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THE PINNER ASSOCIATION Registered Charity number 262349

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2025

The Trustees of The Pinner Association are pleased to present their annual report for the year ended 31[st] December 2025.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Pinner Association (“the Association”) is a registered charity, number 262349. The principal address is 10 Crest View, Pinner, HA5 1AN, the email address is:

information@pinnerassociation.co.uk

and the website address is:

www.pinnerassociation.co.uk

The Association’s governing document is in the form of a Constitution and Rules which were updated and approved by the Charity Commission in 2024. All business of the Association during the year was conducted in accordance with the Pinner Association Constitution and Rules 2024.

The management and administration of the Association is determined by the Executive Committee which consists of the Trustees, who are recruited from within the community. The Association ensures that new Trustees are acquainted with and provided with The Pinner Association Constitution and Rules 2024 together with the latest version of the Charity Commission publication “The Essential Trustee” and are updated on relevant matters throughout their period in office.

The nomination for election of all Trustees is submitted for approval at the Annual General Meeting. Members of the Executive Committee will retire every year and be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.

The Executive Committee met eleven times in 2025 in addition to the AGM.

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Trustees, Officers and Life Vice-Presidents

The Officers and other Trustees who served in the period and are in office at the date of this report are as follows:

	Until 16th April 2025	From 16th April 2025 to the date of this report
President	Warwick Hillman	Warwick Hillman
Chair	John Hinkley	John Hinkley
Vice-Chair	vacant	Ed Badke
Secretary	Ruth Boff	Ruth Boff
Treasurer	Tim Owen	Tim Owen
Committee members	Rahul Aggarwal Ed Badke Roger Conway** David Lewis Jenny McCann Anisha Patel Hema Solanki Julie Waller Christine Wallace Bruce Watson	Rahul Aggarwal Roger Conway David Lewis Anisha Patel Hema Solanki Christine Wallace Bruce Watson

** Appointed by co-option on 3 September 2024

The posts of Membership Secretary and Editor of The Villager magazine are currently filled by volunteers who are not members of the Executive Committee and are, therefore, not Trustees:

Alison Whitehead – Membership Secretary

Phil Lawder – Editor of The Villager

Life Vice-Presidents

Mrs J Cock, Mr N J Coleman (deceased December 2025), Mr S E Upton and Mr E R G Youle, who are all one time and now retired Trustees, continued as life vice-presidents for their distinguished service to the Association.

Objectives, public benefit and activities

Objectives:

As one of the largest amenity societies, the Association aims to conserve and enhance the quality of life in Pinner in co-operation with the residents and local government. The Association is non-political, and membership is open to all who live and/or work in the area, as well as former residents.

The Association’s charitable objects are for public benefit for the following purposes:

to stimulate public interest in the area;
to promote high standards of planning and architecture in the area: and
to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area

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Public benefit:

The Trustees confirm that that they comply with their duty to have regard to the guidance on public benefit, published by the Charity Commission, when exercising their powers and duties.

Activities:

All activities carried out by the Association are in furtherance of the Association’s charitable objects and to provide benefit to the public. The principal activities undertaken during the year were as follows:

Concerts in the Park:

During late July and in August, four, free to attend, open-air concerts were held in Pinner Memorial Park on Sunday afternoons, featuring Harrow Steel (a local music education charity for young people, Registered Charity 1186948), and Stardust Big Band, Paparazzi and Razorz. These were a great success, well attended in excellent weather and gave an opportunity for people to chat, make new friends, relax and enjoy the many features of Pinner Memorial Park and learn more about the Association’s involvement in and contribution to the community from information available at our stand.

The Villager magazine :

The Villager magazine is produced 3 times a year and distributed to all Pinner Association members and featured on our website. The magazine gives abundant information to update members on what is happening in the community, the work of the Association, upcoming events and gives an opportunity for local businesses to advertise.

Diwali Dhol Drummers and Festive Lights:

The Association sponsored and organised a street celebration featuring traditional Dhol Drummers and paid the ongoing costs of the festive lights in Bridge Street, Marsh Road (part) and Love Lane (part) which were lit to mark the beginning of Diwali and the festive season for the diverse demographic of Pinner.

