CommUNITY Barnet
Annual General Meeting
at Sangam Centre, 120 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware
on Wednesday 3 November 2010, 2-7pm
Chair: Antony Jacobson, Honorary President
AGENDA
2pm4pm
3.30pm
4.15
5pm
6pm
7pm
Funder Fair and Market Place
9 Funders and 32 local organisations with
information stalls
Registration for the main AGM
light refreshments
AGM
 Welcome by Ruth Mulandi, CEO and Antony
Jacobson, President
 Presentation of annual report by Geoff Salmon,
Chair
 Presentation of annual accounts 2009-10 by
Robert Errington, Treasurer
 Confirmation of Trustees by Antony Jacobson
 Presentation of certificates to participants of the
community leadership course by the Worshipful
the Mayor of Barnet and Hament Patel,
Birkbeck University of London
The Big Society Discussion
 Antony Jacobson, Chair
 Toby Blume,Urban Forum
 Darwin Bernado, Nutmeg
 the Worshipful the Mayor of Barnet, Cllr
Anthony Finn
Refreshments and networking
Close
Downstairs Hall
Downstairs Foyer &
Hall
Upstairs Hall
Downstairs Hall
Market place with stalls showing organisations, groups, services and activities throughout
the day.
Barnet Voluntary Service Council AGM 2009 Minutes
Minutes of the 11th Annual General Meeting of Barnet Voluntary Service
Council held on Wednesday 4th November 2009 at 13.00 at the Emerald Suite,
North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London, N11 1NP
Present: See attached list
1.
Chairperson welcome and Opening Remarks
Anthony Jacobson, BVSC President welcomed all including Cllr Tambourides
and other guest speakers, member organisations, friends and colleagues from
LBB departments.
2.
Introduction of the new CommUNITY Barnet Brand
Guest Speaker Lee Jackson from the Creative Communications Agency gave
a presentation on the branding, its importance and its relevance to BVSC.
Yessica Alvarez, Resource Manager and Natalie Broadbent, Communications
Officer, introduced the new brand, explained how it had been developed and
what it means.
3.
Speech on the 30th Anniversary of BVSC
Cllr Tambourides gave a short speech celebrating the work of BVSC over the
past 30 years and thanking it for the contribution it has made to the
community in Barnet.
4.
Service Recognition
Official AGM proceedings began with a presentation to Marilyn Keats,
Funding Advice Officer and Sheila Panayiodou, Administrator in recognition of
10 years of service with BVSC.
5.
Presentation of Annual Report
Geoff Salmon, BVSC Co- Chair presented the annual report 2008-09. He
highlighted achievements from the year:
 Upgraded IT to become more user friendly
 Continued to successfully facilitate 5 health and social care networks
 Continued to host the NLCVPS Partnership
 New brand to take us forward
 Delivering 30 training sessions
 Holding 2 two volunteer award ceremonies.
He concluded by noting that BVSC must continue to strive to provide high
quality services for 2010 and be innovative in order to achieve its strategic
aims.
6.
Presentation and Adoption of Annual Report, Accounts and Balance
Sheet
Honorary Treasurer Robert Errington presented the report and final
statements reflecting in financial terms the results of activities. He informed
guests that the annual report contains only brief extract as the full report
extends to 18 pages which is available from Michael Dennehey, Finance
Manager.
He reported as follows:
 There was a loss of £16,500 at the end of the year. This loss is less
than predicted and has been absorbed by reserves. The Trustees have
formulated a policy in respect of unrestricted reserves which are
detailed in the full report. It reflects a difficult but not bad year and we
will continue to keep our head above water.
 The cost of premises for continues to be the biggest single commitment
(bar staffing); if rent levels had been lowered we wouldn’t have had a
deficiency; negotiations on this are taking place at this time.
 Whilst there is no immediate cause for concern we must continually to
seek further funding.
 6 months into the current financial year, operations are to budget, the
next 6 months and beyond will be very challenging in these economic
times.
 He works alongside the finance department to prepare very detailed
budgets and will continue to refine these budgets to ensure tight
financial control.
 He commended staff for their hard work and commitment in this area.
He particularly acknowledged the hard work of CEO and supporting
staff and to Michael Dennehey for keeping a tight control on finance
issues in spite of extra burdens and pressures over the year.
Diane Williams proposed the adoption of the annual accounts and balance
sheet.
The proposal was seconded by Gerry Kirby.
Resolved: Adoption of annual accounts and balance sheet.
