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Barnet Green Garden Bin charge Volunteers’ evening
Barnet has decided to charge for When you sign up, you will you have signed up to the paid Many of the activities that take hosting a small thank-you event
the Green Garden Bin collection. receive by post, a unique sticker garden collection. If you lose place in the Suburb depend on at Hampstead Golf Club on
It will start on Saturday 16 May which will have your address on your sticker, you can telephone local people giving up their free Tuesday, March 3. This also marked
and be emptied fortnightly. it. The sticker should be applied Barnet and they will issue a time to help the community. the many years of dedicated
The collection of green bins to the centre of the lid of your replacement sticker. These range from those who keep service to Suburb News by Terry
will cost £70 per year for one garden waste bin, this will allow Barnet says that they will an eagle eye on the Suburb’s green Brooks, who has retired as editor
bin with an additional £50 for collection crews to identify make around 23 collections environment and its architecture, of Suburb News.
each additional bin. households who have signed over the year, which implies organise community events, write All volunteers present had a
To sign up you will need to up to the service. The council that the service will still be and distribute Suburb News and very enjoyable evening.
call 020 8359 4600 (option 1). will only empty Barnet issued interrupted for about six weeks our 70 plus strong team of litter If you would like join our
Alternatively, you can sign up green-coloured garden waste probably around the Christmas garden collection service, Barnet pickers who keep our area tidy. band of community-minded
online at www.barnet.gov.uk/ bins displaying a garden waste and New Year period. suggests that you consider The RA decided to recognise volunteers please email us at
gardenwaste and request a call bin sticker. If you have an assisted Should you decide you do composting or taking your garden the hard work of volunteers by enquiries@hgsra.uk.
back to make the payment. collection, it will continue once not want to pay for the new waste to the Reuse and Recycling
Centre in Summers Lane, North
Finchley, N12 0RF. The Centre
RA 2019 Financial Report is free if you take your waste to
Summers Lane in a car.
The Residents Association (RA) is community. Some exciting new orchard, both in Lyttelton Barnet has stated that “You
a non-profit making organisation projects are planned including Playing Fields. More details will are welcome to keep your green
run by volunteers which exists the provision of an outdoor table follow in subsequent issues of bin. We are looking at options
for the benefit of its members. tennis table and a community Suburb News. to collect unwanted green bins.”
The year has ended with a Financial Report Barnet will be re-investing the
surplus of £2,701. RA Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2019 money raised into environmental
for the year ended 31 December 2019
Income has been quite volatile INCOME AND EXPENDITURE services around the borough, in
with a slight drop in advertising INCOME 2019(£) 2018(£) roads and pavements, improve-
Subscriptions
30,058
30,306
revenues and lower income Contribution from Fellowship 1,788 1,853 ments to the street cleaning
Bank Interest
671
959
from events, in particular from Advertising 20,141 20,872 operations, fitting LED bulbs to
the Summer Fair which in the Events Income 4,423 6,288 street lights and helping to
Room hire income
2,000
2,000
1,250
2,650
previous year (2018) benefited Other income 60,867 64,392 make much-needed cost savings RA Chair, Emma Howard, hands Terry Brooks a small token of appreciation for his
Total
from the wonderful weather. for the council. year’s of dedication to the RA.
Thanks go to our advertisers and EXPENDITURE 5,486 5,762
Membership, printing & post
to The Spaniards Inn for their Room & hall hire 3,045 2,715
5,296
3,926
Honoraria
generous sponsorship of our key Publications 19,472 18,888 Proms at St Jude’s update
events in 2019. Events 11,067 10,636
Suburb tree planting
5,250
5,612
Further progress has been Sponsorship Proms at St Jude's and Chamber Concerts 3,500 3,500 We are delighted to report that, festival but on a brighter note, (>About Us >Film) – and see if
735
Grant to Northway Gardens Organisation
2,076
made in reducing RA running Other grants 2,000 1,500 due to the generous support of planning for Proms at St Jude’s you can spot yourself in the
costs and the main increases in Roads & Traffic 1,152 726 0 many sponsors, donors, Friends 2021 is already under way. video! More free virtual events
608
Other expenditure
226
expenditure have been for grants Bank charges 58,166 55,234 and audience members, Proms Proms 2021, with its full are planned, so keep an eye on
222
Total
and the commissioning of a report Financial Report at St Jude’s is financially secure Music and LitFest programme, the Proms website or sign up
for the year ended 31 December 2019
Financial Report
Financial Report
on Market Place/Falloden Way Loss/Surplus for the year 2,701 9,158 and is ready, willing and able to will hopefully start on Saturday online to our e-newsletter.
