## **SALGA – CHAIRMAN’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2020**
At the time of writing this – mid-January – it is a dreary, incessantly wet day and we are in the middle of our third national lockdown. What a depressing Winter this is turning out to be, both in terms of the weather and in terms of the global pandemic. This is truly a testing time for us all but more so for some than others. We are aware of SALGA members here in Swindon who have lost loved ones and our hearts go out to them. Those of us feeling a bit bored perhaps need to count our blessings. One of those blessings is that there are the first tentative signs of Spring. In our garden we have snowdrops out as well as plenty of flower buds on our camellia and daphne shrubs. It’s time to order seed potatoes, and the Kings seed orders should start to arrive shortly. We’ll then be into the new cycle of gardening which I know kept many of us cheerful last year.
We made the decision to temporarily close the SALGA Allotment Shop due to concern about the risk to our volunteers and members. We are planning to keep this under review and reopening will depend on the Covid risk locally. We were sorry to do this because the shop has been so successful and has provided a focus point for SALGA with members able to pop in for gardening items and at the same time have a friendly chat. Christine and her team have done a brilliant job in reorganising the shop and the stocktaking system, using a modern till, and this will be invaluable in the future.
We are planning to trial a system of direct bank payments for pre-ordered goods. We will keep you informed about this. We have continued to hold Zoom committee meetings and the monthly members meetings have been very successful. Recent ones include Timothy Walker who gave an interesting talk on “Colour in the Garden”, another where one of our members, Marilyn Trew, explained how she produced her very artistic local maps, and another Gardeners Question Time, where we were again impressed by how much knowledge our members have.
At the present time it isn’t at all clear when we might be able to meet in person but the Zoom meetings have worked well for those who have been able to take part. In the meantime, take care of yourselves. The pandemic is far from over though the vaccine rollout holds promise for the future. And Spring is coming!
With very best wishes,
## **Cindy Matthews**
**Chairman**
**January 2021**
## **SWINDON ALLOTMENTS & LEISURE GARDENS ASSOCIATION - 1138814**
|**Income and Expenditure Account for year to 31/12/20**
**2020**
**2020**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Membership fees income
1735
Gift Aid reclaim
308
Donations, investment interest, sundries
361
2404
**Services to members**
Shop sales
21057
Deduct costs of goods sold
16701
Deduct other expenses inc equipment hire/overheads/insurance
1594
2762
Sales of Kings seeds
4088
Deduct purchases
3771
Deduct other expenses
36
3807
281
Potato Day net surplus
280
Potato Day refreshment sales
70
Expenses
-120
230
Holiday and day trip income (inc advance payments)
4770
Deduct Barnes coach hire and other costs
4770
0
Horticultural Show expenditure (2020 show trophies)
51
Deduct entry fees, sponsorship and sales
0
-51
Schools support and garden competition
-555
-555
Monthly general meetings
Speakers fees and travel
345
Hire of halls and other costs
121
466|**2019**
**2019**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1896
470
294
2660
13187
10470
1339
11809
1378
2964
2724
56
2780
184
235
19285
18169
1116
958
581
-377
-240
487
568
1055|
|---|---|
||Deduct raffle ticket and refreshment sales||38|-428||699|-356|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Christmas Social entertainment|0|||0|||
||Hire of hall and other costs|0|0||96|96||
||Deduct raffle ticket and teas/coffees sales||0|0||123|27|
||Printing and distribution of newsletter|||-231|||-163|
||**Surplus before overheads and other outgoings**|||**4412**|||**4464**|
