## THE
## ANGLO-ARGENTINE SOCIETY
Founded in 1948
65 Brook Street, London W1K 4AH
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS**
FOR 2021-2022
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## **NOTICE OF MEETING**
Members are hereby advised that the 75[th] Annual General Meeting Of
The Anglo-Argentine Society will be held at the Argentine Embassy, 65 Brook St, London W1K 4AH, on Monday 28 November 2022 at 6.00 pm for the following purposes:
1. Apologies for Absence
2. To read the notice convening the Meeting
3. To approve the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting
4. To receive the Committee’s Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31 August 2022
5. To re-elect members of the committee and to formally elect members co-opted since the last AGM on 9 November 2021
6. To invite new members to the Executive committee and call for an honorary secretary
7. To appoint the Independent Financial Examiner
8. Any other business
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## **THE ANGLO-ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
The Anglo-Argentine Society was founded in London in 1948 by the first Viscount Davidson, G.C.V.O., C.H., C.B., P.C. The Society is non-political, and in 1961 the Society became a Registered Charity (No. 208002).
The purpose and objectives of the Society are:
a) To advance the education of the people of Great Britain about Argentina, and of Argentina about Great Britain, about their respective people, history, language, institutions and culture, and their intellectual, artistic and economic life.
b) With those ends in view to organise tours, lectures, film shows, art exhibitions and similar functions, and to give advice and assistance in all matters relating to such education, including where appropriate the making of educational grants to students.
c) To further other purposes that are charitable under the law of England and Wales for the benefit of people in Argentina, by the provision of financial and other assistance to charities in Argentina or elsewhere.
Note: The above objectives of the Society are as per the revised Statutes of the Society, as passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting on Friday 6[th ] June 2003.
Registered Address: The Anglo-Argentine Society, 65 Brook Street, London W1K 4AH
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7495 0291
info@angloargentinesociety.co.uk - www.angloargentinesociety.org.uk
Registered as a Charity in England and Wales No. 208002
## **Representatives in Argentina**
The Argentine British Community Council (ABCC) Esmeralda 634, 2D, C1007ABF Buenos Aires abcc@abcc.org.ar
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**MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRWOMAN – 2021-2022**
Thank you to our Honorary President HE Ambassador Javier Figueroa and Minister Alessandra Viggiano Marra, for their support for the Society as we fulfil our mission to strengthen the friendship between Britain and Argentina, the two countries and cultures we represent.
Both have been very generous offering the Ambassador’s Residence and the Embassy which hosts us, and many events since our Christmas party 2021, until today.
Thanks to the executive committee, which is very small due to the lack of volunteers who put themselves forward. You may have noticed we still haven’t appointed an Honorary Secretary.
If you think that you or someone you know could join us to occupy this role, please let us know.
We all have working commitments every day and families, so none of us can bring this important role on board on top of our responsibilities as committee members. We meet now once a month and are in constant communication.
I’d like to thank our Vice-chair Federico Cincotta for his legal advice for contracts and agreements, our treasurer Mario Mansilla for undertaking the mammoth task of digitizing our accounts with the help of Maria Durá-Albert, hired for this exercise.
To Liz Merchant whose advise, and ideas are second to none, also helping with communications, online raffles and managing the design and printing of our brand-new leaflets with QR codes.
Thanks to Federico Yáñez for advising from a very wise business point of view, creating financial projections, and making us comply to strict budgets and the concept of self-sustainability of our events.
To Christopher Ecclestone who always points out pros and cons, to better the quality of our offer.
Thanks to Cecilia Lipovsek for taking over everything connected to our Mailchimp emails, Eventbrite account and website maintenance. Currently, she is working in a rehosting to make it a faster experience. Regrettably our web developers stopped trading, so we needed to look for alternatives.
This has been a highly demanding year of events and technological TRANSITION. The exec. committee held my back and kept my spirit up, while I got used to this new position, which is an honour and a big responsibility.
I am grateful for their patience, the way they listen to my, sometimes, crazy ideas and the way they help making them come true. Also, thanks to Julie Whitworth and Derek Gibson for being available while adjusting to the job.
