2022-12-31-accounts - The Pinner Association

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The Pinner Association

(Registered Charity number 262349)

Annual Report for 2022

The Pinner Association Executive Committee met eleven times during 2022, and we held our AGM on 20[th] April 2022. All meetings, the election of Officers and Committee, and all other business of the Pinner Association, were conducted in accordance with our Constitution.

All the Officers and Trustees, together with many of the general membership who undertake regular duties of behalf of the Pinner Association, are unpaid volunteers, who freely give of their time, facilities and expertise for to enhance the amenity of the local community.

In planning the activities of The Pinner Association for the year the Executive Committee kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our Executive Committee (Trustee’s) meetings.

This report is based upon the “View from the Chair” and AGM reports published in the March 2022, July 2022 and November 2022 issues of our magazine “The Villager” (numbers 252, 253 and 254) which is distributed to all Pinner Association members and more generally in the Pinner area. The March, July and November 2022 “View from the Chair” reports were written by Julie Waller, Chair of The Pinner Association.

VIEW FROM THE CHAIR – March 2022

Happy belated New Year; at least this festive period we were allowed to meet up with our families and celebrate Christmas and the New Year.

The Pinner Association is Ninety

By the time that you receive your copy of The Villager, the association will be 90 years old. The first meeting was held on 4 March 1932, at the residence of Mr C R Venner of High View. Many residents in High View thought it would be a good idea to form a community of interest. On 21 March 1932, a public meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sir Charles Gott in the Parish Hall. (It was one of the largest meetings ever held at the Parish Hall). Their main concerns were the proposed new fire station in Pinner and the amalgamation of Local Government Area into what we now know as the London Borough of Harrow. In 1938, the first copy of The Villager was produced. Its concept was to ‘establish closer touch with their members’. The first Villager’s stated aims were ‘to secure the good and economical government of the district’. The magazine was initially published quarterly and a view of the Church was on the cover of the first edition.

AGM

Our Annual General Meeting will be on 20 April at 8pm, hopefully this year in the Village Hall instead of on Zoom. Our guest speaker will be Mr Chris Woolf, Head of Pinner High School. We are always looking for new people to join the committee, irrespective of background, gender or ethnicity. Without people stepping up to the plate, we will not be able to continue. What would that mean?

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No festive lights or Christmas trees
No band concerts
No central social media platform for local clubs and organisations
No instant advice on planning applications
No extra gardeners for the Peace Gardens or wisteria
No donations to local organisations

You might think that you have nothing to contribute; think again. I would consider myself a generalist in all things Pinner. You might have a different perspective, ideas or way of looking at things – that’s good, we need you. You don’t need to attend all meetings. Interested? Please contact Ruth Boff by phone or email information@pinnerassociation.co.uk.

Pinner Memorial Park

I trundled down to thank all of the volunteers who are helping to restore the Peace Garden to its former glory and thought, I can’t just thank them without stopping to help. After a couple of hours merrily cutting back overgrown shrubbery, I ended up being stung by two wasps in quick succession. It was then discovered that I’m allergic to wasps and ended up at Northwick Park A&E. I was lucky, in and out of A&E in just over three hours. Since that fateful visit some of you may have noticed that some compost bins have been erected near the Peace Gardens (this was with the blessing of Harrow Council).

Speaking to Christine Cox, who heads up the team, if any of you have an old hoe tucked in your garden shed, the volunteers would love to have it. Please email gardening@pinnerassociation.co.uk

In Pinner Memorial Park, Harrow Council has at last started to fix the new stream that was running down the path towards Chapel Lane Car Park. Although they have successfully stopped the stream, work is still to be completed.

Pinner Act of Remembrance

Our acts of remembrance started on Wednesday 27th October 2021 when the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr. Ghazanfar Ali, laid a poppy wreath at the Dove of Peace War Memorial in the Peace Garden in Pinner Memorial Park in memory of all those who have fallen serving their country or as a result of conflict.

Last year’s planned multi-faith Remembrance Sunday service did not take place because of COVID. This year, it was able to go ahead. The horrific murder of David Amess MP made planning a lot more difficult, due to increased security alerts. A huge thank you must go to Caroline Ennis who organised this on our behalf, with the help of Geoffrey Wheal. The changes in the events team at Harrow Council meant that they had to jump through a lot more hoops to get the event authorised.