for the year ended 31 December 2019
BALANCE SHEET
Financial Report
for the year ended 31 December 2019
BALANCE SHEET
for the year ended 31 December 2019
BALANCE SHEET
road safety. CURRENT ASSETS 2019(£) 2018(£) continue its work to raise 26 June and close on Sunday 4 Proms wants to do all it can
FINANCIAL REVIEW
BALANCE SHEET
94,384
2019(£) 2018(£)
86,860
Cash at bank and in hand
CURRENT ASSETS
The RA has reserves of around CURRENT ASSETS 2019(£) 2018(£) money for good causes! We July 2021, so pop those dates this year to continue to raise
86,860
94,384
Cash at bank and in hand
Debtors
3,904
4,911
2019(£) 2018(£)
CURRENT ASSETS
The Residents Association ('RA') is a non profit making organisation run by volunteers which exists for the benefit
Cash at bank and in hand
94,384
86,860
3,904
Debtors
Share in Orchard Housing Society
Cash at bank and in hand
4,911
86,860 1
94,384 1
£85,000. Even at current low of its members. The year has ended with a surplus of £2,701. Income has been quite volatile with a slight drop in would like to extend a huge into your diary now! funds for the North London
Debtors
3,904
4,911
advertising revenues and lower income from events, in particular from the Summer Fair which in the previous year
3,904 1
1
Share in Orchard Housing Society
99,296
Debtors
Total
90,765
Share in Orchard Housing Society
4,911 1
interest rates, these reserves (2018) benefited from the wonderful weather. Thanks go to our advertisers and to The Spaniards Inn for their 1 1 thank you to everyone who has In the meantime, we are Hospice and Toynbee Hall. Both
Share in Orchard Housing Society
1
Total
90,765
Less current liabilities
8,038
99,296
14,257
99,296
generous sponsorship of our key events in 2019. Further progress has been made in reducing RA running costs
90,765
Total
8,038
Less current liabilities
14,257
85,039
82,727
90,765
Net current assets
99,296
Total
14,257
Less current liabilities
8,038
make a valuable contribution to and the main increases in expenditure have been for grants and the commissioning of a report on Market Place / helped Proms through this looking at online opportunities organisations urgently need our
Net current assets
Falloden Way road safety.
Less current liabilities
14,257
85,039
82,727
82,727
Net current assets
85,039
8,038
REPRESENTED BY
our income, with interest earned Net current assets 85,039 82,727 challenging period and for the to bring some of the best of help – if you or your friends are
The RA has reserves of around £85,000. Even at current low interest rates, these reserves make a valuable
Accumulated fund brought forward
82,338
73,181
REPRESENTED BY
REPRESENTED BY
equating to more than sixty contribution to our income, with interest earned equating to more than 60 membership subscriptions. During the very many messages of support. Proms to everyone over the able to add your support via the
82,338
Accumulated fund brought forward
73,181
Surplus for the year
2,701
REPRESENTED BY
9,158
82,338
Accumulated fund brought forward
year it was agreed that £50,000 should be retained in reserve in case of threats to the Suburb. RA Council 73,181
9,158
388
2,701
73,181
82,338 0
Accumulated fund brought forward
Dr Joy Edelman Legacy
Surplus for the year
2,701
9,158
Surplus for the year
membership subscriptions. members and a group of our volunteers have discussed how the remainder of the reserves could be best used for It’s a huge disappointment coming months. As a start, take Proms virtual buckets, you can
0
388
Dr Joy Edelman Legacy
85,039
82,727
Total
Surplus for the year
the further benefit of our community. Some exciting new projects are planned including the provision of an 9,158
388
Dr Joy Edelman Legacy
2,701 0
0
Total
85,039
82,727
Dr Joy Edelman Legacy
During the year it was outdoor table tennis table and a community orchard, both in Lyttelton Playing Fields. More details will be in 388 that the Covid-19 pandemic has a look at the short film of Proms donate at promsatstjudes.org.uk.