We hired María Durá-Albert to help with book-keeping and digitizing which Mario will explain, and Chloe (Scragg) now Lerigo, from Executive Support Consultants for other projects. Chloe started as an AAS member offering some hours for free for our charity, until we realized, she could help us project manage events like the Gran Asado Argentino, and before that, helping me with the website content, plus a myriad of other little jobs, to ease the burden of not having a paid administrative assistant. More than once without charging us.
Since I took over, a year ago, we delivered a successful Concert and Christmas party, an art talk on zoom, we brought forward our Ambassador’s Gala Dinner to March, to help APARU, we held an in person talk about conservationist WH Hudson, the Gran Asado was back for 480 people and the fabulous prize of two British Airways flights donated by our loyal friend Marcio da Silva from Steamond Travel. We invited donors to the viewing of Maradona’s shirt before being auctioned by Sothebys; had a day at Ham Polo Club thanks to our corporate member Canning Club; plus, the return in person of our famous Borges Lecture in September with Dr Hector Dante Cincotta.
It is important to me to nurture and develop our relations with the fellow clubs and companies who can support our work, which I do with events and social media.
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The committee decided that all events needed to be ticketed to fundraise for our two charities in Argentina: Enseñá x Argentina, and Asociación Cuerpo y Alma, but also to keep the AAS financially healthy. We reached unanimous decision on donating to them once a year, after our accounts have been finished, if there are profits and keeping some money for our own charity. We do not pay rent, but we still need to save money for a rainy day.
Today, I am pleased to announce that we will give this year £1,000 pounds to each charity.
Yet, our subscriptions will need to be raised next year, also events’ tickets, since we can’t avoid the rising costs of life.
Last year, I said I wanted to start a scholarship to help an Argentine subject to fulfil an academic opportunity in the UK. That chance came about after a conversation with Cultural Attaché Alessandra Viggiano. We both had similar ideals and joined forces to fund a curatorial residence at the prestigious Delfina Foundation for one Argentine art practitioner. The process of selection is intensive, with circa 30 Argentine and international nominators proposing more than 50 nominees, a preselection of over 23 is done by Delfina Foundation, and a shortlist of 6-8 candidates go through zoom interviews to choose one beneficiary.
Javier Villa was the first beneficiary and did his residency between August and September 2022. The idea is that what they acquired here will have an impact back in Argentina and generate a more affluent art exchange between both countries. All this is done within the frame research of the Bridges Programme, designed by cultural strategist Camila Charask.
If fits perfectly with both our educational goals and promotion of Argentine culture and friendship, and it has generated a new ecosystem of support that could blossom in many positive ways.
You can see the video of Javier Villa’s experience in our website, the Embassy’s, and Delfina’s websites plus all our social media outlets, of course crediting the AAS, and making us visible at national and international levels.
As I still manage the social media, I wanted to point out that since I took over Instagram in 2018 with just 100 followers, today we have more than 1200. People request to join our Linked In network, and followers on Facebook keep rising.
Because of social media we have attracted a younger group of new members, a base which we desperately need to grow and cater for if we want to survive the test of time.
We need to be attentive to what tickles their fancy, while keeping our traditions, innovating our ways of being visible, and communicate our activities and achievements in their language and channels.
It is important to note that the demographic composition of our membership has been slowly
changing too.
Now we are working on a scheme of sponsorships for next year, to increase our income, and we will need advice and your contact books.
This charity urgently needs to revise and renew its statutes, and we need a team or committee which can quickly come up with a better option. We will convene in January if you are interested.
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Despite all the progress, the truth is, if we don’t get more people to help us, and as the culture of free volunteering is visibly in decline, we will have to scale down our activities and with that, the money we make.
Finally, and this touches me personally, after this year it is evident that the AAS (a small category of charity as it makes between £10 k and £100 k a year), can’t continue being managed without financial retribution to the number of hours officers dedicate to it, or without administrative help. We are now demanded by the charity commission to be a lot more professional. This is not anymore, a labour of love or a club-like society to remind us of good times in Argentina.