I spoke to a gentleman called Nitin who asked why we didn’t have a wreath laid on behalf of the members of the Commonwealth who also fought in both World Wars. This is in hand and hopefully will be rectified next year. Caroline Ennis, who has organised the service for us over the last 10 years, is stepping down. In order to ensure that we can organise this in the years to come, we are looking for a group of people to take on this task. Organisation starts in August. If you are interested in being part of the team, please email me on

chairman@pinnerassociation.co.uk

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Festive Lights

As there was no Pinner Panto Evening last year, the committee decided that the festive lights (we pay for them to be erected) in the High Street & Bridge Street should be put up and switched on in time for Diwali. The Christmas tree lights were switched on in a low-key event by the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr. Ghazanfar Ali, on the evening that would have been Pinner Panto. The Panto Committee, which is totally independent of the Pinner Association, needs new people if it is to return.

Santa’s Sleigh

The Rotary Club of Pinner was able to take Santa’s sleigh on its annual tour of selected streets to the delight of many children. You’ll find an article in this issue about that.

The Villager

Producing The Villager has been a bit different this time. Cynthia, who was Editor for 25 years, passed away after being unwell for many months. We were hoping that she would write the editorial this time. Sadly, that wasn’t to be.

Phil Lawder has gallantly stepped in to be our guest editor for the next two editions (I know Cynthia was very happy about this) and Lee at the Print Shop will be compiling the magazine. Don’t worry, your old favourites, A Pinner Diary and Talking Shops are still included.

Happy reading. Julie Waller.

Report of the Open Meeting / The Pinner Association 89th Annual General Meeting held on 20th April 2022 at the Pinner Village Hall.

Minutes of the 89th AGM of The Pinner Association

The formal business of the AGM commenced at 8.32pm.

Minutes of the 88th AGM

The minutes of the 88th AGM held on 19th April 2021, as published on pages 71 - 75 of The Villager, No 250 – July 2021, were approved by the meeting on a show of hands.

Matters Arising

None.

Chair’s Report

Julie Waller, Chair, The Pinner Association, commenced her report by thanking everyone who was present at the meeting and said that having a live audience was a lot nicer than having to address her report to the Zoom participants last year.

Julie thanked Bruce Watson who was not re-standing for election to the committee. Bruce joined the committee in 2008 and had served as Chairman from 2016 to 2015 and as ActingChair for a short time in 2016. Bruce had been a part of the “Environment” portfolio team and had represented the Pinner Association on the London Green Belt Council.

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Julie had been Chair for a year during which the Summer Band Concerts had recommenced and at which we had more volunteers than ever assisting; the Remembrance Sunday commemoration had been organised thanks to our volunteer, Caroline Ennis; the Peace Garden volunteers had reformed under a new lead, Christine Cox; the Pinner Station garden had been judged by London in Bloom and the bed outside the station had recently been replanted by Association volunteers; your Association had had a stall to promote our work and raise our local profile at the Pinner Village Show and Roxy Fest; the festive lights had been organised by your committee in liaison with Harrow Council and had been lit in time for Diwali; and your Association had made donations to worthwhile local causes (see Treasure’s Report below for further information).

The Villager magazine had continued to be published, the July and November issues being edited by our long serving Honorary Editor Cynthia Wells despite her ill health at that time. Cynthia sadly died in January this year, shortly after the well deserved award of a BEM in the New Year’s Honours for her community work over many years, and she is sorely missed. Phil Lawder kindly agreed to be our “Guest Editor of The Villager” and Julie had shared with him the feedback received from an on-line survey of our members and others conducted in 2020. Over the next few editions you will see more subtle changes happening as we take on board the comments.

“Thank You” was due to the Association’s Committee who had continued to provide support and guidance and undertake many behind the scenes tasks; to the Area Leaders and Collectors without whom The Villager would not be delivered; the young couple who were now looking after the Association’s Notice Boards in Pinner; the team of volunteer gardeners who had made such a difference to the Peace Garden and Pinner Station gardens; the secret watering team for the split wall at the War Memorial; Sean White a the Queen’s Head for arranging the planting and watering of the horse trough in the High Street; and last but not least all our members who support us.

