Trustees. Annual Report for the period
From Period start date l January 2020
To Period end date
31 December 2020
Charity name: The Belsize Society
Charity registration number: 1180842
Objectives and Activities
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ummary ofthe purposes of
he chaiity as set out in its
oveining document
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o promote high standards of architecture,
conservation, planning, design and use of
buildings in Belsize and to promote the
protection and improvement of historic or
public interest-
To promote high slandards in urban
planning. infrastructure and transport, Ihe
maintenance and improvement of streets
nd public places, and the protection of the
nvironment in Belsize-,
o foster interest amongst the public in
elsize and more generally in the history of
he area.
he Societys activilies allow Society
embers to contribute views on ways Ihal
ocal public setvices might be improved, and
Ilow the Society to C￿OrdInate views on
ocal planning applications and as
ppropriate make representations to th8
local authority. They allow the Society to
participale in projects designed to improve
local environmentsl conditions.
Summary of the main
activitie5 in relation to those
purposes for the public
benelit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
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he Society provldes Informatlon about local
issues and activities through quartedy
newsletters, two noticeboards and a websile.
s the accounts show. a large proportion of
ur annual expenditure goes towards
rintin
Imaintenance in these areas.
he Trustees hav& had regard to this
uidance.
Statement conlirming whether
he truslees have had regard
o the guidance issued by the
harity Commission on public
enefit
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ORP reference
he Society is nol a grant-giving charity but,
s an activity ancillary to its charitabl8
purposes, it has been the charity's practice
rom time to time to make donations that are
n accordance with the Society's general
ims. Full delails of Ihe Society's Donations
Policy can be found on its website
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Policy on grant making
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olicy on social investment
ncluding program related
nvestment
The Society has no employees, therefore
Imost all activities are undertaken on
oluntary basis. Specifically..
the Society publishes a quartedy
newsletter which volunteers from the
membership help to distribute-
The Society has undertaken a pollution-
monitoring exercise Idiscussed below)
The Society's educational events {for
example guided historical walks in the
area- none during 2020 but in previous
and subsequent years) are led by
volunteers
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ontribution made by
olunteers
Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP yeference
for so many charities, 2020 was a year
ominated by the Covid-19 epidemic and
his has affected the work of the Society.
he Society held its AGM on 8 March 2020,
ust before the first lockdown, and the
Committee met face-t(Fface the sarne
month. Thereafter, monthly Committee
meetings were held online via Zoom. The
uarterly newsletters continued lo be
produced, but the delivery was affected by
restrictions. In May 2020 the newsletter was
redesi
ned for release throu
h the Socle
Summary of the main
achievements of Ihe charity,
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
he circumstances ol its
beneliciarie5 and any wider
benelits lo society as a whole.
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ebslte. It was disseminated electronically t
members the Society could email. A print
ersion of the newslettar was posted to the
rest of the mernbership. It was also available
online for non-members. The Akjgust
ewsletterwas distributed in the usual way
ilh volunte8rs hand-delivering.
he Society received the results Irom a year
12019120) of pollution monitoring in the
Belsize area where Society members
ollected air samples from points agreed
ith Camden Council's environment team.
he project was funded Ihrough the
Council's Community Infrastructure Levy.
he results showed pollution levels across
ollections in 10 monitoring sites with some
reas above legal limits. In November 2020
he Society organised a presentation of the
sults for members, with the Camden
ollution monitoring team responding lo
embers, questions. This was online and
uccessfully used a Society Zoom account.
It was not possible lo hold Ihe full range of
Belsoc events (such as walks) in the
reporting year due to the restrictions on
ocial gatherings. The Society did raise a
onsiderable sum for the Marie Curie
Hospice online however, due to the
enerosty of members when it became clea
at the yearfs carol singing fund-raising
vent would have to be cancelled.
n 2020 the Society's planning team
ntinued to look at applications for planning
emiission made to the Council in the
elsize area, to support and ensure
mpllance wilh Camden's policies,
reviewing 106 and commenting on 24. The
ociely monitored, to a limited extent, local
ree applications, commenting on one.
