2015 Annual General Meeting/planning

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The 2015 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 25 July at a time and location within London TBC.

Deadline & ToDo list

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

Deadlines Item What By whom Notes Progress
Date Confirm date Board Less than 15 months from last AGM Yes check.svg Done
Venue Confirm venue Board
March Minutes of 2014 AGM Type up and circulate for correction Secretary Yes check.svg Done
May Agenda Outline basic agenda Secretary & Chair
May Confirm tellers Decide on who will be tellers for AGM Board
May Audit Clearance Meeting Review results of 2014-15 audit with UHY Jon Warsop, Treasurer, CEO, Office Manager, internal financial accountant
Start of June Annual Review Text written Head of External Relations
Start of June Annual Review Text to designer Head of External Relations
Early June ARC meeting Endorse draft Annual Accounts as audited and Annual Report as drafted, for Board approval and endorse draft Annual Review for Board agreement Audit & Risk Committee
5 June AGM Agenda Circulate drafts of AGM Notice, Agenda & Resolutions for Board comment Secretary
9 June Deadline for board papers Deadline for papers to the office for distribution to trustee for 20 June board meeting Office
11 June Registration Registration page set up Office
12 June Warning notice transmitted by email Include deadline for resolutions Tellers & Secretary
19 June Earliest day notice of Director nomination can be received AoA#17.3(b)
20 June Finalise 2014 minutes Agree minutes to be put forward to AGM Board
20 June Agree agenda for AGM Board
20 June Agree Annual Review Board
20 June Approve Annual Report and audited Accounts Board
20 June Agree board resolutions going forward to AGM Board
21 June Deadline for members to propose resolutions to AGM
24 June Formal notice of AGM transmitted by email
  • Circulate AGM Notice, Agenda, copies of the approved 2014-15 Annual Report & Accounts, and auditor's report to all company members, directors, and the auditors
  • Include remainder to update address
  • Include request for board candidates
Tellers & Secretary AoA#26
26 June Formal notice of AGM legally given AoA#6.1, ER
End of June Annual Review ready Published online Head of External Relations
3 July Deadline for Notice of Director nominations AoA#17.3(b)
3 July Deadline for amendments to proposed resolutions
6-7 July Register of members
  • Print register of members
  • Print voting forms, agenda, resolutions etc.
  • Envelope stuffing
  • Tellers & Secretary
  • (Office)
8 July Notice of Directors election transmitted by post Include voting forms & resolutions
  • Tellers & Secretary
  • (Office)
AoA#26
9 July Latest day notice of Director nomination can be received AoA#17.3(b)
10 July Notice of Directors election legally given AoA#17.4, ER
20-21 July Delegate packs
  • Print agenda, feedback sheet
  • Prepare delegate packs
Office
21 July Delegate packs Print badges for attendees Office
23 July ??:?? AGM proxies appointment AoA#11.3
25 July ??:?? AGM
25 July ??:?? + 30 mins AGM quorum Greater of 10 or 10% in person or proxy. (~30) 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