Treasurer’s Report

Tim Owen, Honorary Treasurer, referred the meeting to his written report on pages 71 of the March 2022 edition No. 252 of The Villager, and the abbreviated accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 on pages 72 and 73. A copy of the fuller set of annual accounts, in the format required by the Charity Commission, and which had been examined by and signed off by the Independent Examiner, could be made available for any member who wished to see them.

Financially, the Pinner Association had rebounded strongly from the initial impacts of the pandemic in 2020. Income was £28,297, almost £4,000 more than 2020, if one excluded 2020’s £5,000 donation from Harrow Council towards Christmas lighting costs. Income from membership subscriptions rose by 13% as we had been able to collect some outstanding 2020 subscriptions. Taking 2021 and 2020 together, the average membership income was virtually the same as 2019’s, a pleasing result after several years of decline. More of our members confirmed their eligibility for Gift Aid during the year, so our income from this source rose by 20%. Advertising income for The Villager rose by £2,029 (22%), almost back to 2019’s level. This meant that the net cost of producing The Villager reduced substantially to £1,317.

Expenditure rose by £3,027 to £26,657. This was mainly due to increased activity: we were able to reinstate our Summer Band Concerts, and made donations to Pinner Cricket Club (£1,000),

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the Pinner Village Gardens Junior Parkrun (£500) and the Re-use your bike scheme (£200). Our AGM and most committee meetings were held online, though we reverted to in-person meetings in the autumn. The cost of Christmas trees and lighting was steady at £5,130, £2,800 of this being funded from donations received from Harrow Council in previous years. We continued maintaining some of Pinner's parks and gardens, principally the Peace Garden in Pinner Memorial Park, as well as the floral display at the Police Station, in conjunction with Mansi Florist, and the Pinner Station gardens, which were commended in a competition during the year.

The Association's finances remained strong, with funds of £56,000 available for unrestricted purposes.

Finally Tim thanked those volunteers who had delivered The Villager and collected subscriptions, their Area Leaders, the committee members and others who do so much for the Association’s prosperity and activities, and the local businesses who advertise in The Villager.

The full accounts had been approved by the Pinner Association Executive Committee on the 3rd February 2021, and subsequently inspected by the Independent Examiner who had given an unqualified report and a signed copy of the accounts was available for inspection. There being no questions on the accounts, a vote was conducted on the motion to approve the end of year accounts for 2021. Jean Lammiman proposed the adoption of the accounts, and Michael Treisman seconded this motion which was carried by a show of hands without opposition and accordingly the accounts for 2021 were adopted. The signed adopted accounts would be filed with the Charity Commission.

Award of position of Life-Vice President of The Pinner Association to Mrs Jill Cock

Robin Youle, President of The Pinner Association, undertook this pleasant duty which occurred very occasionally. The Association’s Constitution permits a person who has given distinguished service to be elected a Life Vice-President. Jill Cock was elected Membership Secretary in March 2005 and held that Office until March last year, a total of sixteen years. The work of the Membership Secretary entails finding Area Leaders, who in turn organise the collection of annual subscriptions and distribute The Villager magazine. Jill also dispatched The Villager to postal members, a role she continues to perform, and many other tasks including finding replacement Collectors and more recently handling the Standing Orders and Direct Debit subscriptions, assisted by our Treasurer, as we are encouraging our members to employ those means of payment.

Jill had carried out all these duties well and efficiently without a grumble over sixteen years. She also organised the annual Collectors’ Party, enjoyed by all who attended. Robin proposed that Jill Cock be elected a Life Past-President of The Pinner Association, in which position she would follow in the footsteps of her late husband, Owen, who did so much for the Association and who sadly died last year.

Warwick Hillman seconded the motion to create Jill Cock a Life Past President and this was unanimously carried. Robin and the meeting congratulated Jill by a resounding round of applause.

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Election of Officers and Executive Committee

All the candidates for the elections had been duly nominated and seconded and all the posts for election were unopposed.