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chievements against
objectives set
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Performance of fundraising
activities against objectnies
et
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Investment perlormance
gainst objectives
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Financial Review
Review of the charity's
Inanci￿ position at the end of
he period
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Income for the peTiod'. £7,498
Expenditure for the period.. £5,015
otal cash assets (including res8rves)'.
16,189
he Sociel has no non-ca5h assets.
he Society holds cash reserves for use in
e event of its future involvement in
nitiatives Involving financial outlay which
ould not be covered by the Soaety's annual
nGome through membership fees (about
5,000
tatement expl￿nIng the
policy for holding reserves
ting why they are held
Para 1.22
mount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zeio
eserves
Details of fund materiatly in
deficit
Explanation ot any
uncertainties about the Charity
oniinuin
a5a
oin
concern
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he Society derives its annual income from
membership fees {Gurrendy £10 a year) and
e occasional unsolicited donation. All fees
are paid by members resident locally, apart
om two li.e. a total of £201 paid by
members resident in the Re
ublic of Ireland
he charity's principal source
f funds Cinclvding any
ndrai5ing)
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nd Norway respectively. There is no
equirement to live locally to be a member of
he Society- anyone with an interest in the
rea is welcorne. During 2020, 27 new
member households joined the Society. At
end of the period the totsl paying
membership was 508. wilh a further 22
complimentary members.
Membership fees support the costs of
produclng material reporting on the Societvs
activities (such as quarterty newsletters) and
advertising events le.g. posters), as well as
he maintenance of noticeboards and a
ebsile.
In 2020 the Society made its first claim to
HMRC in respect of its entitlement under th8
current Gift Aid arrangements (financial
return below refers).
Since becoming a tharity in November 2018
he Society has not engaged in any
ndraising exercise.
During the period in question the S¢xlety has
received no income from contracts or grant
programmes from central government or a
local authority.
During this period the Society did not operat
or spend money outside England and Wales.
he Society does not engage in trading
activities and 80 has no trading subsidiaries.
l Truslee and Committee posts are
honorary. The Society has no employees
anij so no salarie3, benefit3 or honoraria are
paid.
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Investment policy and
objectives including any social
nvestment policy adopted
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description of the principal
isks facing the charity
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Structure, Governance and Management
escr
tion of chari
s trusts:
ype of governing document
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Constitution
How is the charty
onstituted?
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rustee selection methods
including det￿15 of any
constitutionJ provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
y pwsnn or bDAJy eJ)iiJed to
ppoint one or more trustees
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hroughout this reporting period, four
stees were in post. The constitution sets
ut that the founding (establishment of the
10) trustees had to resign and stand for r
on At the Society's fjrsl AGM (as
cCU￿ed In March 2020,- all four were
reappointed). In the future, the constitution
et5 Out that a third of the trustees should
sign ahead of each AGM. They can be re-
lected bul nominations from those who wish
5tsnd ￿]1 a150 be snllGiled in the pre-AGM
ers.
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rustees are made aware of the Charity
mmission's requirements on, and
uidance for. trustees. One trustee
(responsible for govemance matters) is
vailable to be Gonsultvd by others, and by
members, who have questions or concems
bout
ro
rie
he day-to4ay business of Ihe Society is
aken forward by a committee which includes
11 the Trustees plus some other members
ppointed 81 the AGM. The Trustees meet
lone li.e. separately from the committee)
en necessary to consider truslee-specrfic
matters.