||**Overheads and other outgoings**|||||||
||Printing, stationery, postages||18|||159||
||Insurance - third party, public liability||75|||75||
||Insurance - Trustees Indemnity||259|||218||
||Hire of committee room||0|||60||
||Affiliation fees||57|||57||
||Gifts and honoraria||83|||139||
||Website, publicity||144|||159||
||Bank charges||60|||60||
||Other expenses||3|699||25|952|
||**NET SURPLUS FOR YEAR**|||**3713**|||**3512**|
||**Charge to Building Reserve - residue of Lottery Grant**|||**863**||||
||**Net Increase in Funds**|||**2850**|||**3512**|
||**Appropriation Account**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2020**|**2019**|
|||**£**|**£**|
|General Reserve brought forward||27357|23845|
|Add Surplus for year
3713
General Reserve carried forward
31070
Reserve brought forward
2412
Grant from Lottery Fund
0
Grant from Asda Foundation
0
2412
Deduct: new project spend
863
Transfer to General Fund
0
Reserve carried forward
1549
**2020**
**Fixed Assets**
Four shipping containers at cost
14050
Less accumulated depreciation
1742
12308
**Current Assets**
Cash in bank current account
5072
Cash on deposit accounts
10467
Cash in hand
0
Shop stocks at cost
5300
Payments in advance
1804
Sundry debtors (inc GA reclaim & float)
757
23400
Total of fixed and current assets
35708
Less: Current Liabilities
Receipts in advance
3089
Sundry creditors
0
3089
**Building Renewal Reserve**
**Balance Sheet as at 31 December**|Add Surplus for year
3713
General Reserve carried forward
31070
Reserve brought forward
2412
Grant from Lottery Fund
0
Grant from Asda Foundation
0
2412
Deduct: new project spend
863
Transfer to General Fund
0
Reserve carried forward
1549
**2020**
**Fixed Assets**
Four shipping containers at cost
14050
Less accumulated depreciation
1742
12308
**Current Assets**
Cash in bank current account
5072
Cash on deposit accounts
10467
Cash in hand
0
Shop stocks at cost
5300
Payments in advance
1804
Sundry debtors (inc GA reclaim & float)
757
23400
Total of fixed and current assets
35708
Less: Current Liabilities
Receipts in advance
3089
Sundry creditors
0
3089
**Building Renewal Reserve**
**Balance Sheet as at 31 December**|3512|**2019**
13010
20896|
|---|---|---|---|
|||27357||
|||1640
5682
200||
|||7522
5110
0||
|||2412||
|||14050
1040||
|||3255
7890
0
6978
1782
991||
|||3658
479|33906
4137|
|||||
|**Net Assets**|32619||29769|
|Represented by:
General Reserve carried forward
Building Renewal Reserve carried forward|31070
1549
32619|27357
2412|
|---|---|---|
|||29769|
||||
Note: Donations received in respect of the late Mick Northcott totalled £393.55 of which £197.55 was spent. The remaining £196 will be kept in reserve in anticipation of further expenditure.
## **Accounts ratified by SALGA Committee at its Zoom meeting on 6 May 2021**
Cindy Matthews
## **Chairman**
John Edgerton
## **Treasurer**
## **SALGA Accounts 2020 – Independent Examiner’s Certificate**
Herewith a certificate to attach to the accounts for the AGM.
I have examined the accounts of SALGA for the year 2020 and received answers to the queries that I raised. I am satisfied that the Revenue accounts, showing a net increase of £2,850, are a true and fair view of the transactions for the year and that the balance sheet, showing nett assets of £32,619, is an accurate representation of the position at 31st December, 2020.
Juanita Solera
Juanita Solera
Independent Examiner
18-May-21
## **SALGA Accounts 2020 – Independent Examiner’s Certificate**
Herewith a certificate to attach to the accounts for the AGM.
I have examined the accounts of SALGA for the year 2020 and received answers to the queries that I raised. I am satisfied that the revenue accounts, showing a nett increase in funds of £2,850 are a true and fair view of the transactions for the year and that the balance sheet, showing nett assets of £32,619 is an accurate representation of the position at 31[st] December, 2020.
_Juanita Solera_
## **Juanita Solera**
## **Independent Examiner**
18 May 2021