Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31December 2006 Contents 1 Notice of Meeting Page 3 2 Chairman‘s Report Page 4 3 Minutes of the 2006 AGM Page 9 4 Treasurer‘s Report Page 11 5 Statement of Accounts for 2006 Page 12 6 Balance Sheet Page 13 7 Auditor‘s Report Page 13 8 Notice of British Association AGM in Nice Page 14 9 Proxy forms Page 14 10 Notes to Proxies Page 14 Committee Chairman Alastair Ross Fayence 04 94 76 17 70 [email protected] Secretary Selwyn Glick Draguignan 04 94 47 06 28 [email protected] Treasurer Bob Pritchatt Le Muy 04 94 45 18 44 [email protected] Welfare Coordinator Elaine Bowler Néoules 04 94 72 79 34 [email protected] Social Secretary Auriol Langen Grimaud 04 94 43 26 22 [email protected] Membership Services Isobel Pritchatt Le Muy 04 94 45 18 44 [email protected] Membership Secretary Clare Brown Tavernes 04 94 72 37 42 [email protected] John Collingwood Draguignan 04 94 47 24 05 Peter Massey Lorgues 04 94 73 93 37 [email protected] Pauline North Les Arcs 04 94 85 22 06 [email protected] Stella Reynolds Montauroux 04 94 67 33 81 [email protected] Tim Russell Taradeau 04 94 99 42 05 [email protected] Page 2 BRITISH ASSOCIATION of the ALPES-MARITIMES and the VAR VAR Branch Putting people and social needs together 8th Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the eighth Annual General Meeting of the Var branch of the Brit- ish Association of the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var will be held on Friday, 23rd February 2007 at 11:00 am at Restaurant les Jonquières, 1005 boulevard de la Libération RN 7, 83490 LE MUY. By order of the Committee Selwyn Glick Dated 31st January 2007 Hon. Secretary Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the seventh Annual General Meeting held 24th February 2006 (See page 9) 3. Chairman‘s Report for year ended 2006 (See page 4) 4. Treasurer‘s Report and Accounts for the year 2006 (See page 10) 5. To elect Officers - Chairman Hon. Treasurer Hon. Secretary Welfare Officer Hon. Auditor 6. To elect 8 Committee Members (See note 1) 7. Any other business (See note 2) Notes 1. Any member of the branch legally resident in France whose membership dues are up-to-date wishing to stand for election to the committee must notify the Hon. Secretary no later than seven days before the AGM with brief details of themselves and with the name of a member willing to propose them. (Branch Rules and Regulations 14c) 2. Any member who wishes to raise a question at the annual general meeting shall submit the question to the secretary in writing not less than seven days before the date of the annual general meeting. (Branch Rules and Regulations 14e) 3. Only paid-up members may vote at general meetings. (Branch Rules and Regulations 14d) 4. A copy of the Branch Rules and Regulations will be available at the meeting. Any member who wishes to receive a copy prior to the meeting should contact the Hon. Secretary. Page 3 Chairman’s Report for the year ended 31st December 2006 Introduction to continue to build up reserves at Committee the rate we had in the past. Even t is my pleas- before the BABA money, our self- leven committee meetings were I ure to report to generated reserves were sufficient at E held during the year, making a you again on the the present time. I remain confident total of 75 since our foundation. activities and that should a sudden need arise, I As usual, all the committee have future of the Var could rely on the generosity you worked extremely hard and I thank Branch. have always shown in the past to each and every one of them for all meet that need. As the accounts they do. All of them are standing for show, we have Our new policy is therefore to budget re-election and there are no vacan- had a major change in our financial for a near breakeven situation each cies on the committee. The table policy and this, sadly, caused us to year, thus leaving our reserves at a below shows the present committee, lose the services of Jim Blythe. I constant 170 thousand Euros. Inevi- with their role, date of joining, and will explain this policy and our rea- tably, we will have a small surplus or attendance record during the year. sons for the change under the head- loss each year, but the principle of Selwyn Glick has been Secretary ing of Finance. balance is clear. We would dip into since almost the start and with 70 our reserves only if a major welfare We have also started a major review meetings to his need arose or to invest in new ser- of