Julie Waller, Chair, conducted the election of the President. The only nominee was Robin Youle and he was duly elected by the meeting.

Robin Youle, President, then conducted the election of Julie Waller for the post of Chair and the meeting duly endorsed her election as Chair of the Association.

The Chair then conducted the election of the Officers. For the Officer posts there no contested positions, and the following, having been nominated and seconded by the due date, were confirmed in post with the agreement via a vote of the members: Hon. Secretary – Ruth Boff; Hon. Treasurer – Tim Owen; Hon. Membership Secretary – Alison Whitehead. There had been no nomination for the post of Vice-Chair or Hon. Editor of The Villager.

There had been six Executive Committee nominations for the ten posts available under the Constitution, and the following, having been nominated and seconded by the due date, were confirmed in post with the agreement via a vote of the members present: Rahul Aggarwal, Ed Badke, Shirley Clark, Warwick Hillman, Keith Rookledge, and Christine Wallace. Four elected Committee positions remained vacant.

Vote of thanks to, and election of, the Hon. Independent Examining Accountant

Tim thanked the Hon. Independent Examining Accountant, Mr Anthony Fineberg, who had kindly agreed to act in this capacity again. He proposed the vote of thanks to Mr Fineberg and his re-election as the Independent Examining Accountant for the coming year, and this was passed unanimously by the meeting.

A.O.B.

Jean Lammiman expressed the condolences of the Association’s members on the death of Cynthia Wells and on the occasion of the first AGM without Cynthia present she requested that the meeting observe a minute’s silence in memory of someone who had been such an important part of life in Pinner for so many years. A minute’s silence was then observed.

The formal business of the AGM closed 8.58pm.

Open Forum

The issues raised under “Open Forum” included:

1] There is an increasing number of businesses closing in Pinner; the banks are closing and the nature of place is changing. There was a problem with litter, particularly in Bridge Street.

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Cllr Norman Stevenson replied drawing attention to the petition against the closure of HSBC and Norman said he had asked HSBC to consider moving to smaller premises to keep a presence in Pinner. Robin added that the businesses are saying that the rents demanded by landlords were too high, which is what he had been told by a Pinner Barclay’s employee after the forthcoming closure of that branch had been announced. The landlords were often financial institutions which required a certain level of return on their investments.

Cllr Stevenson said that Bridge Street was swept daily very early in the morning by the Harrow Council street cleaner, and the people using the street were responsible for dropping litter during the day. Julie Waller added that the Pinner Association had advertised on our Notice Boards the need to use litter bins or take home rubbish and had conducted an online poll on local residents’ views on what to do with litter if the bins were full, to which some had replied that they would take their rubbish home but others that they had paid their taxes and expected any litter they had dropped to be cleared up for them. A local resident had designed and placed the amusing “take your litter home” signs for the bins in Pinner Memorial Park.

2] The drug users that loiter around the Sainsbury’s / Station car park in the evenings make it feel unsafe to use when returning from evening events in London.

PCSO Lee O’Brien said that the police do patrol the area and question anyone who appears to be under the influence but they could do more if they received information from the general public when they observe anything of concern. The Safer Neighbourhood Team had had a meeting with the Pinner Sainsbury’s management and Cllr Sevenson and the regional crime prevention officer last year during which improvements to the car were recommended which could assist with the problem of car park users feeling unsafe, but whether these had been acted upon as yet was unknown.

3] Is there any further information about the proposed additional development at the Grove Estate (including a four storey block of flats adjacent to Hereford Gardens and a five storey block adjacent to the boundary with Pinner Village Gardens)?

Ruth Boff replied that since the second public consultation undertaken in 2018 there had been nothing more published by Harrow Council nor notified to those who had responded to the consultations. The existing flats had been re-roofed in the interim, and the funding for that work must have been found by the council without using the new development on the estate to fund the repairs, as had previously been stated as being one of the reasons for the additional development on the estate. The Pinner Association had not asked for an update from the council’s Regeneration Team, but we understood that the available funding for the borough wide regeneration plans was not sufficient to undertake many of the previously proposed projects.