Total
82,727
85,039
Suburb News shortly.
Total
85,039
82,727
agreed that £50,000 should be NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Page 1 of 2 (page 2 on reverse) forced us to cancel this year’s 2019 at promsatstjudes.org.uk RON FINLAY
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
retained in reserve in case of NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (a) The accounts have been prepared on an accrual basis. (b) Members'
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (a) The accounts have been prepared on an accrual basis. (b) Members'
threats to the Suburb. RA subscriptions have been reconciled with the sums actually received during the year.
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (a) The accounts have been prepared on an accrual basis. (b) Members'
subscriptions have been reconciled with the sums actually received during the year.
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (a) The accounts have been prepared on an accrual basis. (b) Members'
subscriptions have been reconciled with the sums actually received during the year.
2019 (£) 2018(£)
subscriptions have been reconciled with the sums actually received during the year.
Council members and a group 2. COLLECTION FOR FELLOWSHIP 10,587 11,021
2. COLLECTION FOR FELLOWSHIP
2019 (£) 2018(£)
Receipts
2019 (£) 2018(£)
2. COLLECTION FOR FELLOWSHIP
(1,788)
(1,853)
Receipts
2019 (£) 2018(£)
2. COLLECTION FOR FELLOWSHIP
of our volunteers have discussed Less RA administrative fee 10,587 11,021
Receipts
11,021
10,587
Net
(1,853)
Less RA administrative fee
(1,788)
8,799
9,168
Receipts
10,587
11,021
Less RA administrative fee
(1,788)
(1,853)
how the remainder of the Net (1,788) (1,853)
8,799
9,168
Less RA administrative fee
9,168
8,799
Net
3. MEMBERSHIP
reserves could be best used for Net 8,799 9,168
3. MEMBERSHIP
Membership at 31 December 2019 was 1,775 households compared to 1,748 at 31 December 2018.
Membership at 31 December 2019 was 1,775 households compared to 1,748 at 31 December 2018.
the further benefit of our 3. MEMBERSHIP
3. MEMBERSHIP
Membership at 31 December 2019 was 1,775 households compared to 1,748 at 31 December 2018.
Membership at 31 December 2019 was 1,775 households compared to 1,748 at 31 December 2018.
HONORARY ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
HONORARY ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
HONORARY ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
I have examined the accounts prepared by the Council for the year ended 31 December 2019. This examination
HONORARY ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
I have examined the accounts prepared by the Council for the year ended 31 December 2019. This examination
comprised a review of the accounting records kept by the Association and a comparison of the accounts
I have examined the accounts prepared by the Council for the year ended 31 December 2019. This examination
presented with those records. It also includes a consideration of any unusual items or discrepancies in the
comprised a review of the accounting records kept by the Association and a comparison of the accounts
I have examined the accounts prepared by the Council for the year ended 31 December 2019. This examination
comprised a review of the accounting records kept by the Association and a comparison of the accounts
accounts and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
presented with those records. It also includes a consideration of any unusual items or discrepancies in the
comprised a review of the accounting records kept by the Association and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes a consideration of any unusual items or discrepancies in the
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on
accounts and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
presented with those records. It also includes a consideration of any unusual items or discrepancies in the
accounts and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
the view given by the accounts. On the basis of my examination I have concluded that the accounts have been
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on
accounts and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on
extracted correctly from the accounting records and are sufficiently supported by underlying documents and
the view given by the accounts. On the basis of my examination I have concluded that the accounts have been
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on
the view given by the accounts. On the basis of my examination I have concluded that the accounts have been
explanations provided to me by the Council.
extracted correctly from the accounting records and are sufficiently supported by underlying documents and
the view given by the accounts. On the basis of my examination I have concluded that the accounts have been
extracted correctly from the accounting records and are sufficiently supported by underlying documents and
explanations provided to me by the Council.
extracted correctly from the accounting records and are sufficiently supported by underlying documents and
explanations provided to me by the Council.
explanations provided to me by the Council. PR HARTLEY - Chartered Accountant
PR HARTLEY - Chartered Accountant
PO Box 27075, London N2 0FZ
PR HARTLEY - Chartered Accountant
PR HARTLEY - Chartered Accountant
PO Box 27075, London N2 0FZ
PO Box 27075, London N2 0FZ
PO Box 27075, London N2 0FZ
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