Dear Everyone,

* The 2025 Ally Pally Allotments Association AGM will be held in the allotment car park on Sunday 13th July at 2pm

* No cars in the car park after 12 noon, please.

* Relevant literature will be circulated via the website https://free-4270825.webador.co.uk/   or type Ally Pally Allotments - Webador into your browser.

 

Agenda

 

Apologies for absence

Minutes of 2024 AGM (to be circulated in advance)

Reports from Chair, Site Secretary, Treasurer (including approval of accounts), Biodiversity Co-ordinator, North London Beekeepers,

Allotment Shop (all to be circulated in advance).

 

Changes to the Tenants' Handbook (see below)


Appointment of officers and committee for 2025 - 26

AOB

 

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Changes to Local Rules, published in the APAA Tenants Handbook. 

 

The Committee proposes the following amendments. Proposed changes are in bold type.

 

Introduction to the handbook - increase in APAA Allotments Shop subscription

"Plot-holders at Ally Pally are encouraged to pay an annual Allotments Shop subscription of £5, due in January of each year."

 

2 Bonfires

 

2.1 Tenants are encouraged to avoid burning any plant wastes. Leaves, grass clippings, and soft growth can be used for mulching or composting. Making a compact pile of logs or pruned branches will boost biodiversity on your plot.

2.2 Bonfires are not allowed between 1 April and 30 September and should never be lit on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

2.3 Bonfires may only be lit where they cause no nuisance to any neighbour, tenant or otherwise. If you are asked to extinguish a nuisance bonfire by a neighbour, tenant or otherwise, you must do so immediately.

2.4 A bonfire should never be left unattended; make sure that when leaving the plot the fire is completely extinguished.

2.5 You can only burn dry material.  A smoky fire which causes a nuisance to neighbours or local residents violates the tenancy agreement and could result in the loss of your tenancy.

11 Rubbish Management       

11.2 Do not bring items onto the allotment site which do not degrade naturally such as glass, plastic waste,  old CD’s, synthetic carpets, old car tyres. This includes baths. From July 2025 onwards tenants will be asked to remove any new baths brought onto their plots.

 

 

 

 

DRAFT  TREASURER"S REPORT

ALLY PALLY ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

13th JULY 2024 

 

(Jim Jenks) 

These accounts are specifically for the period April 1st, 2024, to 31st March 2025 for the  purposes of review of the financial year. 

  1. Please find enclosed: 

Income and Expenditure 

Bank Summaries 

Balance Sheet 

  1. Two key points: 

Significant investment in new equipment including: benches and tables for café area; and  storage shed and raised beds for easy access plot and giving back days. This expenditure  was £4227. Our bank assets totalled £16,346 for this year (£17,835 in previous year). 

Our banking is divided into a current account and a business reserve account. This year  we transferred £10,000 into the business reserve account to gain interest in the latter. 

ALLY PALLY ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT  

Year Ending 31st March 2025 

INCOME 2024/25 

 £  

  

2023/24 

  

£  

Council Grant 1695 1695 Other Income 0 0 Cafe Surplus 1163 1155 Plant Sale 0 0 Allotment Shop 5370 6641 New Keys 199 17 Sundries 0 40 Charity Raffle 0 0 NGS Open Day 1307 1395 

Total 9,734 10,943   

EXPENDITURE £ 

£  

Honoraria 300 300 Repairs and Maintenance 1710 277 RHS Sub /Insurance 287 285 Green Maintenance 0 0 Sundry Expenses 236 260 Plant Sale 0 0 Allotment Shop 4079 6714 

New Keys 0 0 Charity Donation 300 435 NGS Open Day 110 66 Projects (see introduction) 4227 0 

Total 11,249 8,337 

Surplus/(Deficit) (1,515) 2,606 ALLY PALLY ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION

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Bank Summaries for Year Ending 31st March 2025 

DR CR 

£ £ 

CURRENT ACCOUNT 

Balance 1st April 2024 17835.52 

Bankings 9734.23 

Payments 21249.42 Balance 31st March 2025 6320.33 

  

27,569.75 

BUSINESS RESERVE ACCOUNT 

  

27,569.75 

Balance 1st April 2024 0.03 

Bankings 10,025.58 

Payments 0 Balance 31st March 2025 10025.61 

10,025.61 10,025.61 

ALLY PALLY ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION

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Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2025 

2024/25 2023/24 

£ £ 

Balance as at 1st April 17,835 15,229 SURPLUS(DEFICIT) for the year* (1489) ` 2,606 GENERAL FUND 16,346 17,835 

FIXED ASSETS 

Equipment at cost 0 0 

CURRENT ASSETS 

Bank Balances 16,346 17,835 

LIABILITIES 

Creditors 0 0 NET ASSETS 16,346 17,835 

*Takes account of £25.61 interest in the Business Reserve account

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