2015 Annual General Meeting/planning

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The 2015 Annual General Meeting will be held to be held at Top Office Machines, 133 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG on Saturday 25th July at 3pm.

Deadline & ToDo list

Items in italics are legal deadline/limit, and not necessarily a scheduled date.

Deadlines	Item	What	By whom	Notes	Progress
	Date	Confirm date	Board	Less than 15 months from last AGM	Done
	Venue	Confirm venue	Board		Done
March	Minutes of 2014 AGM	Type up and circulate for correction	Secretary		Done
May	Agenda	Outline basic agenda	Secretary & Chair		Done
May	Confirm tellers	Decide on who will be tellers for AGM	Board		Done
May	Audit Clearance Meeting	Review results of 2014-15 audit with UHY	Jon Warsop, Treasurer, CEO, Office Manager, internal financial accountant		Done
End of June	Annual Review	Text written	Head of External Relations		Done
End of June	Annual Review	Text to designer	Head of External Relations
Early June	ARC meeting	Endorse draft Annual Accounts as audited and Annual Review as drafted, for Board approval and endorse draft Annual Review for Board agreement	Audit & Risk Committee		Done
5 June	AGM Agenda	Circulate drafts of AGM Notice, Agenda & Resolutions for Board comment	Secretary		Done
24 June	Deadline for board papers	Deadline for papers to the office for distribution to trustee for 4 July board meeting	Board & Office		Done
12 June	Advance warning sent to members by email	(Non statutory)	Tellers & Secretary (Office)		Done
19 June	Earliest day notice of Director nomination can be received			AoA#17.3(b)	Done
17 June	Finalise draft 2014 minutes	Agree minutes to be put forward to AGM	Board		Done
17 June	Agree agenda for AGM		Board		Done
4 July	Agree Annual Review	at board meeting	Board
after 4 July	Approve Annual Report and audited Accounts	after board meeting	Board		Done
26 June	Agree board resolutions going forward to AGM		Board		Done
26 June	Deadline for members to propose resolutions for AGM		Members		Done
1 July	Formal notice of AGM sent to members by email	Include agenda, reminder to update address, and call for board candidates, with link to Board/Becoming a trustee. Send separately to auditor. Note that copies of the approved 2014-15 Annual Report & Accounts, and auditor's report to all company members, will follow by email and will be posted on wiki.	Tellers & Secretary (Office)	AoA#26	Done
3 July	Formal notice of AGM legally given			AoA#6.1, ER	Done
End of June	Annual Review complete	Publish online	Head of External Relations
Before AGM	Email to members copies of the approved 2014-15 Annual Report & Accounts, and the auditor's report.	Send separately to auditor.	Office
3 July	Deadline for members to suggest amendments to proposed resolutions	(This deadline may not apply to obvious corrections of minor errors)	Members		Done
10 July	Deadline for receipt of Director nominations at the WMUK offices		(Office)	AoA#17.3(b)	Done
13-14 July	Prepare papers	Print proxy and voting forms, agenda, resolutions etc. Envelope stuffing	* Tellers & Secretary * (Office)		Done
15 July	Notice of Directors' election sent to members by post	Include voting forms, resolutions & amendments.		AoA#17.4, ER
17 July	Notice of Directors' election legally given to members			AoA#26.6
20-21 July	Delegate packs	Print agenda, feedback sheet Prepare delegate packs	Office
21 July	Name badges	Print badges for attendees	Office
23 July 15:00	Deadline for receipt at the WMUK offices of AGM proxy appointments		Members	AoA#11.3
25 July 15:00	AGM
25 July 15:00 + 30 mins	AGM quorum	Greater of 10 or 10% in person or proxy. (~30)	Tellers	AoA#7
31 October	Annual accounts filing with Companies House & circulation to members			CA2006#424, CA2006#442
30 November	Annual return filing with Charity Commission	Include Annual Report & auditor's report		CA2011#163