4] Was there another planning application to instal a monopole telecom mast on West End Avenue at the corner with Marsh Road? Previous such applications had been refused by LBH Planning and dismissed on appeal. This was a very visible location and in a residential street. Was there now a change in the law that such masts could be erected under permitted development? Were the applicants claiming this not to be a new mast as they proposed to remove the mast at the current site opposite the library?

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Cllr Richard Almond replied that he had discussed this with the Planning Officer when he had received a notification just before Easter. Two previous application had been made for the site; one in 2015 had been withdrawn and in 2019 an application was refused and then dismissed on appeal, but unfortunately only on the grounds of impeding pedestrian access on the footway and not on appearance. The trial excavation of the proposed site had revealed an unmapped gas main which restricted where the mast could be positioned on the footway. Other sites had been or were being investigated by “Telefonica”; Monument House roof (too crowded already), lower level roof of Trinity Court (too near the railway infrastructure on upper level), and Sainsbury’s and Lidl’s roofs, but there was no resolution as yet. This latest application was now thought by the Planning Officer to be a new mast rather than a replacement and therefore did require permitted development prior approval and there would be a public consultation.

5] A new member and Bridge Street resident enquired whether she could publicise her self employed therapy business on the Association’s Notice Boards?

Julie Waller replied that the Association does not display any type of commercial posters but there were other sites in Pinner that could be used, such as the Bridge Street bridge railings if a community type venue was used for the classes. She explained that during the pandemic the Association’s website had given out information about those businesses open in Pinner and how they may be accessed as a necessary public service, but that section of the website had now been removed.

The meeting ended at 9.30pm.

VIEW FROM THE CHAIR – July 2022

First of all thank you to everyone who attended our AGM, it was appreciated. Questions from the open forum part of the AGM are posted on our website and social media outlets as there isn’t enough room in this edition of the magazine. For those that didn’t attend, hopefully the report about the AGM later in the magazine will bring you up to speed.

Planning issues and applications appear to be taking an ever increasing amount of time of the planning portfolio team to which I am very grateful. Your Association is keeping abreast, via expert briefings from the London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies, of the potential changes to the Planning system included in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and future Villagers will update our members on how this may affect local planning in our area.

The eagle eyed of you might have noticed that there have been some additional plants added to the Peace Gardens. Volunteers have also planted the entrance of Pinner Underground station. If I look back over the last year, their hard work is very easy to see. Thank you to our volunteers.

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We have paid for the Wisteria in Pinner Memorial Park to have its annual prune. Yet again, it was looking very impressive when in flower.

Antonia Savvides has stepped down from being Chair of the Friends of Pinner Village Gardens having moved away from the area. I’m certain that all the good work done by volunteers will continue under their new Chair.

Congratulations go to The Rotary Club of Pinner for organising such a wonderful community event on St George’s Day. The “weather gods” were kind to them this year and I heard comments about how well attended it was. The Oddfellows team, unusually named “Curse This Metal Hand” won the event, but the largest cheer was for the young ladies from The Queen’s Head who never gave up and eventually finished the course. I was informed that the young ladies were busy practising in the Queen’s Head car park n the week leading up to the race. Over £1,400 was raised which will be donated to charities supported by Pinner Rotary, including the Ukraine relief effort.

Good news the Band Concerts will hopefully happen this year. It’s the same story as last year; I’m still waiting for Harrow Council to approve them all. (One down three to go, I don’t understand the logic of just approving one of them when the risk assessment is the same for them all!) We have a new band playing this year Paparazzi, they have performed at “Save Sunday Music” at Roxbourne Park. At this point in time, I’m not certain whether there will be chairs available to hire, it depends on how many volunteers I get.

Julie Waller.

VIEW FROM THE CHAIR – November 2022

It’s with a sad heart that I start with a mention of the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II. For a lot of us this is the first time that we have experienced the demise of a monarch. In my view she was the ultimate civil servant to serve our country. Thank you, ma’am, for everything you did, may you Rest in Peace. Long Live the King.

Band Concerts

Getting authorisation from Harrow Council to enable us to hold the Band Concerts wasn’t quite as bad as last year. We eventually got the go ahead for all of them on 21 June 22. I have been informed that this process will be the responsibility of Harrow Act Centre, and I hope this will improve matters. This will be a relief to us, WH&HRM Trust, Rotary Club of Pinner, Friends of Roxbourne Park and Friends of Pinner Village Gardens who organise events.

