Annual report
Minutes of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the CIH South East - 9 March 2011
1. Chair's welcome
The meeting was opened by the Chair, Bob Keats, who introduced the CIH President, Paddy Gray. Paddy thanked the South East region for his invitation. He was attending the conference which he had found very enjoyable, especially enjoyed the morning session with Richard Capie. He was very impressed with the calibre of speakers. The conference's huge success was testament to all the hard work of the South East committee. He also praised the quality of other South East events - in particular, the House of Commons event he attended in February. Paddy commented that he was both proud and impressed with the partnerships and international relationships developed by the South East region.
Paddy then outlined all the international work that he has been involved in - South Africa, Nigeria, Hong Kong and many other countries. He also presented some of the work he had been doing for the Presidential Appeal and the record amount of money he has helped to raise.
He referred to the vast amount of time, work and consultation involved in the proposed governance changes - they were awaiting the results of the working groups and the final membership survey.
2. Apologies
Apologies were received from A Cheswick, BD Affleck, D Turner, D Hodges, G Smith, K Sjovorr, R Nayan, R Smith, R Young and W Jones.
3. Minutes of the 2012 annual meeting
These were AGREED as an accurate record and signed by the Chair.
4. Matters arising
There were no matters arising.
5. Report from the Treasurer
The Treasurer presented the regional accounts - these accounts are included in the overall CIH accounts, presented to CIH, but are not audited. The region is allowed to keep 5% of any surplus remaining at the end of the year - the region has been able to keep 5% every year for the past seven years.
The annual allocation to the region was £21,711, plus £5,564 brought forward, making a total of £27,275. The region's net income a record figure of £205,762 (due to the great success of the conference) and exceeded net expenditure of £162,086. Of this sum, £38,248 is retained by CIH centrally and £5,428 is carried forward. Branch-supported staff costs included a payment of £20k to pay for work carried out in 2010.
6. Election of officers
It was AGREED that the nominated officers were elected to postBoth the committee and conference planning group were praised for their good work over the last 12 months. These officer posts and nominations are recorded on the meeting agenda.
7. Outgoing Chair's review and the region's charity for 2011-12
In the last two years, CIH South East has gone from strength to strength. The House of Commons event and a number of other events held this year reflect the conference content, and members' aspirations and objectives.
Last year, the the CIH conference team organised the conference. The committee is pleased with the conference so far and are very happy with the work of the CIH conference team. The South East conference has now become a major event in many people's diaries and the conference planning group still try to keep it a local event.
The Practitioners Conference was a great success and will be repeated next year. Calford Seadon's golf day was a wonderful day and a great charity fundraiser. Thanks were given to both Paul and Mike for their help - well done! Croudace has agreed to sponsor the 2012 event. Most South East events are chargeable, but we ran a joint free event this year with the London region.
Graham was thanked for his help at the beginning and Ash for his ongoing help and support. The whole committee were praised for being hard working and 'great' people. It is good for continuity that many members stay on, but it's also always good to get new members.
The South East region had responded to the governance review to retain positive practice in the South East. The Chair will be remaining to complete a second year term.
Chair's charity:The Chair is supporting two charities. One is the Southern African Housing Foundation Development Trust, related to Chris Moquet's ongoing work. The Trust helps to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged people and provide education and training, or help in setting up their own business. The Chair is a trustee of the second charity, Foyer Limited, based on the Isle of Wight and run by Spectrum Housing Association.
8. Any other business
There was no further business. The meeting closed at 1.50pm.