{"id":428,"date":"2025-06-25T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/?page_id=428"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:35:08","slug":"agm2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/about\/agm2025\/","title":{"rendered":"AGM 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The VANEL Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place&nbsp;on Thursday 24th July 2025, noon, at our offices, 82 Grimsby Road Cleethorpes, and for the first time online too via Zoom.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Thank you to all who attended<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This AGM covers our financial year 2024-25 and is open to representatives from all VANEL Member and Friend organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re encouraging members to drop in from 11.30am for refreshments and to meet the team before the AGM at 12noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To let us know if you can attend (or can\u2019t attend) please email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:karl@vanel.org.uk\">agm@vanel.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a797dfdb46b28e7b911a05f4468fa2e\"><em>The previous AGM was October 2024.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/about\/agm2024\/\">Read the page about that event here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda for the 2025 AGM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minutes of 2024 AGM (held Oct 2024 at Sidney Sussex Pavilion)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matters Arising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual Report 2024\/25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presentation of 2024\/25 Accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appointment of Independent Examiners 2025\/26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership Fees for 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Election of Executive Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any Other Notified Business<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VANEL-AGM-Agenda-2025.pdf\">download the agenda here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attending the AGM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting will be held at our office, 82 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes and is expected to take around 20 minutes in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time, VANEL now has authority to hold meetings online too, so you can also join the meeting via ZOOM this year.  We&#8217;re very aware of the time commitment required for attending meetings like our AGM, so we&#8217;re happy for people to join us online this year and support us in that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year we&#8217;re not holding a &#8216;wrap-around&#8217; event alongside the AGM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Papers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VANEL-AGM-Agenda-2025.pdf\">Agenda here<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Report-of-the-Trustees-2024.2025.pdf\">Annual report<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AGM-Financial-Report-2024.2025.pdf\">Financial summary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you attend?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact Karl Elliott or Liz Dugard at VANEL to let us know whether you can or can\u2019t attend the AGM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please let us know who will attend (more than one can attend) and which organisation you are representing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or please let us know in advance if no-one can attend for your organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:agm@vanel.org.uk\">agm@vanel.org.uk<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:karl@vanel.org.uk\">karl@vanel.org.uk<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:liz@vanel.org.uk\">liz@vanel.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nominations for new Trustees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Annually, we review the membership of our Executive Committee (the Trustees) and nominations for new Trustees are now open. &nbsp;Nominees are then interviewed and put forward for election at the AGM itself. &nbsp;Nominees must be an authorised representative of a local member organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VANEL-Nomination-Form-2025.docx\">The nomination form is here<\/a>. &nbsp;Please complete and return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or if you would like a conversation about our trusteeship please contact Paula Grant on&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:paula@vanel.org.uk\">paula@vanel.org.uk<\/a>&nbsp;or call 01472 240707.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGM-Invite-2025-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGM-Invite-2025-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGM-Invite-2025-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGM-Invite-2025-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGM-Invite-2025-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGM-Invite-2025-1200x848.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGM-Invite-2025-1980x1400.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/vanel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AGM-Invite-2025.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VANEL Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place&nbsp;on Thursday 24th July 2025, noon, at our offices, 82 Grimsby Road Cleethorpes, and for the first time online too via Zoom. 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