The AAS has an incredible potential to achieve great things as a relevant actor in soft diplomacy for our countries, and to help those in need in Argentina.
That is why we need to investigate grants to finance paid staff or administrative assistance, including the role of the chairperson. The AAS is now beyond the badge of honour /volunteer stage. We have modernised it and made it a bit more professional.
Nobody today will accept to dedicate so many hours every day of the week and weekends, to fill this position unless they are very rich and don’t have family responsibilities. It really is a big ask, yes very rewarding, but a full time job.
Your ideas are welcome. This is your society, and it needs you. Especially when 2023 is our 75[th] anniversary which deserves a big celebration.
I hope to see you at our Christmas party, on December 1 at the Ambassador’s Residence, and many thanks for your support.
Fátima Nollén-Reardon
Chairwoman
November 2022
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## **THE ANGLO-ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **Honorary President**
HE Ambassador Javier Figueroa
## **Vice Presidents**
Dr Judith Cherni Mrs Alexandra Daniell Mr Peter E Edbrooke Mrs Heather Jewell Mr Jorge Nicanovich Mr R Anthony Robinson Mr J William E Rumboll Mr Timothy Rumboll Mr Alan A Tabbush, OBE Mrs Julie Whitworth Mr John M Wilson
## **EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE**
## **Chairwoman**
Mrs Fátima Nollén-Reardon
## **Vicechair**
Mr. Federico Cincotta
## **Hon. Treasurer**
Mr Mario Mansilla
**Hon. Secretary** (Awaiting to be filled)
**Members of the Committee** Mr Federico Yáñez Ms Liz Merchant
**Co-opted to the Committee** Mr Christopher Ecclestone Ms Cecilia Lipovsek
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## **STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE’S RESPONSIBILITIES**
The members of the committee, as trustees, are required under the Charities Act 1993 to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing accounts giving a true and fair view, the committee should follow best practice and:
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
-
-
- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
- prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The committee members are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity, and which enable them to ascertain the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with applicable law and regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
||CHAIRMEN/WOMEN|
|---|---|
|1948-1955|The Rt Hon The Viscount Davidson, GCVO, CH, CB, PC|
|1955-1960|Mr E B Baring|
|1960-1963|Mr J G Phillimore, CMG|
|1963-1966|Sir Leslie Bowes, KCMG, CBE|
|1966-1969|Mr J G Phillimore, CMG|
|1969-1972|Mr J Graham|
|1972-1974|Mr P G Ritchie|
|1974-1977|Mr R D C McAlpine, CMG|
|1977-1980|Mr R Emery, OBE|
|1980-1983|Mr A A Tabbush, OBE|
|1983-1986|Mr R J E Majdalany|
|1986-1989|Mr M B Miller, OBE|
|1989-1992|Mr C A Muller|
|1992-1994|Mr J Nicanovich|
|1994-1997|Mr R A Robinson|
|1997-2000|Mr P E Edbrooke|
|2000-2003|Mr J W E Rumboll|
|2003-2006|Mrs H Van den Broucque|
|2006-2008|Mrs A Daniell|
|2008-2010|Mr M B Miller, OBE|
|2010-2014|Mr J M Wilson|
|2014-2017|Dr J Cherni|
|2017-2021|Mrs Julie Whitworth|
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## **HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS**
Rt Hon Baroness Gloria Hooper CMG Mr Robin Walker, MP, Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office) Mr Anthony Westnedge OBE
## **HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE ANGLO-ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
Sr y Sra Mario Cámpora Ms Alicia Castro Dr. Héctor Dante Cincotta
Sir Robin Christopher KBE CMG and Lady Christopher Mr Henry Eliot Mr Adam Feinstein Sr Juan Eduardo Fleming Mr John Freeman CMG and Mrs Corinna Freeman Sr Rafael Gowland Miss Ines Graham-Yooll Sir Peter Hall KBE CMG and Lady Hall Dr John Hughes CBE and Mrs Hughes Professor John King Sra Maria Kodama Dr A Lastra Mrs Kaia Marsden Lady Maria Eugenia Maud Mrs Diana Miller Sr Federico Mirré y Sra Cecilia Duhou Viscountess Montgomery of Alamein Mrs Mary Nelson Muller Sra Maria Julia Niero de Graham-Yooll Dr Humberto Nuñez-Faraco Sr y Sra Rogelio Pfirter Sr R Carlos Sersale di Cerisano and Mrs Linette de Jager Mr Nicholas Shakespeare Professor Edwin Williamson
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## **TREASURER’S REPORT**
After two difficult years due to Covid, we are pleased to see AAS flourishing again on every aspect, including Finances.
