65 Brook Street, London W1K 4AH
## **ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS** FOR 2024-2025
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## **NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING**
Members are hereby advised that the 78th AGM of The Anglo-Argentine Society will be held at the Argentine Embassy 65 Brook St, London W1K 4AH on Tuesday 25th November 2025 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[st] August 2025
5. To re-elect members of the Committee and to formally elect members co-opted since the last AGM on 21st November 2024
6. To vote for a Chairperson
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**
Dear Members,
Another year passed and I am still here, due to exceptional circumstances. Please join me to thank the Embassy of Argentina in the UK and Ambassador Mariana Plaza, our Honorary President, for the continued support of our charity in the many ways they do.
I must admit my fourth year as Chairwoman was very rewarding and busy with traditional and new events. Among the latter, a fantastic paid art course in three sessions (February, March, April 2025), which I am proposing to do again. Art in Argentina, was offered by art historian and artist Fernando Guibert and the feedback of attendants was excellent.
Since our last AGM our committee experienced changes. We welcomed Christian Fernandez Perotti & Paul Pritchard into our Executive Committee and Tony Robinson joined the Committee again becoming our Treasurer, which is great news. Paul oversees payments and financial advice. Together with our bookkeeper we have a strong team.
It is an absolute pleasure to have committed, knowledgeable and hands-on people in this Committee also integrated by Clorrie Yeomans, our amazing Hon. Secretary and social media wizard, together with Lucía Sarmiento. They all bring much needed energy and fresh air. We also count with Federico Cincotta as vice-chairman and Mario Mansilla. A total of 8 members of which 7 are trustees.
I reiterate our Committee is always open to new members and volunteers to help also with the operative aspect of our hybrid positions.
The best news this year must be the Gran Asado Argentino. With 300 guests, the fabulous help of Bernardo Neville and Santiago Miranda from Chango Empanadas who led the Asado’s cooking (9 volunteer asadores) plus 8 volunteers to serve, and the many stands who contributed to the success of the event, buying places for their products. We made a profit!
Essential to this financial success was the collaboration with WASPS FC to share the cost of the problematic marquee, accommodating our events dates in sequence (Saturday 28/06 evening and Sunday 29/06 daytime) to pay one only marquee hire. It wasn’t easy in terms of logistics, cleaning, etc but it worked. So, maybe this is the way forward.
Special thanks to Marcio da Silva, owner of Steamond Travel who generously donated 2 flights to Argentina with LATAM, as our main raffle prize. It is great to have this back and a big attraction to sell the raffle.
It is valid to recognise that the visibility we achieved in the last years and the big exercise in public relations, made the AAS more present and relevant. So, thanks to all who volunteered every day and/or at specific events or tasks to make things happen. We need your ideas and contacts to reach more potential collaborators.
Last September, to start our financial year, we had the Gala Dinner in collaboration with APARU, which was profitable again, and we must thank Viñals Wine and Food and Casa Argentina for their sponsorship (all wines donated and cash sponsorship respectively).
This was followed by an excellent Borges Lecture with Professor Benjamin Bollig (University of Oxford) who accepted to become an Honorary Member of our Society. We also had a fantastic Christmas Recital and Party with an online raffle.
The AAS also celebrated the 100 years of the William Henry Hudson Memorial (Hyde Park), with a talk by Hudson’s biographer. Many members also attended the Argentine Club Polo Cup final and lunch at Ham, invited by our friends at the Canning Club.
In social media, we have now almost 3000 followers on Instagram, with almost 40,000 views for one of our reels. Please follow us if you haven’t done it yet. Facebook has 1822 followers. We offer there a lot of information and we started to do successful Give Aways on Instagram as collaborations with other institutions and to bring new options that benefit our Members and friends and makes us visible.
This year we didn’t charge for events at the Official Residence as per the Embassy’s request. We shifted to ask for voluntary donations in exchange for a raffle, which does not cover our costs. Despite using our capital to finance these events I am happy to report we still made money to close the year.
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It is interesting to see how many of our events generated new memberships, which are needed to keep us strong and healthy.
We are working now on reviewing our old statutes to bring them up to the demands of the digital era, make them more inclusive and bring them closer to those of similar institutions. Slowly, we are finding our way to rescue ill-stored AAS archives to preserve them for the future as their historic value is of great interest. This will be a long-term project if plausible.
