Dear LAA Members, 

The Trustees have had another busy year. 

## **What we have done this year** 

A few of the things that we have done this year are: 

- Completing the LAA tenancy agreements and Lettsom Allotment Beekeeper Agreement. 

- Pushing forward the Trading Hut and Storage Shed project. 

- Organising workdays – thank you for the amazing turnouts. 

- Fundraisers. 

- Re-organising the administration of the LAA charity. 

## **What we were asked to do at last AGM** 

At the last AGM (March 24) the trustees inherited a number of actions. These are summarised below together with an update on their status. 

|**Trustees Actions**|**Status**|
|---|---|
|**1.Putting the allotments on a proper**<br>**footing:**||
|1.**Licence agreements for all site**<br>**user**|Completed (bee agreement awaiting signature)|
|2.**Re apply for various items of**<br>**previous Trustee groups CGS**<br>**grants application  as advised**<br>**by LBS and LAA members**|Successfully re applied and are in the process<br>of delivering this project:<br>Phase 1(storage hut) completed<br>Phase 2 ( new Trading Hut )this should be<br>delivered by Q4 2025|
|3.**Trustee succession**|Ongoing to be completed by 31stDecember<br>2025|



Hopefully these activities will reduce the administrative burden for the new Trustees. 

We only have a small trustee body and we really do appreciate people stepping up to help with specific tasks getting involved in fundraising and workdays. Please do keep this up. It really helps. 

## **A big thank you** 



We would like to thank: 

Everyone who has helped out on workdays  and helped with the recycle centre runs 

Larissa for all the years of organising the soil order 

Gabriella who stepped up and took over this task for the order in 2024 

Katherine and all the organisers and helpers who worked so hard at the two December 24 Christmas fundraisers We raised just under two thousand pounds for the allotments plus we generously donated £500 to St Christopher’s Hospice. 

Arturo for his hard work as trustee 

If anyone has suggestions for other things that need to be done in 2025, please do not hesitate to raise them at the AGM  on 12th of  June. 

## Many thanks 

Tim and Debra 

## **TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE AT LAA TRUSTEE MEETINGS 2024** 

|**DATE:**|**JAMESON**|**SMITH**|**VENEGAS**|**YAPP**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**January 11th**<br>**Teams meeting**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Attended**|
|**February 8th**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Apologies **|
|**March 7th**|**Attended**<br>**digitally**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Attended**|
|**April 11th**|**Attended**|**Apologies**|**Apologies**|**Attended**|
|**May**|**Attended **|**Apologies **|**Attended**|**Attended**|
|**June**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Attended**|
|**July**|**no meeting**||||
|**August**|**Attended**|**Apologies**|**Attended**|**Attended**|
|**September**<br>**Trading hut meeting**|**Attended**|**Apologies**|**Attended**|**Attended**|
|**October**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Apologies **|**Attended**|
|**November**<br>**Teams meeting**|**Attended**|**Apologies**|**Attended**|**Attended**|
|**December**<br>**Trading hut meeting**|**Attended**|**Attended**|**Apologies**|**Attended**|





**#3 LETTSOM ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL ACCOUNTS** 

## **Year ending 31st December 2024** 

## **Treasurer’s Report.** 

We started the year off with a healthy cash balance of **£8.002.34** 

This year our expenses have mainly been Insurance and water. We had a healthy credit with LBS so our rent payments have been small this year. Our site expenses in 2024 have been very low this year with a small cost of £180.99 to make good the hoggin paths. 

We have secured a 5k grant from LBS for a New Trading Hut but will need to match this to achieve the project. 

Income streams came from plot rent, donations  and  fundraising. 

The two events held in December 2024 raised just under 2k 

We have donated a total of £500.00 To St Christopher’s Hospice and to SLUG The closing bank balance 2024 is **£10.368.09** 

Brief Summary, Full Accounts spreadsheet screenshots below: 

||||
|---|---|---|
|2024|EXPENSES|INCOME|
|LBS rent|£59.57||
|Water|£326.00||
|Insurance<br>inc NAS,Directors,RHS<br>subs and<br>comprehensive<br>site insurances|£692.97||
|Hall Hire for AGM and<br>Shed  meeting|£90.00||
|Compost order|£1,245.00||
|keys cut|£150.00||
|SLUG donation DKH|£300.00||
|plot rent overpayment|£168.00||





**#3 LETTSOM ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Year ending 31st December 2024** 

||||
|---|---|---|
|wheel barrow wheel|£24.98||
|plot rent overpayment<br>refund||£112.00|
|Hogging|£180.99||
|Plot rent||1,809.00|
|Reimbursement for<br>compost order 2024<br>from members||£1,275.11|
|2025 plot rent paid in<br>advance||£652.75|
|GZ payment<br>(undelivered soil)||£115.50|
|Donation||£106.00|
|key deposit||£57.00|
|DKH overdue rent from<br>2023||£25.00|
|NAS refund insurance<br>overpayment||£26.00|
|December fundraisers||£ 1424.90|
|Totals|**£3,237.51**|**£ 5,603.26**|





**#3 LETTSOM ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Year ending 31st December 2024** 





**#3 LETTSOM ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Year ending 31st December 2024**