Annual Membership fees were kept invariable for the last four years. However, we had an income increase from subs of 46% from last year, due not only to new members but also to updating subs from members who had subs in arrear
Two important investments were made for AAS, benefits of which have already been evident since implementation: a) the new WEB and b) the digitalization of the accounts.
a) Although we are flexible with members who want to continue paying subs by direct debit or bank transfer, most of them replied positively to payment through web creating an individual account for members, thus facilitating every kind of payment, subscriptions, or events, reducing administrative and secretarial burden.
b) The digitalization of the accounts was much needed, not only in anticipation of what might soon be a legal requirement, but also because of the volume of transactions that soared due to more events than usual this year.
Our main charity work this year was a joint (private-public) effort with the Argentine Embassy and Delfina Foundation, to support a scholarship for a curatorial residence for one Argentine art practitioner, MAMBA curator Javier Villa (almost £7,000), money raised through several tango events organized at the Ambassador's Residence.
Although not all our events had the expected profit, our Net Surplus for Year 21/22 was
£5,236 which represents a 41% increase over last year £3,707.
Our Net Assets went up consequently from £59,738 last year, to £64,974 for year 2021/22, representing a healthy 8,76 % increase.
Again, thanks are due to the Argentine Ambassador, Sr Javier Figueroa, for the Embassy's ongoing support of the Society and, in particular, for office space and storage for our bulky asado equipment, all at no cost. Tony Robinson continues to compile and file our Gift Aid tax reclaim which leads to a reliable and prompt boost to our funds and is very much appreciated.
Mario H. Mansilla
Honorary Treasurer
November 2022
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
I report on the accounts of the Society for the year ended 31[st] August 2022, which are set out on pages 10-15.
## **Respective responsibilities of committee members and examiner**
The Charity’s Committee Members are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the Society’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination and confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination, giving me cause to believe that in any material respect;
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Society as required by sec 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2009 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **D.M.A. BROWNRIGG**
DAVID BOWDEN & CO. Chartered Accountants 19 Den Avenue Bognor Regis West Sussex PO21 1HE
Date: November 2022
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
**for the year ended 31[st] August 2022**
|2020-2021
£
£
Notes
**GENERAL FUND:**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
5,297
Membership fees
2
2,489
Donations & gifts
3
1,581
Fund-raising events
4
774
Gift Aid income tax recovery
1,753
Designated Fund Grant
11,894
**Total Income**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED:**
3,955
Fund-raising & donations
5
2,514
Management & administration
6
6,469
**Total Expenditure**
5,425
**Net Increase in General Fund**
**DESIGNATED FUND RESOURCES:**
35
Bank interest received
**Less:**
-
Events contributions
1,753
Utilised for laptop purchase
(1,718)
**Net increase / reduction**
3,707
**NET SURPLUS FOR YEAR**
56,031
Balances brought forward
£59,738
**BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD**|**2021-2022**
£
£
7,721
402
48,510
307
-
**56,940**
42,237
9,467
51,704
**5,236**
-
-
-
-
**5,236**
59,738
________
**£64,974**|**2021-2022**
£
£
7,721
402
48,510
307
-
**56,940**
42,237
9,467
51,704
**5,236**
-
-
-
-
**5,236**
59,738
________
**£64,974**|
|---|---|---|
||42,237
9,467||
||-
-
-||
|5,425
(1,718)||**5,236**
-|
||||
|3,707
56,031||**5,236**
59,738
________
**£64,974**|
|£59,738|||
There were no recognized gains or losses for 2022 or 2021 other than those included in the Statements of Financial Activities.
