to drop by another $1,000 or more, and without at least Australia-Britain Society (NSW Branch) Inc, PO Box 647, Gordon NSW 2072 6 Tel (02) 9449 7532 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ausbrit.org Annual RePort, 2019 one major event where we produce a good surplus it means our overall reserves will decrease by around $3-4,000 a year unless we cut costs or increase membership rates or admission to events, all of which we are loath to do.
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