A thanks must go to Sharon Pink who got the flyers and banners redesigned this year. It made our job of handing then out at Pinner Wood School and West Lodge School a lot easier.

For all of you that braved the high temperatures and attended the Band Concerts, thank you. (Especially those on the 14 August, when it reached 33[o] C). These concerts wouldn’t happen without a wonderful group of volunteers who give up their free time to help. I am indebted to them. Most unusually, Harrow Steel didn’t bring the rain with them!

Simply Gray set a new record when they over run by 45 minutes, on the opening day. Those that stayed instead of rushing home to watch the football were treated to an extended set.

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We made a donation to the 5th Pinner Scout group for the loan of their Public Address system at the concerts.

Harrow Foodbank

With the escalating cost of living, the committee decided to give a donation of £1000 to the Harrow Foodbank on behalf of our members. Chonde Nkowani Project Manager ask me to convey the following: “Many thanks indeed to the Pinner Association for helping Harrow Foodbank to support the people in food crisis in our community during these unprecedented times”.

We are always looking at ways to support local charities/organisation with donations. If you have any idea’s please let me know

Pinner Panto

For those of you that don’t do social media; the Pinner Panto team have decided to disband. The organisers decided that is ‘no longer possible’ to continue on with annual winter tradition. Quite a few of the committee have stepped down and they have asked the Rotary Club of Pinner to distribute the funds to local charities.

Harrow Council Planning Portal

If you have ever done battle with the council’s planning portal, you will be relieved to hear that, at last, they know they acknowledge that they have a problem. For the technically minded among you, they are looking to increase the processing power (a bit like putting a larger engine in a car) and make changes to the way the files are stored on the system. My experience of IT projects is that this will take time, and, in the meantime, we have a system that constantly frustrates us until it is sorted.

Editor of the Villager

Phil Lawder who is our guest editor has stepped up to the plate and agreed to be our editor. Thank you, Phil. You will have noticed that changes are happening, don’t worry; favourites like Talking Shops and Eavesdropper are staying.

Volunteers’ Tea Party

After an absence of three years, we are able to hold our volunteer’s tea party as a way of saying thank you for every thing our collectors, Peace Gardens Team do on your behalf. As someone who is hopeless with names, it was really helpful that everyone had a badge with their name on it. Hopefully, I managed to speak to most of you, if not sorry, I run out of time! Thank you, Alison (Membership Secretary), for organising this for us.

Pinner Village Show

Congratulations must go to the Rotary Club of Pinner who jumped through all the hoops and over the hurdles to hold this years Village Show. An additional requisite required this year with risk assessments being asked from all of the stall holders etc. Thank you to all that dropped in and visited our stall. For those that completed our quiz “So you think you know Pinner!”, it might inspire you to get out and about around Pinner a bit more. Lindy won the “18 & Overs” category and Quinn won the “under 18’s” category. A full list of answers can be found on our website and Facebook pages.

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Festive Lights.

Hopefully by the time you receive your some or all of the festive lights will have been switched on for Diwali. The Christmas trees will be switched on later.

Harrow Hero’s Awards

I was very surprised back in August to discover that I had been shortlisted for Harrow Hero’s awards. Apparently, it’s for bringing people together. There are a lot of volunteers out there who in my opinion do a lot more than I do, I’m humbled by the nomination. If it wasn’t for the other committee members and all of our volunteers, I wouldn’t have been nominated. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the ceremony as I was away on a trip that should have occurred in June 2022, but was delighted to hear that the award was won by Pinner resident David Phelps, who has done marvellous work through More than Just a Choir, which brings together and benefits those touched by mental illness. Thank you to Harrow Council for organising this.

Part of my role as Chair of the Pinner Association is to talk to people. (For those of you that know me, I’m the quiet one of my family! My husband will confirm this!) It’s a bit like being a politician without the politics.

Remembrance Service

Planning for Remembrance Service started in July with a new team. This year, we will also be joined by a Jain priest, who will say a pray. We look forward to seeing you at the War Memorial on Sunday, 13 November at 10:30am to pay our respects to the fallen from around the commonwealth for all wars.