The notes on pages 12-15 form part of these financial statements
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
**as at 31[st] August 2022**
|2021
£
£
Notes
**FIXED ASSETS:**
1,402
Tangible assets for use by the Charity
7
**CURRENT ASSETS:**
2,779
Debtors
9
56,522
Cash at bank
10
59,301
(965)
**CREDITORS:**Amounts falling due within 1
year
11
58,336
**NET CURRENT ASSETS:**
£59,738
**NET ASSETS:**
**CAPITAL:**
31,809
Unrestricted General Fund
27,929
Designated Fund
12
£59,738
**NET ASSETS:**||2022
£
£
6,266
273
60,385
60,658
1,950
58,708
**£64,974**
37,045
27,929
**£64,974**|2022
£
£
6,266
273
60,385
60,658
1,950
58,708
**£64,974**
37,045
27,929
**£64,974**|2022
£
£
6,266
273
60,385
60,658
1,950
58,708
**£64,974**
37,045
27,929
**£64,974**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||60,658
1,950
|||
|£59,738||||**£64,974**|
|31,809
27,929
£59,738||||37,045
27,929
**£64,974**|
Approved by the Committee on 7 November 2022, and signed on its behalf by:
Fatima Nollen-Reardon Chairwoman
Mario Mansilla
Hon. Treasurer
The notes on pages 12-15 form part of these financial statements
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**for the year ended 31[st] August 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparation of financial statements:**
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and include the results of the Charity’s operations, which are described separately in the Committee’s Report and all of which are continuing. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice for charity accounts. The Charity has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No. 1 from the requirements to produce a cash flow statement on the grounds that it qualifies as a small charity.
## **Fixed Assets:**
Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off each asset over its expected useful life in five equal annual instalments.
## **Income:**
## **Life Members**
Members’ subscriptions are accounted for as received by the Charity and credited to income in four equal annual instalments.
## **Ordinary & Corporate Members**
Members’ subscriptions are accounted for as received by the Charity, except for those received in advance which are carried forward to the following year.
## **Donations & gifts**
Voluntary income and donations are accounted for as received by the Charity.
## **Fund-raising events**
The income from fund-raising ventures incurred in inducing people and organizations to contribute financially to the Charity’s work is shown gross, with any associated costs included in fund-raising costs.
## **Management & Administration expenditure**
Expenditure on management and administration of the Charity includes all expenditure not directly related to the charitable activity or fund-raising events. No remuneration was paid to Committee members in the year, but expenses were reimbursed and included as part of costs.
## **Value Added Tax**
VAT is not recoverable by the charity, and as such is included in the relevant costs in the financial statements.