We are working in a new initiative of a Music Group made of members of the AAS to encourage the playing and appreciation of Argentine music.
A new bank account to invest money has been opened at CCLA (details in the Treasurers’ message) following your suggestions at the last AGM.
As nobody was willing to take my place at the end of my fourth year, I have been requested to stay one more year, which brings back the need to revise the statutes.
Once again, many thanks to you, to the Committee, the volunteers, donors, sponsors and supporters, to our colleagues at APARU, BACC, Canning House, service providers and all those who share our events and support us.
This is your society, and it is an honour to represent you and act on behalf of the AAS.
Fátima Nollén-Reardon Chairwoman The Anglo-Argentine Society
## **Our chosen charities**
Pleased to inform we finally could donate the promised money to Enseña X Argentina (£1500) and Asociación Civil Cuerpo y Alma (£1500). It was very difficult to transfer money in 2023 and 2024 due to bank problems. We received their emails of gratitude.
Our new designated charities chosen in September 10th 2024 for the period 2025-2026 are Red Comunidades Rurales and Haciendo Camino. We still need to agree the amount we can donate to them before 2025 ends. I encourage you to look for their websites and social media to see their work.
Because of our more visible work we received new requests from ONGs in Argentina to be considered candidates for our help.
## **Management/Admin**
We spend money in three services that cannot be taken by volunteers, to preserve continuity and stability. These are: IT, bookkeeping and communications management via Mailchimp and platforms such as Eventbrite (tickets) or Rally Up (raffles online). We thank Antonio Trenado, María Durá-Albert and Chloe Lerigo. They do a lot for the AAS and many times their advice is essential.
## **Recommendations into the future**
Continue to develop relationships with potential sponsors, keep communications frequent and dynamic across all platforms and be creative when proposing events. Revise and update statutes, save our archives, publish a new book with the latest Borges Lectures to complete the series. Find corporate members who could support specific events or projects, beyond our flagship events.
Create a structured Open Call for charities to apply as candidates.
Continue to nurture the relations with other institutions.
Enthuse young people into the very rewarding volunteering journey and make more members.
## **Committee Operations**
The Committee meets once a month, generally on Zoom, in person when possible. We have a dynamic chat on WhatsApp and we use a shared place with our new Google Workplace to work collectively and store documents, easier to follow up.
Many decisions are voted in a digital way using the tools the Committee finds appropriate and practical. Christian created for us a common space for work through a free for charities workspace by Google, he also generated new and free email addresses for everyone in the Committee. We are slowly implementing these and new tools which will make our work more dynamic. We are looking into CRM too.
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## **THE ANGLO-ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **Honorary President**
HE Ambassador Mariana Plaza
## **Vice Presidents**
Dr Judith Cherni Mrs Alexandra Daniell Mr Peter E Edbrooke – RIP 2025 Mrs Heather Jewell Mr Jorge Nicanovich Mr R Anthony Robinson Mr J William E Rumboll Mr Timothy Rumboll Mr Alan A Tabbush, OBE-RIP 2023 Mrs Julie Whitworth Mr John M Wilson
## **Executive Committee**
## **Chairwoman**
Mrs Fátima Nollén-Reardon (Trustee)
## **Vicechair**
Mr Federico Cincotta (Trustee)
**Hon. Treasurer**
Mr Richard Anthony Robinson (Trustee)
## **Hon. Secretary**
Ms Clorrie Yeomans (Trustee)
**Members of the Committee**
Mr Paul Pritchard (Trustee), Mr Mario Mansilla (Trustee), Ms Lucía Sarmiento (Trustee), Mr Christian Fernandez Perotti
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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 that disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Charity and which enable them to ascertain the financial position of the Charity and 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 RIP 2023 1983-1986 Mr R J E Majdalany 1986-1989 Mr M B Miller, OBE 1989-1992 Mr C A Muller delete1992Mr J Nicanovich 1994 1994-1997 Mr R A Robinson 1997-2000 Mr P E Edbrooke – RIP 2025 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 2021-2025 Mrs Fátima Nollén-Reardon
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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**
Professor Benjamin Bollig Sr y Sra Mario Cámpora Ms Alicia Castro Dr. Héctor Dante Cincotta – RIP 2025 Sir Robin Christopher KBE CMG and Lady Christopher Mr Henry Eliot Mr Adam Feinstein Sr Javier Figueroa & Sra Alessandra Viggiano Marra Sr y Sra 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 -RIP 2023 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 Nieto 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 Mr James Woodall
**7**
## **MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER**
A successful Gran Asado makes a huge impact upon our financial results and this year’s event was a success!