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
raining of tru5lees
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he charity's organisalional
structure and any wider
network wth which the charity
orks
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Relationship with any related
parties
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Reference and Administrative details
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name
ther name Ihe chari
uses
Re
istered chari
number
arity's prInC￿al address
he Belsize Socie
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1180842
lat 1
O N8therhall Gardens
London
NW3 5THTH
ames of the charity trustees who manage the charity
ates acted it not for
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ame Of person lor body) ent￿le
oint Iruslee
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rvstee name
ice [If any)
Prabhat Vaze
hair
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nne Stevens
Membership
ecretary
reasurer
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Neil Harris
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Michael Jampel
overnance
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Cor
rate trustees- names of rhe directors at the date the re
D4re¢tor name
ortwas a
roved
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
stee namo
ates acted if not for whole year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held
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in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
alls within the custodian
charity's objects
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Det￿lS of arrangements for
afe custody and segregation
of such assets from the
charity's own assets
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Additional information
tional
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
e of adviser
ame
ddress
ame of chief executive or name8 of senior 6taff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel detai15
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Other o
tional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that Ihey have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc
Date

|**THE BELSIZE SOCIETY**|**THE BELSIZE SOCIETY**|**THE BELSIZE SOCIETY**|**THE BELSIZE SOCIETY**|**THE BELSIZE SOCIETY**||
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|**ACCOUNTS FOR 1 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 DECEMBER 2020**||||||
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|**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**||||||
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|**INCOME**|**2020**|**2019**||**to 31.12.2018**||
|**SUBSCRIPTIONS**|5,330.00|5,550.00||560.00||
|OVERSEAS EXCESS|£15.00|£5.00||£0.00||
|INTEREST|£69.79|£41.83||£0.00||
|GIFT AID|£357.00|£0.00||£0.00||
|DONATIONS(see below)|£1,459.00|£115.00||£0.00||
|OTHER(LBC Expenses Repayment)|£266.97|£5.00||£0.00||
|**TOTAL INCOME**|**£7,497.76**|**£5,716.83**||**£560.00**||
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|**EXPENDITURE**||||||
|PROVISIONS FOR EVENTS|£117.50|£33.65||£0.00||
|STATIONERY|£92.07|£344.00||£0.00||
|PRINTING|£1,423.96|£1,977.73||£283.00||
|POSTAGE|£21.72|£409.61||£43.90||
|GIFTS|£0.00|£0.00||£0.00||
|HIRE OF ROOMS|£239.00|£239.00||£0.00||
|SUBSCRIPTIONS REFUNDED|£0.00|£0.00||£0.00||
|WEBSITE|£263.40|£642.40||£35.70||
|DONATIONS(see below)|£1,900.00|£1,050.00||£400.00||
|ENTERTAINMENT Carols Retainer)|£150.00|£0.00||£0.00||
|INSURANCE|£220.00|£220.00||£0.00||
|NOTICEBOARDS(Inc. Printing)|£70.80|£370.99||£40.60||
|OTHER(Memorial Tree Costs)|£516.84|£360.00||£150.00||
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|**£5,015.29**|**£5,647.38**||**£953.20**||
|**SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR YEAR**|**£2,482.47**|**£69.45**||**(£393.20)**||
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|**BALANCE SHEET AT:**|**12/31/2020**|**12/31/2019**||||
|BANK BALANCES|£16,188.51|£13,706.04||||
|LESS UNPAID DONATIONS|£0.00|£0.00||||
|**TOTAL NET BALANCE**|**£16,188.51**|**£13,706.04**||||
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|**REPRESENTED BY:**||||||
|SURPLUS AT START OF YEAR|£13,706.04|£13,636.59||||
|SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)FOR YEAR|£2,482.47|£69.45||||
|**SURPLUS AT END OF YEAR**|**£16,188.51**|**£13,706.04**||||
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|**Donations received in 2020**||**Donations made in 2020**||||
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|Familyof Consuelo Phelan|£894.00|Camden Giving (Adult Social Care)||£250.00||
|FilmFixer(Filmingin Belsize Village)|£500.00|Camden Giving (Covid-19 Fund)||£500.00||
|Members' Donations|£65.00|Primrose Hill Food Bank||£500.00||
|||Marie Curie||£250.00||
|||Royal Free Charity||£250.00||
|||Belsize Village Lights||£150.00||
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|**Total**|**£1,459.00**|**Total**||**£1,900.00**||
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|Neil Harris||Date||||
|Treasurer||||||





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