Looking Forward – Half Year recap.

It has struck me that I am nearly half way through a possible three-year stint as your Chair. What worries the committee and myself, is that there is no natural successor to me. We really need to have a Vice Chair elected next year to ensure that they have a one-year apprenticeship before coming Chair. Without a successor, the Pinner Association could cease to exist. I know that nowadays people have a lot of other commitments and interests, but we would love people to seriously think about joining the committee and being an active member irrespective of your ethnicity, background or gender. I have always said that I am a generalist with no special focus. Want to know more? Please email me

Chairman@pinnerassociation.co.uk I will happily meet you for a coffee.

Back at my first AGM, I said my aim was that the Association truly represented the ethnic mix of Pinner. Whilst we have seen some progress in terms of people attending the band concerts, progress is slow. I would love it to be faster but these things take time. We have changed when the festive lights are first light to try and ensure that Diwali is celebrated throughout the community.

We have managed to generate more volunteers helping at the Band Concerts and Remembrance Service. This year the youngest was about 11 years old and the oldest is a secret. We now have a thriving group of volunteers that are helping restore the Peace Gardens. For those of you that walk through the gardens, I hope that you have seen the changes.

Julie Waller.

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Reglstered Charity No 262349 The Pinner Association Report and Accounts 31 December 2022

The Pinner Association Raport and Accounts for the year ended 31 Dèc•mbor 2022 Contents Page Report of the Independent Examiner Statement of Financial Activib'es BaLance sheet Notes to the accounts 4t06

The Plnner Association Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of The Pinner Assoclatlon I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the The Pinner Association {Ihe Charilyl for the year ended 31 December 2022. Responslbilitie$ and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Chanty you are responsible for the preparation of the account5 in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe Act'i. I report in respect of my examination of the Charrty's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 A¢t and in carrying out my examinats'on I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ib) of the Act. Indepgndfjnt examineffs statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to belpve that in arsy material respect.. 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by secb'on 130 of the 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 set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatK)n. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinatK)n lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts lo I ached. Anthony Fineberg 44 Moss Lone Plnner MiddSesex HA5 3AX Dated.- Ib March 2023

The Pinner Association Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 December 2022 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2022 2022 Total Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Notes Income from: Subscriptions and donations Band Concert collections Grft Aid Advertising in The Vi118g8r Legacy Interest on cash and investments 12,402 2,302 3,450 9,770 3,000 568 12,402 2,302 3,450 9,770 3,000 628 13,565 3,121 11.229 60 382 Totsl 31,492 60 31,552 28,297 Expenditure on: Membership recruitment & renewal Pr¢)duction of The Vi118ger Donations and subscriptions Band Concerts in Pinner Memorial Park Pinner parks and gardens upkeep Christmas trees and lighting Remembrance Sunday Management and Administration 1,338 12,389 1.537 3,104 3,299 2.498 543 1,299 1,338 12,389 1,537 3,104 3,299 5,473 543 1,299 1,302 12,546 2,048 1,827 2.521 5,130 285 998 2,975 Total 26.007 2,975 28,982 26.657 Net in¢omell¢xpendlture) 5,485 12.915) 2,570 1,640 Transfers betsveen funds Net movement in funds 5,485 12,9151 2,570 1.640 Reconclllatlon of funds Total funds brought forward 56,063 7.150 63,213 61,573 Total funds carrled fOard 61,548 4,235 65,783 63,213 Th• notes on pages 4 to 6 fomi an Integral part of these accounts.