every activity of the branch. A credit is second vices for you the members. In any series of working groups has been set in the league event, we would seek to rebuild the up and by the AGM, many will have table! He con- reserves afterwards. had their first deliberations. tinues to edit Let us be clear—this does not mean and produce the As I will report in more detail, we we need less income. Our budget Newsletter each have spent a record amount on Wel- shows that we continue to seek more month, has or- fare this year. to meet our planned expenditure on ganised and led Financial Policy services and ever growing welfare three more coach trips and as Secre- needs: but we will not be trying to tary is one of our principal links with t the beginning of the year, the turn every occasion into a means of the Membership and the outside A British Association received a making money. As the year pro- world, in itself a time-consuming considerable sum from the dissolu- gresses we will give regular progress task. These rôles would be more tion of the British American Benevo- reports. than enough for most, but, in addi- lent Association, which had for some tion, Selwyn performs an endless years held the funds realised from Atten- the sale of the British American Hos- Member Role Elected Address pital. The BA‘s share was 30% and dance‡ this money was finally received at Alastair ROSS* Chairman 1998 Fayence 11/11 the beginning of the year. Selwyn GLICK* Hon. Secretary 1999 Draguignan 11/11 Rather than leave this sitting in a Bob PRITCHATT* Hon. Treasurer 2004 Le Muy 10/11 lump in the Central Committee‘s Elaine BOWLER* Welfare Co-ordinator 2004 Néoules 10/11 bank account, it was agreed to appor- tion this among the branches in pro- Auriol LANGEN* Social Secretary 2003 Grimaud 8/11 portion to membership, just as Cen- Isobel PRITCHATT* Membership Services 2004 Le Muy 10/11 tral Committee expenses are met by Clare BROWN* Membership Secretary 2005 Tavernes 9/11 the branches. This resulted in the John COLLINGWOOD* Welfare 2004 Draguignan 9/11 transfer to your branch of a reserve of 91,378 €. Added to our own re- Peter MASSEY* Welfare 2005 Lorgues 7/11 serves of 80,269 € at the end of the Pauline NORTH* Events 2006 Les Arcs 10/10 year, this means that the branch has Stella REYNOLDS† Welfare 2006 Montauroux 7/10 reserves of over 172 thousand Euros. Tim RUSSELL* Committee 2005† Taradeau 9/11 It is important to understand that the money from BABA is regarded as a ‡ = committee meetings attended / possible maximum resource of last resort. Nevertheless, * = members offering themselves for re-election the majority of the committee be- † = member co-opted during year and standing for election lieved that it was counter-productive Page 4 round of welfare visits. group to study thanks from the brother in the UK Jim Blythe felt he could not support new ideas for of one of the mem- our new financial policy and re- our social pro- bers he has been signed as Treasurer at the beginning gramme. As caring for. He of August. Jim served as Treasurer always she wondered whether from the formation of the branch and would be de- we were aware of no small part of our success has been lighted to re- what a treasure we due to his efforts. We are grateful to ceive ideas and offers of had in John. We are—and so are the him and shall miss him. homes for our many people he cares for. Again, Bob Pritchatt boldly offered to take informal parties. Her ideas and com- John represented the BA at the Re- over as Treasurer and it says much mitment are vital to our continuing membrance day parades in Draguig- for his ability success. nan where he is given pride of place that our ac- beside the Sous-Prefet and the Maire. counts have Isobel Pritchatt has moved over to Peter Massey also joined the com- continued to Membership Services Development mittee in 2005 and has worked as appear on time and is leading our group on this sub- assistant Welfare Officer. His work each month. ject. Her ideas on this subject will with the Bereavement Support Net- This has been a be of benefit work and his major undertak- to all mem- foundation the ing. Bob is also bers. During Ark matches well leading a new the year, she with his general working group which is revising our wrote, pro- welfare work. investment policy and seeking to duced and His work with the improve the branch administration directed our lonely and be- and records to meet the needs of a first Murder reaved, often growing organisation.