Christmas trees and lighting:

The Association continues to provide the considerable ongoing costs of two street lit Christmas trees in Pinner and the Christmas lights in the High Street which enhance the festive mood and are enjoyed by many. The Association organised a switch-on celebration of the High Street Christmas tree lights attended by pupils from two local primary age schools who sang Christmas songs and carols.

Remembrance Sunday:

A small team of volunteers, assisted by one of the Trustees, organised the practical requirements for the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Pinner War Memorial and the Association paid the costs of this event. Wreaths were laid by local dignitaries and organisations and a large number of local residents attended the multi-faith service.

The Association also organised an Armistice Day Service in the Shrine Room at West House.

Parks and gardens upkeep:

A group of Association volunteers undertake a weekly maintenance of the Peace Garden in Pinner Memorial Park, and professional gardeners are paid by the

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Association to undertake the heavier tasks. The Pinner Station beds are maintained by an Association volunteer in liaison with TfL management.

The Association provided funding for the plants and materials required for both gardened areas, which enhance the appearance and amenity of both park users and those travelling to and from Pinner.

Environmental, planning and safety:

The Trustee members of the “Planning Portfolio” monitored all the published planning applications in Pinner and Pinner South Wards and commented, where necessary, to seek to maintain the essential character of Pinner through appropriate development.

A member of the Planning Portfolio sits on the Harrow Conservation Area Advisory Committee and feeds comments from the Association regarding applications affecting the Conservation Areas in Pinner and Pinner South to that committee. The Planning Portfolio liaise with Harrow Conservation Officer in matters relating to nationally and Locally Listed Buildings and the Conservation Areas and Areas of Special Character. Responses were written and submitted to consultations on the draft new Harrow Local Plan 2021 to 2041 which was being prepared by the London Borough of Harrow.

Environmental and safety issues are reported to the Council and followed up to achieve a satisfactory conclusion.

Donations:

During the year, the Association made donations to financially assist other community focussed organisations, providing public benefit. The largest donation was £1,634 to support a team of volunteers revitalising the Bridge Street Gardens in central Pinner. The Association funded half of the cost of plants, soil, etc with the other half coming from the discretionary budget of the local councillors. The other major donation during the year was £700 to the Pinner Cricket Club as sponsorship for the junior teams’ trophies.

Social media:

The Association has a website and is on the Facebook and Instagram social media sites, which are regularly used to post and receive information about the Association and community matters and to stimulate conversation and debate with a wider audience in the community. The number of followers (as of early 2026) of Pinner Association Facebook is over 2750 and of Pinner Association Instagram is over 1250.

Volunteers:

The Trustees would like to thank the many loyal and enthusiastic volunteers who have given their time selflessly throughout the year in support of the Association. Their contribution has enabled the Association to continue to fulfil its charitable objects to enhance the amenity of our community.

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Looking forward:

We have a programme of events and activities planned for 2026, including the four openair concerts in Pinner Memorial Park and it is planned to again facilitate and fund the 2026 Remembrance Sunday Service.

Achievements and performance

Our main targets and achievements for 2025 were as follows:

Remain financially viable:

A key target was to maintain financial viability to be able to achieve our charitable objects and deliver benefit to the community without having to reduce the scale our activities. During the year, the Association generated a surplus of £3,361 which resulted in unrestricted funds at the year-end of £67,929. The Association remains in a healthy financial position.

Increase advertising income:

Advertising income is a significant source of funds for the Association and our objective has been to make The Villager magazine self-financing, which we comfortably achieved in 2025. This year, we were successful in attracting more local businesses to place adverts, leading to an 11% increase in advertising revenue.

Increase membership:

The Association sought to increase membership by informing residents of our activities, the contribution we make to the well-being of the community, the benefits of membership and how they can help achieve common goals. This was done mainly at our events, through The Villager magazine, which is available on-line to non-members four months after publication to members, through our social media presence and by direct approaches to residents who have recently moved into Pinner. 104 new members were recruited in 2025, but this was insufficient to offset losses due to members moving out of Pinner, deaths etc, and total membership fell slightly from 2,971 to 2,920.

Maintain a full events programme:

Events and activities are at the heart of what we do in terms of resident involvement and celebrating the rich tradition of Pinner. During the year, we had a full programme of activities involving residents and businesses, as set out above.