The Pinner Association Balance sheet as at 31 December 2022 2022 2021 Nots5 The assets and Ilabllltles of the ch8rlty.' Current assels Debtors.. a¢xrued income Cash at bank and in hand 2,595 67,351 69,946 2,736 64,857 67,593 Total current a88ets Liabilitles Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year (4,1631 {4,380} Net curront assets 65,783 63,213 Total assots loss ¢urrtnt liabilitios 65.783 63,213 Net assets 65,783 63,213 The funds of the charity." Reslricled Income funds 4,235 7.150 Unrestricted funds 61,548 56,063 Total Charty Funds 65,783 63,213 Theso financial statements have been prepared in accordan with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2t)06 relab'ng to small companEs. Jull8 Waller (Chalr) Tru$to0 Tlmothy Owen FCMA FCT (Hon. Treasurer) Trustee Approved by the Board of Tru8tee8 on 7 March 2023 The notes on pago$ 4 to 6 fonn an intsgral port of lhfj accounts

The Pinner Association Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 Accounting Pollcle8 B8sls of preparation of the accounts The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charf£ies Act 2011 and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS102, September 20151, as modified by the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Finan¢ial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Iland IFRS 102) (effective 1 January 20151 issued by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on pages 4 and 5. The accounts have been drawn up in accordance wrth the prOvlOn$ of The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and include the results of the charity's OperatIn$ which are described in the Trustees, Report, all of which are continulng. Insofar as the Statement of Recommended practi for Accounting and Reporting applicable to charities preparing Éheir accounts in accordan with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 (effective 1 January 2015} issued by the Charity Commission for England and Wales requires compliance wrth specific Financial Reporting Slandards other than FRS102 then the specific Financial Reporting Standards have been followed where their requirements differ from those of FRS102. The charity has tsken advantage of the exemption in FRS102 from the requirement to produce a cash flow statement. The particular accounting poliCS adopted are set out below. Accounting conventions The financial statements are prepared on a going concem basis under the historical cost convention. Income Income is accounted for on an accruals basis. Expendlture Expendilufe is accounted for on an accruals basis. Recognition of liabilities Liabilities are recognised on an accruals basis in accordan with nomial accounting principles. Taxatlon As a wistered charity, the organisation is exempt from income and corporation tax lo the extent that its income and gains are applicable to charitable purposes only. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charrty, and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activib'es.

The Pinner Association Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 Accountlng Pollcles (contlnued Funds structur• pollcy The charity maintains a general unrestricted fund which represents funds which are expendable at the discretion of the trustees in fvrtherance of the objects of the charity. Such funds may be held in order lo fi'nance both working capital and capital investment Restricted funds have been provided to the ch8rily for particular purposes. and it is the policy of the board of trustees to carefully monitr)r the application of those funds in accordance with the restrictions placed upon them. There is no formal policy of transfer between funds or on the allocation to designated fijnds, other than that described above. Any other proposed transfer behveen funds would be considered on Ils merits. Wlndlng up or dlssolutlon of the charfty If upon wirsding up or dissolution of the chanty there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and Ilabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fvnd shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity. Trust80s' rnmunoration and •xponso$, and related parties Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration or expenses, and there were no transactions wth reted parbes, either in the current or prior years. Donations and Subscriptions 2022 2021 Donation to Pinner Cricket Club Donation to Pinner Village Gardens Junior Parkrun Donation to Re-use Your Bike Donation to Harrow Foodbank Small donations and SubriptIOnS (not eXdIng £500 each) 1.000 500 200 1,000 537 1,537 348 2,048 Crodltors: amounts falllng due wlthin ono yèar 2022 2021 Trade ¢reditotE Acerued expenses 3,459 704 4,163 3,857 523 4,380

The Pinner Association Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 Particulars of Indlvldual funds and analys1$ of assets and liabilitie5 rgpresenting fvnds Unrestrlcted Fund$ Restricted Income Funds Total Funds At 31 December 2022 Current Assets Current Liabilities 65,711 4,163 61,548 4,235 69,946 4,163 65,783 4.235 At 31 Decgmber 2021 Current Assets Current Liabilities 60,443 4,380 56.063 7,150 67,593 4,380 63,213 7.150 Unrestricted funds comprise those funds generated through the Association's various activities whh the trustees are free to use in accordance with the Association's objects. The Restricted Income Funds are.. 1. the High Street Fund1£1,104,. 2021= £1,094) which was given for maintenance and improvement work in Pinner High Street,. and 2. the Christmas Lights Fund {£3,131,' 2021.. £6,056) whi¢h wa5 given for oosts incurred in the instalLation and removal of decorative lighting in Pinner.

Reglstered Charity No 262349 The Pinner Association Report and Accounts 31 December 2022