|||2021|2022|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|
|**2.**|**MEMBERSHIP FEES**|||
||Membership subscriptions|5,297|7,721|
|**3.**|**DONATIONS & GIFTS**|||
||Voluntary income from corporate sponsors & private individuals|2,489|402|
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **for the year ended 31[st] August 2022**
|**4. FUND-RAISING EVENTS INCOME**
Gran Asado
Artistic and social events
**5. FUND-RAISING & DONATION EXPENDITURE**
Gran Asado
Other event costs
Total fund-raising expenditure
Donations to charitable organisations
Total fund-raising & donation expenditure
**6. MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION EXPENDITURE**
Insurance
Telephone costs
Website, software & hardware costs
Bank, card reader & payment charges
Accountancy & Examination fees
Bookkeeping & administration
Stationery, printing & postage expenses
Office supplies, cleaning & office assistance
Food/drinks for meetings/networking
Gifts given away
Postage, freight & courier
Licences & permit fees
Chairwoman’s travel
Event expenses
Depreciation
**7. TANGIBLE ASSETS**
All assets are used in the administration of the Charity
**EQUIPMENT - LAPTOP**
**COST:**
At 31stAugust 2021
Additions
At 31stAugust 2022
**DEPRECIATION:**
At 31stAugust 2021
Charge for year
At 31stAugust 2022
**NET BOOK VALUE:**
At 31stAugust 2021
At 31stAugust 2022|2021
£
-
1,581
1,581
-
1,731
1,731
2,224
3,955
-
692
819
144
250
-
59
-
-
94
-
-
-
106
350
2,514|**2022**
**£**
20,497
28,013|
|---|---|---|
|||48,510
19,823
15,484|
|||35,307
6,930|
|||42,237
138
577
650
427
250
3,343
418
60
181
535
11
40
520
229
2,088|
|||9,467
1,752
-|
|||1,752
350
350|
|||700
1,402
1,052|
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**for the year ended 31[st] August 2022**
|2021
£
**TANGIBLE ASSETS – continuation**
**WEBSITE**
**COST:**
At 31stAugust 2021
Additions
At 31stAugust 2022
**DEPRECIATION:**
At 31stAugust 2021
Charge for year
At 31stAugust 2022
**NET BOOK VALUE:**
At 31stAugust 2021
At 31stAugust 2022
**ALL ASSESTS NET BOOK VALUE**
Laptop – at 31stAugust 2022
Website – at 31stAugust 2022
Total
**COMPENSATION MONEYS HELD**||**2022**
**£**
-
6,951|
|---|---|---|
|||6,951
-
1,737|
|||1,737
-
5,214
1,052
5,214
6,266
-|
## **8. COMPENSATION MONEYS HELD**
This relates to moneys received in consideration for vacating the premises at Belgrave Square, but which were held in a dedicated bank account by The Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council (“Canning House”) until February 2021 when they were released to the Anglo-Argentine Society. These moneys have now been deposited in one of the Society’s current accounts, ring fenced as a Designated Fund. See note 12.
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**for the year ended 31[st] August 2022**
|**9. DEBTORS**
3 Asado 2020 deposits paid in advance carried over to Gran
Asado 2022
Casa Argentina – commission sales Gran Asado
APARU – tickets Gran Asado
Total fund-raising expenditure
**10. CASH AT BANK**
Current accounts
**11. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within 1 year**
Outstanding donations to Argentine charities
Advance membership subscriptions & event income
Accrued accountancy & examination fee
Accrued bookkeeping & administration fee
Accrued late-arriving event invoices
Casa Argentina – wine purchase Gran Asado
**12. DESIGNATED FUND**
The Society’s capital is represented by:
Designated Fund (*)
Unrestricted General Fund|2021
£
2,779
-
-
2,779
56,522
180
385
250
-
150
-
965
27,929
31,809|**2022**
**£**
-
175
98|
|---|---|---|
|||273
60,385
-
-
250
1,425
150
125|
|||1,950
27,929
37,045|
(*) This relates to moneys received in consideration for vacating the premises at Belgrave Square, but which were held in a dedicated bank account by The Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council (“Canning House”) until February 2021 when they were released to the Anglo-Argentine Society. These moneys have now been deposited in one of the Society’s current accounts, ring fenced as a Designated Fund.
**MEMBERSHIP 2022: Life Members: 150 Honorary Members: 35 Members: 256**
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## **THE SOCIETY’S ACTIVITIES**
## **For the year ended 31[st] August 2022**
- Friday 3 December 2021: Concert of Andean Baroque music by Rafael Montero and El Parnaso Hyspano and Christmas party at the Ambassador’s Residence.
• Thursday 27 January 2022: Talk “The artistic phenomenon of El Di Tella in Argentina, in times of the Beatles” by journalist art critic and author Fernando García. On zoom from Argentina.
- Sunday 30 January 2022: Good-bye January-Milonga, at the Ambassador’s Residence.
- Friday 25 March 2022: Ambassador’s Gala Dinner at the Caledonian Club, with APARU.
- Thursday 28 April 2022: Visit with sponsors to see Maradona’s 1986 World cup shirt before its auction at Sotheby’s.