Impact on our beneficiaries:

We believe that our activities and achievements in the year have given added value to beneficiaries, including:

a better understanding of our objectives and how they can assist;
opportunities to participate in community events;
being kept up to date on local issues;
having confidence that we are watching out for them in relation to matters involving planning, the environment, community safety, transport and parking, health, flood protection and the High Street and other conservation areas; and
the ability to contact us with issues of concern.

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Financial review

Income for the year increased by 7% to £36,344 (2024 - £34,071) for the following reasons:

Dry, warm weather at all four of our summer band concerts led to good audiences and a high return from the bucket collections;
New advertisers signed up for The Villager, giving 11% growth in advertising revenue which has now shown significant growth for three consecutive years;
There was a marginal net increase in membership subscription income; and
There was an increase in interest received due to a full year of higher interest rates.

Expenditure for the year was 2% higher at £32,983 (2024 - £32,331). The major components of expenditure were as follows:

Our spend on charitable activities increased by 4% to £15,370, of which £7,243 was on Christmas trees and festive lighting;
Production costs for The Villager magazine amounted to £11,172; and
The major donations in the year were £1,634 towards the revitalisation of Bridge Street Gardens and £700 to the Pinner Cricket Club.

As a result of all the above, the Association had a net surplus for the year of £3,361 (2024: £1,740) and our finances are in a good position.

Reserves policy:

The Association’s target is to maintain reserves of around £41,500 which is believed to be sufficient cover against an unexpected fall in income, unforeseen costs and the cost of appealing planning applications which, if approved, would be highly detrimental to Pinner’s environment .

With unrestricted funds of £67,929 at the year-end, the reserves target has been exceeded by around £26,500. To utilise this surplus, the Association is actively looking at projects to fund events and activities to organise or support which will benefit the community. In this respect, project funding of around £9,500 has been approved but not spent at the end of 2025. This still leaves approximately £17,000 available for spending on worthwhile new projects.

The reserves policy is reviewed annually by the Trustees.

Independent examiner:

Mr Anthony Fineberg, the Association’s Independent Examiner, has confirmed his willingness to continue to act in this capacity and a resolution to re-elect him for the current year will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

Approval

The Trustees’ Annual Report was approved by the Executive Committee on 3[rd] March 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

…………………………………………….

John Hinkley (Chair, The Pinner Association)

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Registered Charity No 262349 The Pinner Association Report and Accounts 31 December 2025

The Pinner Association Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 Contents Page Report of the Independent Examiner statement of Financial Actwilies 8alance Sheet Notes lo the accounts 4t06

The Pinner Association Independent 6xaminerfs report to the trustees of The Pinner Association I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the The Pinner A55ociats'on (the Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charivs trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in a¢cordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 20111'the ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examinats'on I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sectson 1451Sllb) of the Act. Independont oxaminer's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to belEeve that in any material respect.. 1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act., or 2. the accounts do not ard with those records.. or 3. the accounts do not comply with the aPpIable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Rep)rtsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fail view which is not a matter Considered as part of èn independent examination. I have no COnrnS 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. Anthony Fineberg 44 Moss Lane Pinner Middlesex HA5 3AX Dated.. ¥March 2026

The Pinner Association Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 December 2025 unstrICted Restrlcted Funds Funds 2025 2025 Total Funds 2025 Total Funds 2024 Notes Income from: Subscriptions and donations Band Concert collections Gift Aid Advertising in The Villager Other Interest on cash and investments 12,254 3,574 3,681 13,208 886 2,707 12,254 3,574 3,681 13,208 886 2,741 12,205 3,550 3,543 11,948 269 2,556 34 Tolal 36,310 34 36,344 34,071 Expendlture on: Membership recruitment & renewal Production of Th& Villag6r Donations and subscriptions 8and Concerts in Pinner Memorial Park Pinner parks and gardens upkeep Christmas trees and lighting Remembrance Sunday School poetry competition Management and Adminislralion 1,277 11,172 2,741 3,935 3,488 7,243 704 1,277 11,172 2,741 3,935 3,488 7,243 704 1,517 12,226 2,303 3.900 2.758 6,674 1,102 335 1,516 2,423 2,423 Total 32,983 32,983 32.331 Net Incomel{expenditure 3,327 34 3,361 1,740 Transfers beeen funds Net movemenl in funds 3,327 3,361 1.740 ROn¢l11atlon of funds Total funds brought forward 64,602 873 65.475 63,735 Total funds carrled forward 67,929 907 68,836 65,475 The notes on pages 4 to 6 form on intsgral part of these accounts.