The net income in this financial year to 31 August 2025 was £3,046 a considerable improvement on last year’s deficit of £8,217.
Our membership fee income is marginally up on last year. We are very grateful to all our fee-paying members to show their support to our purpose and objectives. Our management and administration expenditure has increased during the year by £518 to £15,341. It has been many years since we had a part time paid secretary/manager and office so now we have to rely on outside help with many of the administration tasks, including bookkeeping, website management and event coordination and ticket management – we are extremely grateful for this help as we cannot run our events solely with volunteers despite their mammoth efforts, particularly by our Chairwoman.
The Gran Asado held at Wasps FC’s ground in Acton on 29th June was a most enjoyable day (almost too hot!) and we were able to share the cost of the marquee with the rugby club which saved over £6,000. The increased prizes for the raffle, including 2 tickets to Buenos Aires provided by Steamond Travel, also contributed. We are very grateful for the many helpers and volunteers for their contribution in making the day run smoothly.
The message from our Chairwoman gives details of the events held throughout the year which have contributed to the enjoyment and learning for our members. We are very grateful to all our speakers and leaders for their support.
I am extremely grateful for my predecessors for helping me back into this role since my retirement on 2010. Transferring roles and authorisations is a lengthy and time-consuming process despite the internet’s claims to speeding up transactions; their approval and authorisations still require physical signatures to many documents for verification. It is very time consuming! Paul Prichard has been a great help in the transition period and in agreeing to continue as participating in many of the Treasurer’s functions and helping to develop financial policies and procedures to ensure the proper management and use of funds and to summarise procedures governing the financial activities of our Society.
We are heavily indebted to the Argentina Embassy for all their support and contributions during the year, particularly for allowing us to use the Ambassador’s Residence for most of our events.
Tony Robinson Honorary Treasurer The Anglo-Argentine Society
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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 2025, which are set out on pages 8-13.
## **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: 24[th] October 2025
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
**For the year ended 31[st] August 2025**
|**2023-2024**
**£**
**£**
**Notes**
**GENERAL FUND:**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
8,650
Membership fees
2
170
Donations & gifts
3
42,379
Fund-raising events
4
60
Commission
2,096
Gift Aid income tax recovery
**53,355**
**Total Income**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED:**
47,090
Fund-raising & donations
5
14,823
Management & administration
6
**61,913**
**Total Expenditure**
**(8,858)**
**Net Increase in General Fund**
**DESIGNATED FUND RESOURCES:**
341
Bank interest received
**341**
**Net increase / reduction**
**(8,217)**
**NET SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR YEAR**
**56,170**
**Balances brought forward**
**£47,953**
**BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD**|**2024-2025**
**£**
**£**
8,913
221
27,875
-
1,120
**38,129**
19,413
15,947
**35,360**
**2,769**
277
**277**
**3,046**
**47,953**
**£50,999**|**2024-2025**
**£**
**£**
8,913
221
27,875
-
1,120
**38,129**
19,413
15,947
**35,360**
**2,769**
277
**277**
**3,046**
**47,953**
**£50,999**|
|---|---|---|
||19,413
15,947||
||277||
|**(8,858)**
**341**||**2,769**
**277**|
||||
|**(8,217)**
**56,170**||**3,046**
**47,953**|
|**£47,953**||**£50,999**|
There were no recognized gains or losses for 2025 or 2024 other than those included in the Statements of Financial Activities.