- Thursday 19 May 2022: Talk “WH Hudson. His legacy for Nature in Argentina and the UK”, by author and biographer Conor Mark Jameson.
- Tuesday 31 May 2022: Chairwoman’s visit to St Hughs College- Oxford to talk about the Anglo-Argentine Society’s work towards promoting Argentina and friendship between Argentina and the UK, Latin-American studies students.
- Sunday 19 June 2022: Gran Asado Argentino at Wasps FC Ealing.
- Thursday 7 July 2022: support to Celebrating Piazzolla concert by Maestro Alberto Portugheis & The new London Tango Orchestra at St. John’s Church Notting Hill.
- Sunday 31 July 2022: Argentine Club Polo Cup Final at Ham Polo Club.
- Milongas: 20/11/21; 30/01/22; 13/03/22; 15/05/22.
## **Leyendo Argentina Book Club in Spanish in its 6[th] year**
With thanks to coordinators Alicia Alborja (member) and Paula Fiorini (volunteer)
The group discussed from September 2021 to September 2022 the following books:
Dolores Reyes’ Cometierra; Adolfo Bioy Casares’ La Invención de Morel; Carlos Busqued’s Bajo este sol tremendo; Paula Margules’ Brújula al sur; Ricardo Romero’s La habitación del presidente; Carla Maliandi’s La Estirpe; Patricio Pron’s Lo que está y no se usa nos fulminará; Leopoldo Brizuela’s Una misma noche; Inés Garland’s El rey de los centauros.
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## **THE BORGES LECTURES**
The Jorge Luis Borges Lecture of the Anglo-Argentine Society has been given by the following:
|1983|Jorge Luis Borges, K.B.E., D.Litt.|
|---|---|
|1984|Graham Greene, O.M., C.H., D. Litt.|
|1985|Professor H.S. Ferns, M.A., Ph.D., D. Litt.|
|1986|Sra. Alicia Jurado|
|1987|Sr. Mario Vargas Llosa|
|1988|Sr. Guillermo Cabrera Infante|
|1989|Angela Carter|
|1990|Sr. Carlos Fuentes|
|1991|Professor Simon Collier|
|1992|Sra. Vlady Kociancich|
|1993|Sr. Adolfo Bioy Casares|
|1994|P.D. James (Baroness James of Holland Park O.B.E.)|
|1995|H.E. Sr. Jorge Edwards|
|1997|Hugh Thomas (Lord Thomas of Swynnerton)|
|1998|Dr. Marcos Aguinis|
|1999|Ms. Luisa Valenzuela|
|2000|Mr. Tomas Eloy Martinez|
|2010|Mr Nicholas Shakespeare|
|2012|Professor Alberto Manguel|
|2013|Dr Adam Feinstein|
|2014|Professor Edwin Williamson|
|2015|Professor John King|
|2017|Dr Humberto Nuñez-Faraco|
|2019|Mr Henry Eliot|
|2019|25th– Silver Jubilee Borges Lecture: Ms Ines Graham-Yooll (in|
||memory of Andrew Graham-Yooll OBE, Honorary|
||Member)|
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## **SPONSORS AND DONORS September 2021 – August 2022**
The Society is very grateful to the following for their generous donations:
Embassy of Argentina
Steamond Travel British Airways Globant
Viñals Wine&Food
Bacanas
Chango Empanadas Casa Argentina Catena Zapata Estribos
Alberto Abbate
Alejo Perez Monsalvo
Argentalia Baroness Hooper
Brian Galloway and Liz Merchant Buen Ayre Restaurant
Canning Club Catharine Miller Gallery Damian Kelly Restaurants Executive Support Consultants Gimena y Carolina Cigliutti
Ham Polo Club Liliana Tiedemann Lomito Restaurant Marcelo Bielsa
Miguelangel Gasparini Parrilla Gaucha Sizzle Grills Sur Chocolates Tango Academy Wasps FC
We also want to thank all our members and friends who so generously volunteered their time to help make our events a success.
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