The Pinner Association Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025 2025 2024 Notes The assats and liabilities of the cha17ty.' Current assets Debtors.. accrued income Cash at bank and in hand 3,D12 71,930 74,942 2,602 69,473 72,075 Total current as$ets Llabllltles Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year {6,106} {6,6001 Net current assets 68,836 65,475 Total assets less ¢urrent Ilabllltle8 68,836 65,475 Not assets 68,836 65,475 The funds of the charity.. Reslricled Income fund )7 873 Unrestricted funds 67.929 64.602 Totsl Charity Funds 68,836 65,475 These flnancial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relaling to small companies. John Hinkley (Chairl Trustee Timothy Owen FCMA FCT (Treasurer) Trustee Approved by the Board of Trustees on 3 March 2026 The notes on pages 4 to 6 form an integral part of these accounts

The Pinner Association Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 AGcounting PoliGi Basls of preparation of the accounts The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and with the Financol Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS102, September 20241, as modified by the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charsties prepanng their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffectsve 1 January 20191 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 wlh the provision5 of The Charities (Accoun15 and Reports) Regulations 2008, and include the results of the Charity's operations which are described in the Trustees, Report, all of which are eonlinuing. Insofar as the Ststement of Recommended practi for Accounting and Reporting applrable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wlh the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 lÈffectNe 1 January 20191 issued by the Charity Commission for England and Wales requires compliance with specific Financial Reporting Standards other than FRS102 then the specific Financial Reporting Standard5 have been followed where Iheir requirements drffer from those of FRS102. The charity has taken advantsge of the exemption in FRS102 from the requirement to produce a cash flow ststement. The particular accounting policies adopted are set out below. Aecountlng conventlons The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. Income Income is accounted for on an accruals basis. Expendlture Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals ba51S. Recognitlon of Ilabilitles Liabilitie5 are recognised on an a¢cruals basis in accordance with normal accounting principles. Taxatlon As a registered charlty, the organisalion is exempt from income and corporats'on lax lo the extent that its income and gains are applicable to charitable purposes only. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity. and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.

The Pinner Association Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 Accounting Policies {continuedl Funds structure pollcy The charity maintains a general unrestricted fund which represents funds which are expendable al the discretion of the Iru51ees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. Such funds May be held in order to finance both working capital and capital investment. Restricted funds have been provKled to the charity for particular purposes, and it is the policy of the board of trustees to Carefully monitor the application of those funds in accordance wlh the reslriclions placed upon them. There is no formal policy of transfer betsveen funds or on the allatron to designated funds, other than that described above. Any other proposed transfer beeen funds would be considered on its merits. Windlng up or dlssolulion of the charity If upon winding up or dis901ution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity. Trustees. remuneratlon and exp8ns89, and related partle8 Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration or expenses, and there were no transactions with related parties, either In the current or prior years. Donatlons and Sub$¢rlptlons 2025 2024 Donation lo the Bridge Street Gardens regeneration project Donation lo Pinner Cricket Club Donation lo Harrow Cycle Hub Donation lo Harrow Foodbank Small donations and subscripliong (not exceeding £500 each) 1,634 700 1,000 1,000 303 2,303 407 2,741 Croditors: amounts falling due within one year 2025 2024 Trade creditors Advertising revenue received in advance Accrued expenses 654 4,952 500 6,106 890 5.210 500 6.600

The Pinner Association Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 Partlculars of Indlvklual funds and anatygis of assets and liabilitles representlng lund8 Unrestricted Funds Restrlcted Income Fund Totsl Fund$ At 31 December 2025 Current Assets Current Liabilities 74,035 16.1061 67,929 907 74,942 16,1061 68,836 907 At 31 December 2024 Current Assets Current Liabilities 71,202 16,6001 64,602 873 72.075 16,6001 65,475 873 Unrestricted funds comprise those funds generated through the Association's various actwits'es which the Iruslees are free to use in accordance with the Assoctab'on's objects. as set out in its Constitution and Rules. The Restricted Income Fund is the High Street Fund1£907', 2024.. £8731 which was given for maintenance and improvement work in Pinner High Street