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2017 Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 26th April 2017

Agenda

Welcome

Minutes of the 2016 Annual General Meeting

Matters Arising From the Minutes

Ratification of Officers

Treasurer’s Report

President’s Report

Introduction of Acompalia’s new President

Questions from Members

Any Other Business

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Treasurer’s Report

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Income and Expense

Bank Reconciliation

Income from Fund-Raising Events

Summary 2016 Annual Report

Origin of Funds

Disbursement of Funds

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Summary of Accounts

Annual Financial Report - Year Ended 31st December 2016.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Balance at Bank 70,206.00

Paypal Account 72.00

Petty Cash 132.00

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Total 70,410.00

Summary of Accounts

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Statement of Income & Expenditure

Year Ended 31st December 2016

Surplus of Income over Expenditure Year to 31/12/2016 27,213.00€

Income

Memberships

Fund Raising Events

Donations

Lanjaron Shop

Total

725.00

14,709.00

2,694.00

14,585.00

32,713.00

Expenditure

Bank Charges

Helpline Phones

Fund Raising Expenses

Website &Computer Support

Gestor

Electricity

Total

143.00

187.00

2,224.00

1,685.00

726.00

356.00

5,500.00

Summary of Accounts

Bank Reconciliation

Balance b/fwd at 01/01/2016 52,381.00

Bank Incomings 23,326.00

75,707.00

Less Bank Expenditure 5,500.00

Balance per Bank Statement as at 31/12/2016 70,207.00

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Summary 2016 Financial Report

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MONEY IN

Memberships € 725

Fund Raising Events € 14,709

Donations € 2,694

Lanjaron Shop € 14,585

TOTAL INCOME € 32,713

MONEY OUT

Bank Charges € 143

Helpline Phones € 187

Fund Raising

Expenses

€ 2,224

Gestor/Accountant € 726

Website & Computer

Support

€ 1,685

Electricity € 356

Incidentals € 179

TOTAL EXPENSES € 5,500

SURPLUS OF INCOME OVER EXPENSES

Income minus

expenses

€ 27,213

42%

50%

8%

Income and Expenses 2016

Income minusexpenses

TOTAL INCOME

TOTAL EXPENSES

Summary of Accounts

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Origin of Funds Year Ended 31st December 2016

2%

45%

8%

45%

Where our money came from

Memberships

Fund Raising Events

Donations

Lanjaron Shop

Summary of Accounts

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Disbursement of Funds Year Ended 31st December 2016

3% 3%

40%

13%

31%

7% 3%

Breakdown of our Expenses

Bank Charges

Helpline Phones

Fund Raising Expenses

Gestor/Accountant

Website & Computer Support

Electricity

Incidentals

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The main themes of the President’s Report

include:

• A review of the developments and achievements

over the last 3 years

• The introduction of the new president



Utilidad Publica:

• A status which allows donors to reclaim their tax

• A ‘Gold Star’ status, recognised by authorities, by companies

and by philanthropists who are looking for a worthwhile and

well-managed charity to support

• We received the status in July 2016 - after a long application

process!

• We thank Chris Oliver our Treasurer, Fran Ortega our Solicitor

and Vice President, and Jose - our gestor from ADV Gestion -

for all their hard work.



Land in Motríl

• From the start of Acompalia, the Motril Ayuntamiento

had indicated that they might be willing to grant us a

plot of land

• But the grant was contingent on us receiving the

Utilidad Publica status

• We have now received that status and the Motril

Ayuntamiento has confirmed that we may use the land

• We therefore hope to break ground this year!

• In Phase I of our construction project, we plan to to

build a shop and a Day Care Centre.



Acompalia PATRON

• Since the outset Acompalia has been looking for an

appropriate Patron.

• Our search ended successfully in 2016 when we found

an outstanding candidate - Pepe Luis Carmona

Habichuela, a Flamenco master.

• Together with Pepe Luis, we are organising a benefit

concert in the Majuela Gardens in Almuňecar on

August the 6th. The concert will feature several

Flamenco stars including Antonio Carmona from

Ketama.

• Look out for the posters and information on our

website.



Acompalia Helpline

• Meeting with Motríl Hospital confirming a strong

new relationship and increased mutual support

• Helping patients and their families through their most

difficult moments.