Geoff Salmon proposed the re-appointment of Price Mann and Co. as
auditors for 2009/10. The proposal was seconded by Gerry Kirby.
Resolved: Reappointment of Price Mann and Co as auditors.
7.
Resolution to change trading name to CommUNITY Barnet
To complete the implementation of the CommUNITY Barnet re-brand the
Board put a resolution to the membership to change the trading name from
Barnet Voluntary Service Council to CommUNITY Barnet.
The change was proposed Gerry Kirby and seconded by Patty Skeats.
Resolved: Trading name to CommUNITY Barnet.
8.
Trustee Elections
Anthony Jacobson chaired the (re-)election of Trustees. He explained that the
Board had decided to raise the number of Trustees in order to give greater
number for capacity for sub committees and to draw on more knowledge to
strengthen the Board and organisation and improve services.
He presented nominations as follows:
 4 new trustees are standing for election – Alison Kira from Catch 22
(Barnet Action 4 Youth); Jyoti Shah from the Sangam Association of
Asian Women; Susan Clydesdale-Cotter from IPOP; Sanjay Doshi as
an individual member
 2 trustee are standing for formal election following co-option – Elaine
Runswick as an individual member; Diane William from Barnet Carers
Centre
 3 trustees are standing for re-election for a second term – Geoff
Salmon, Steve Harris and John Larkin
 1 trustee is stepping down from the Board – Karen Walkden from
Barnet Mencap.
Nominations were unopposed.
Elected: All of the nominees above.
Antony Jacobson noted that voluntary organisations function on other
people’s time and provide an extremely valuable resource for the community
as a whole.
GK proposed a vote of thanks for Karen Walkden’s service to the Board,
which was formally made by the President.
9.
Adoption of Minutes of the Tenth AGM of Barnet Voluntary Service
Council held on 4TH September 2008 and any matters arising
Mr Savla proposed the adoption of the minutes. This was seconded by Geoff
Salmon
Adopted: Minutes of the 10th AGM, 2008
10.
AOB
None
11.
Closing remarks
Anthony Jacobson noted the theme of common purpose throughout the AGM.
He commended all attendees for the extraordinarily valuable service they
make to the community and for sharing a common purpose to make a better
society, which made a real impact in Barnet.
Attendees at the BVSC AGM – Wednesday 4th November 2009
Emerald Suite, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London,
N11 1NP
BVSC Member Organisations
Afghan Youth Guidance Association
Afghan Youth Guidance Association
African Refugee Community
Alyth Care
Alyth Care
Andishah
Ayesha Community Education
Barnet Action 4 Youth
Barnet Asian Old People’s Association
Barnet Asian Old People’s Association
Barnet Asian Old People’s Association
Barnet Asian Old People’s Assocation
Barnet Asian Women’s Assocation
Barnet Carers Centre
Barnet Citizen Advice Bureau
Barnet Community Transport
Barnet Multicultural Community Centre
Barnet PCT
Barnet Pre-school Learning
Barnet Refugee Service
Barnet Voice for Mental Health
Barnet Voluntary Group – Diabetes UK
Black Neighbourhood Renewal and Regeneration
Network
Brent Cross, Cricklewood Development Project
Catch 22
City University London
Community Education Support
Community Education Support
Concord Prison Trust
Eversfield Centre
Finchley Film Makers
Harrow Refugee Centre
Mir
David
Biteupe
Jackie
Lynette
Sunderland
Poury
Shakil
Marsh
Chunilal
Jyotsnaben
Sangita
Sukhdev
Vaneshree
Rama
Hansha
Jashu
Prafulla
Anna
Tim
Richard
Aruna
David
Ferhat
Lisa
Nazee
Elsie
Robert
Jacqui
Mohammed
Robert
Felix
Shumi
Zahed
Parwiz
Makula
Miller
Matthew
Alison
Celia
Ramadhan
Mohammed
Marilyn
Rosalind
Eileen
Von
Elisa
Naylan
Kira
Enyioko-Hann
