Notice of Annual General Meeting
Thursday 08 October 2026 at 17:25 | Sketchley Grange Hotel, Leicestershire
AGENDA
1. Welcome and purpose of the AGM
2. Apologies and confirmation of any proxy votes received
3. Minutes of the AGM held on 9 October 2025
a. Resolution: “The meeting approves the minutes of the AGM held on 9 October 2025″
4. Matters arising from the minutes
5. Chair’s report
6. Trustees’ annual report
a. Resolution: “The meeting approves the trustees’ report for the British Association for Immediate Care”
7. Statement of the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2026
a. Resolution: “The meeting adopts the annual accounts for the British Association for Immediate Care for the financial year ending 31 March 2026”
8. Appointment of independent examiner
a. Resolution: “The meeting approves the appointment of Lovewell Blake, as the Associations independent examiner for their accounts”
9. Articles and Bye-Laws:
a. Special Resolution: Amendment of the Articles of Association “that the Articles of Association of the British Association for Immediate Care be amended in accordance with the amendments set out in Appendix 1 to this notice, and that the amended Articles incorporating those amendments be adopted as the Articles of Association of the Association”.
b. Resolution: “that the members note and support the proposed amendments to the Association’s Bye-Laws set out in Appendix 2 to this notice, with adoption by the Board pursuant to Article 36 of the Articles of Association.”
10. Retirement, appointment or re-appointment of Trustees
a. Resolution: “The meeting approves the appointment of Dr Ian Bowler, as an elected Trustee”
b. To note the previous appointments of: Suzannah Hoult, Ben Brown, Clare Fitchett, Matt Ward, Adam Waller (elected Trustees)
c. To note that Paul Gates now takes up the role of Chair of the Board, with Dr Rowley Cottingham continuing as Honorary Treasurer.
d. To record the Association’s gratitude for Dr Andy Pountney who steps down as Chair (but remains a Trustee).
11. Annual Subscriptions
a. Resolution: “The meeting approves an increase in the membership subscription rates from April 2027 to the following new rates:
| Full Member | £140.00 |
| Student to Full Member, year 1 | £52.00 |
| Student to Full Member, year 2 | £95.00 |
| Associate Member | £83.00 |
| Student member | £12.00 (no change) |
| Retired Member | £89.00 |
| Supporting Member | £71.00” |
12. Any other notified business
Items to be discussed as AOB should be notified by email to the Company Secretary by 14:00 on Wednesday 7 October 2026 (cx@basics.org.uk)
PAPERS
The papers for the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) are available at the following links:
Items 6 and 7: Annual Report and Accounts
PROXY VOTING
Full members (including Honorary Life Members whose subscription membership would normally be as a Full member) have the right to appoint another person as a proxy to exercise all or any of the Member’s rights to attend and to speak and vote at the meeting.
The completed proxy form must be returned by email to Gary Morgan, Company Secretary at cx@basics.org.uk by 14:00 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
APOLOGIES
If you are unable to attend, please send your apologies by email to Gary Morgan, Company Secretary via cx@basics.org.uk.