• Tanja Linton is our Helpline leader. She is a trilingual

nurse, with a great deal of experience in supporting

patients in the final phase of their lives

• Further Helpline training sessions are being arranged.

• Come and join us on Acompalia’s Agnes Day - the

Volunteers’ Open Day - on the 25th May in Lanjarón

Centre.



Acompalia Centre in Lanjarón

• Developments during 2016

• Nattie Andrews has been appointed as Shop Manager

• You can join a newly-formed weight-loss group, a

book club and other activities

• The massage centre, co-located with the Lanjaron

shop, is open for business.

• We have recently installed a WiFi facility in the shop.

• Enjoy the coffee and cakes with new way of

browsing!



Spanish Support

• There are now Spanish ‘hub groups’ in Lanjarón and

Salobreña

• More Spanish people are expressing an interest in

supporting Acompalia

• Confidence in Acompalia - and an understanding of

what we are offering - is growing daily!



• President’s report

• A farewell from the outgoing President


Introduction of the

new President

Françoise Rajewski


New President - Françoise Rajewski


Dear members and supporters,

I would like to thank Lindsay for the warm and slightly biased

introduction as we are friends. Most of you may not know who I am,

so I will share with you a little bit more, promise it won’t be too long

or too boring.

I currently live in the south of Jaén province, some 150 kms from the

Lanjaron shop.

Translator and interpreter by trade, I am also running a parallel career which

evolves around complementary therapies.

Trained Swedish masseuse, I have now specialized in sound therapy for deep

relaxation massages.

I came across Acompalia three years ago and jumped on-board as a supporter

and member with a few fundraising efforts mainly through sports.



I started volunteering since the young age of 9 and never stopped

since ( when I lived in Nottingham: Marie Curie Cancer Care, today

Vilostrada Foundation , I am a member of a Belgian association Le

Temps d’un instant)

From an experience point of view, I worked in Brussels as a

Business Manager, concentrating on Sponsorship and exhibition as

well as

I would like to applaud Lindsay’s efforts as Acompalia president

those past three years

massive kudos to our committee - as managed to maintain

momentum and keep the association move forward until now,

2017, which I believe will be a crucial year.



Volunteers and members are the heart of Acompalia and their

passion combined with the drive of the committee made that today

the association sits on a very strong basis.

Last week meeting with the area manager of the Costa Tropical

and Alpujarra health centre and the communication director for

the Granada province, just confirmed, they were both very

impressed of what has been achieved, already!

The Acompalia shop has had a good first year. And now the

foundations are firmly set, it is ready to double up as the

Acompalia Encuentro/Meeting Centre (available WiFi)



Dedication of our shop volunteers headed by Nattie Andrews,

combined to a better supported social media presence

We will celebrate early summer our first yearly Viva La Vida Day

at the Acompalia shop in Lanjaron

Acompalia will be inaugurating its first and hopefully recurrent

Acompalia Volunteer Meet-Up in the shop on May 25th, that

will be held in Spanish and English-become a mobile venture as

we plan to create Acompalia volunteer hubs

Hub/supporting groups: Castell de Ferro - has done so far with

brio, with quizzes, rastros and the lovely September gala; GINS

with Chris Oliver - the Golf Tournament, Cadiar group of

Alpujarra Raid - Taffy & Co.; Robert&William - Jardin Alpurraja

Open gardens



The summer will bring an outstanding opportunity for

Acompalia to shine in Motril with the ground breaking for the

hospice

This summer also, more precisely August 6th, will see our Patron,

Pepe Habichuela Carmona, lead the Acompalia Flamenco

Concert in Almuñecar

September will welcome again the annual gala, this time in a

different venue, on the outskirt of Granada

All those events and more will contribute towards Acompalia

reaching its ultimate goal: Acompalia Hospice.



With over 70,000 euros in the bank, our golden ticket (the

Utilidad Publica number), a ground for the hospice and an

increased social and traditional media presence, we are

developing a steady trampoline to dedicate serious energy to

fundraising the 3.5 million euros needed to build the hospice as

well as the 1 million necessary for the running of it the first year

Thank you for having jumped onboard with Acompalia, thank

you for spreading the word and helping us making it happen

And Than you for making us the association of choice for

Spanish and expats when the time has come to prepare the last

journey of our loved ones

Annual General Meeting 2017

Time for your Questions

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