The notes on pages 8-13 form part of these financial statements
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **As at 31[st] August 2025**
|**2024**
**£**
**£**
**Notes**
**FIXED ASSETS:**
2,092
Tangible assets for use by the Charity
7
**CURRENT ASSETS:**
240
Debtors
8
46,642
Cash at bank
9
33
Prepayments for Borges Lecture Sep 2025
46,915
1,054
**CREDITORS:**Amounts falling due within 1 year
10
45,861
**NET CURRENT ASSETS:**
**£47,953**
**NET ASSETS:**
**CAPITAL:**
20,024
Unrestricted General Fund
27,929
Designated Fund
11
**£47,953**
**NET ASSETS:**|**2025**
**£**
**£**
-
240
52,774
-
53,014
2,015
50,999
**£50,999**
23,070
27,929
**£50,999**|**2025**
**£**
**£**
-
240
52,774
-
53,014
2,015
50,999
**£50,999**
23,070
27,929
**£50,999**|
|---|---|---|
||53,014
2,015||
||||
|**£47,953**||**£50,999**|
|20,024
27,929||23,070
27,929|
|**£47,953**||**£50,999**|
Approved by the Committee on 24th October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Fatima Nollen-Reardon Chairwoman
Richard Anthony Robinson Hon. Treasurer
The notes on pages 8-13 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 2025**
## **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.
|||2024|**2025**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£|**£**|
|**2. **|**MEMBERSHIP FEES**|||
||Membership subscriptions|8,650|8,913|
|**3. **|**DONATIONS & GIFTS**|||
||Voluntary income from corporate sponsors & private individuals|170|221|
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **For the year ended 31[st] August 2025**
|**For the year ended 31st August 2025**|||
|---|---|---|
|**4. FUND-RAISING EVENTS INCOME**
Gran Asado
Artistic and social events
**5. FUND-RAISING & DONATION EXPENDITURE**
Gran Asado
Other events 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
Consulting
Advertising, marketing, networking
Subscriptions
Stationery & printing expenses
Rent
Office supplies, cleaning & office assistance
Food/drinks for meetings/networking
Gifts given away
Postage, freight & courier
Licences & permit fees
Chairwoman’s travel
Travel national
Event expenses
Depreciation
7. **TANGIBLE ASSETS**
All assets are used in the administration of the Charity
**EQUIPMENT - LAPTOP**
**COST:**
At 31stAugust 2024
Additions
At 31stAugust 2025
**DEPRECIATION:**
At 31stAugust 2024
Charge for year
At 31stAugust 2025
**NET BOOK VALUE:**
At 31stAugust 2024
At 31stAugust 2025|2024
£
12,772
29,607
42,379
20,630
17,180
37,810
9,280
47,090
1,118
820
2,774
473
250
2,263
350
33
-
206
-
80
539
45
-
40
362
25
3,357
2,088
14,823|**2025**
**£**
16,768
11,107|
|||27,875
12,040
4,373|
|||16,413
3,000|
|||19,413
1,181
880
2,507
625
250
3,188
2,725
-
18
466
60
80
251
8
24
20
414
197
962
2,091|
|||15,947
**2025**
**£**
1,752
-|
|||**1,752**
1,400
352|
|||**1,752**
352
**-**|
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## **THE ANGLO ARGENTINE SOCIETY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **For the year ended 31[st] August 2025**
## **TANGIBLE ASSETS – continuation**
|**WEBSITE**
**COST:**
At 31stAugust 2024
Additions
At 31stAugust 2025
**DEPRECIATION:**
At 31stAugust 2024
Charge for year
At 31stAugust 2025
**NET BOOK VALUE:**
At 31stAugust 2024
At 31stAugust 2025
**ALL ASSESTS NET BOOK VALUE**
Laptop – at 31stAugust 2025
Website – at 31stAugust 2025
Total
**8. DEBTORS**
Marquee World Limited – late removal fee refund Gran Asado 2024
**9. CASH AT BANK**
Current accounts
Deposit accounts
**10. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within 1 year**
Outstanding bills
Event income in advanced for Borges Lecture September 2025
Accrued consulting fee
Accrued accountancy & examination fee
Accrued bookkeeping & administration fee
**11. DESIGNATED FUND**
The Society’s capital is represented by:
Designated Fund (*)
Unrestricted General Fund|2024
£
240
240
16,701
29,941
46,642
104
-
-
250
700
1,054
27,929
20,024|**2025**
**£**
6,951
-|
|---|---|---|
|||**6,951**
5,212
1,739|
|||**6,951**
1,740
**-**
-
-|
|||**-**
**2025**
**£**
240|
|||240
22,556
30,218|
|||52,774
1,180
20
25
250
540|
|||2,015
27,929
23,070|
(*) 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 deposit accounts, ring fenced as a Designated Fund.