Haji
Osman
Kendall
Collin
Kenning
Wagner
Santana
Sadigh
Ahmed
Kakad
Upadhayaya
Pandya
Mehta
Dasgupta
Kanabar
Depala
Joshi
Rawal
Cymbalist
Clark
Healy
Patel
Riddle
Cinar
Barry
Akbari
Lyons
Myles
Lynskey
Ibrahim
Johnson
Sturm
Hassan
Helping Hands
Home-Start Barnet
Int Gospel Church
Int Gospel Chuch
Jain Sangha Europe
Jewish Volunteering Network
Jewish Women’s Aid
Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus
Joseph Partners
London School of Russian Language & Literature
Metropolitan Police Authority
Middlesex University
NHS Barnet
North London Hospice
Norwood
Notting Hill Housing Trust
NW London Community Foundation
Oakleigh Community Church
Path to Life
Phoenix Cinema
Proactive
Refugee Youth Project
Rephael House
Richmond Fellowship
Rustam School
Sangam
Sangam
Sangam
Sangam
Sangam
Sangam
Somali Family Support Group
The Old Barn Community Centre
Underhill Children’s Centre
Underhill Children’s Centre
Victim Support Barnet
WACA
Watling Community Festival
BVSC Trustees
Robert
Linda
Fiona
Ruth
Dr Natubhai
Ben
Naomi
Brian
Jeanne
Jonathan
Marie
Olga
Jude
Phil
Neil
Jaqui
Richard
David
Deborah
Natalie
Douglas
Gerald
Gloria
Victoria
Lorraine
Mike
Gloria
Eleanor
Graham
Shannon
Clair
Rosemary
Antonia
Shahla
Jyoti
Nimmi
Anjana
Piyusha
Richa
Sudha
Saynab
Hanan
Barry
Debbie
Maria
Anita
Lauren
Ryan
Pattie
Manaley
Sansom
Brayley
Sands
Shah
Hofman
Dickson
Fitzgerald
Cantorna
Joseph
Zhelezhikova
Bramley
Sequeira
Halsey
Seabridge
Waterhouse
Hart
Riddle
Black Harris
Cole
Bennett
Lebrett
Stoll
Olisa
Osewele
Pavlou
Shamati
Sier
Keen
Cullerton
Pike
Decker-Thomas
Murfin
Taheri-White
Shah
Saraf
Sethia
Virani
Karnani
Mahamud
Mahamud
Ibrahim
Rawlings
Dearman
Liasi
Baker
Shippley
Shippley
Skeats
Antony Jacobson
Alexander Ayodeji
Susan Clydesdale-Cotter
Sanjay Doshi
Robert Errington
Alison Kira
Bernd Koschland
Sangita Pandya
Elaine Runswick
Geoff Salmon
Jyoti Shah
Jon Shamah
Diane Williams
Karen Walkden
BVSC Staff
Ruth Mulandi
David Hart
Yessica Alvarez-Manzano
Karen Hart
Michael Dennehey
Dadia Conti
Karina Vidler
Natalie Broadbent
Mahin Sadigh
Mary Caporizzo
Marilyn Keats
Ruth Sonntag
Sarah Rogers
Sandra Fullerton
Sheila Panayiodou
London Borough of Barnet
Andrew Nathan
Angela Ifediora
Anne Clark
Haroon Khan
Heather Bates
Ian Hutchinson
Janie Robertson
Julie Paul
Ken Argent
Laura O’Byrne
Phil Byrne
Sam Markey
Suzy McKenna
Nick Walkley
Dawn Rowe
Dorne Kanareck
Guy Dewsbury
Jasvinder Kaur Perihar
Other guests
Lee Jackson, The Team, Creative Communications Agency
Apologies Received From:
Peter Cragg
CommUNITY Barnet Annual General Meeting 3 November 2010
Board of Trustee Nominations
Nominations for the BVSC Board of Trustees 2010/11 are:
Abubakar Ali
Soraya Bowie
Nigel Farren
Katharine Purser
Selina Sheikh
BritSom
Individual Member (Junior Safeguarding Board)
Individual Member (Homes Matter)
Individual Member
Jewish Women’s Aid
Trustees eligible to remain on the Board in accordance with the terms of the
constitution are:
Susan Clydesdale-Cotter
Sanjay Doshi
Robert Errington
Alison Kira
John Larkin
Elaine Runswick
Geoff Salmon
Jyoti Shah
Diane Williams
IPOP
Individual Member
Individual Member
Barnet Action 4 Youth/Catch 22
Individual Member
Individual Member
Individual Member
Sangam Association of Asian Women
Barnet Carers Centre
Trustees having stood down during the year and standing down:
Jon Shamah
Steve Harris
Sangita Pandya
Bernd Koschland
Resigning at the end of this year
Resigned August 2010
Resigned June 2010
Resigned June 2010
The following are co-opted to contribute to the work of the Board and its
subcommittees:
Linda Epstein
Margaret Latham
Vince Padi
(Junior Safeguarding Board)
(MPS)
FEAST
Jill Stansfield remains as a co-opted Board member.