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18th AGM Agenda on 25th June at 7.30pm & Minutes of previous AGM

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18th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST HELD AT:

Box End Park, Box End, Bedford

on Tuesday 25th June 2024 AT 7.30 PM

  
  AGENDA
7.30pm 1.      Welcome
  2.      Apologies
  3.      To receive the Minutes of the 17th Annual General Meeting held on 6th June 2023
  4.      To receive and consider the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts and the Balance Sheet of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024
  5.      It is proposed that the following longest serving Directors who have completed a three-year term be re-appointed for a further three years:
John Best – Stephen Ashley – Leigh Willows
  6.      It is proposed that the following director, currently co-opted, be confirmed:
Hilary Chipping
  7.      To receive the report from the Chairman on the Trust’s current key objectives, and activities over the last year
  8.      A report on behalf of B&MK Waterway Enterprises Ltd. Including reviews from John Bunyan and Electra
  9.      Guest speaker – Jonathon Shortland on the proposed Universal Studios development.
  QUESTIONS
8.45 pm Close of meeting
  Refreshments

The Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust Annual Report 2022-2023 awaiting final sign-off can be viewed here when posted

Minutes of the 17th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
THE BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST
HELD AT BOX END PARK   
on 6th June 2023 AT 7.30 PM, Chair: Jane Hamilton

There were 16 members present and 19 proxy votes had been received.

  1. Jane Hamilton welcomed those present.
  2. No apologies had been received by the meeting.
  3. The minutes of the of the 16th Annual General Meeting held on 14th June 2022 were accepted with no votes against in the room. 17 proxy votes in favour and none against had been received.
  4. The Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts and the Balance Sheet of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2023 were accepted, with no votes against in the room. 17 proxy votes in favour and one against had been received.
  5. It was proposed to increase the maximum number of directors allowed from 12 to 18. This was approved with one vote against in the room. 39 proxy votes in favour with none against had been received.
  6. The longest serving Directors who have completed a three-year term were individually re-appointed for a further three years:
    1. Drew Marchant: accepted with no votes against in the room. 20 proxy votes in favour and none against had been received.
    2. Chris Hilliard: accepted with no votes against in the room. 20 proxy votes in favour and none against had been received.
    3. Paul Smith: accepted with no votes against in the room. 19 proxy votes in favour and one against had been received. It was pointed out that Paul is the Trust’s Finance Director and hence the primary contact for anything to do with banking and finance.
  7. Janet Goodland had been co-opted as a director during the year. The meeting confirmed her as a director with no votes against in the room. 20 proxy votes in favour and none against had been received.
  8. Jane gave her review of the Trust activities over the last year, and introduced the new chair, Simon Clewlow, who gave a vote of thanks to Jane for her work.
  9. John Best presented an update on the activities of John Bunyan and Electra.
  10. Terry Cavender from Buckingham Canal Society was the guest speaker. He gave a review of the progress of the Buckingham Canal Society in restoring that stretch, and their future plans.
  11. After questions from the floor, the formal business being completed, the meeting was closed at 9:00pm. Those present then socialised over refreshments.

 

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