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## **THE SOCIETY’S ACTIVITIES** For the year ended 31[st] August 2025
- **29[th] September 2024**
**Ambassador’s Gala Dinner at The Caledonian Club**
Co-hosted with APARU - 100 guests
- **16[th] October 2024**
**The 27[th] Borges Lecture with Prof Benjamin Bollig** “Borges, Bosch & Spregelburd: Visions of Inferno” - 48 guests
- **21[st] November 2024**
**AGM at the Embassy of Argentina**
21 members in attendance
- **5[th] December 2024**
## **Christmas Recital & Party at the Argentine Residence**
Germán Clavijo, viola & Antonio Oyarzábal, piano - 60 guests
- **30[th] January 2025**
## **Exclusive preview of the exhibition “On the Same Page”**
Hosted by Jaggedart Art Gallery
We met Director Andrea Harari and two of the artists -15 guests, fully booked
- **22[nd] February 2025**
- **Art in Argentina - online course part I** Hosted by Fernando Guibert - 14 participants
- **22[nd] March 2025**
## **Art in Argentina - online course part II**
Hosted by Fernando Guilbert - 14 participants
- **26[th] April 2025**
## **Art in Argentina - online course part III**
Hosted by Fernando Guilbert - 14 participants
- **13[th] May 2025**
## **Hudson & Don Roberto - Celebrating Two Anglo-Argentine Heroes, A Century On**
Talk by Biographer & Naturalist Conor Mark Jameson at the Argentine Residence - 58 guests
- **27[th] June 2025**
## **Gran Asado Argentino at Wasps Football Club**
Live music with Sophie Olivers & The Brixton Cumbia Association, DJ, children entertainment with Funky Cheeky Monkeys, raffle & Argentine stalls: Steamond Travel, Vinals Wine & Food, Chango Empanadas, Casa Argentina, London Mate Dry Gin, Yerba Spirit, Accesorios de Argentina. Chimichurri sauce jars donated by Bacanas - 300 guests
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- **29[th] July 2025**
## **Argentine Club Polo Cup Final & lunch at Ham Polo Club**
Courtesy of Canning Club (former Argentine Club) AAS members were offered a 50% discount for HPC membership - 20 guests
## **LEYENDO ARGENTINA BOOK CLUB – 9[th] year**
The “Leyendo Argentina” Spanish Book Club reached its 9[th] year in May!
This Club has been essential for promoting the Argentine culture and preserving our Spanish language. And also many of our Members first got in touch due to this initiative.
Leyendo Argentina meets every 4-6 weeks, either via Zoom or in person, at the Embassy or at the Ambassador’s Residence.
The Club has been coordinated by our long-time member and founder Alicia Alborja de Mellino & Paula Fiorini. Many thanks to our Coordinators for keeping us updated and for challenging us with each book. Thanks for the respect, empathy you have created along these years.
They also participated of the London Spanish Book Fair Talk “When Books Create Community”, held at Conway Hall.
From September 2024 to August 2025 the group discussed the following books:
Un País de Novela – Marcos Aguinis Infancia en Mataderos – Claudio Ziegler Vida en Marta – Santiago Craig Negro el Dolor del Mundo - Marcelo Caruso Los Hombres Más Altos – Fabián Martínez Siccardi
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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 25[th ] – Silver Jubilee Borges Lecture: Ms Ines Graham-Yooll (in memory of Andrew Graham-Yooll OBE, Honorary Member) 2022 Dr Hector Dante Cincotta 2024 Professor Benjamin Bollig 2025 Mr James Woodall
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## **SPONSORS & DONORS** September 2024 - August 2025
The Society is very grateful to the following for their generous donations:
Embassy of Argentina Accesorios de Argentina Alberto Abbate Bacanas Baroness Gloria Hooper Black Hound Sports Casa Argentina Catharine Miller Gallery Chango Empanadas Como No (shows) Conor Mark Jameson Enrique Zattara Fernandez Estribos Fernando Guibert Funky Cheeky Monkeys Harley Price Photography Jaggedart London Liliana Tiedemann London Tango Academy London Mate Dry Gin Marine Canvas Hut Parrilla Gaucha Paula Da Rosa Simon Smith (Rugby Championships) Sophie Olivers Steamond Travel Stuart Blake Succeed in Languages Tango Movement Viñals Wine & Food Vitorinox Oxford Street Wasps Football Club Yerba Spirit
We also want to thank all our members who so generously volunteered their time to help make our events a success.
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