SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING OF FRIENDS OF WORMWOOD SCRUBS 29 SEPTEMBER!
The Friends of the Scrubs
Registered Charity no. 1187120
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special General Meeting of the Friends of the Scrubs will be held electronically by ZOOM
Topic: FOWWS Meeting
Time: Sep 29, 2020 06:30 PM London
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on 29 September 2020 at 6.30pm
to move the following resolution
RESOLUTION
It is resolved that the constitution of The Friends of the Scrubs should be amended as follows:
11. General meetings of members
After clause 11 (10) insert
(11) Participation in general meetings by electronic means
(a) A general meeting may he held by suitable electronic means approved by the charity trustees in which each participant may communicate with all the other participants
(b) General meetings held by electronic means must comply with the rules for meetings including chairing and taking of minutes
Carmel McLoughlin, Secretary, The Friends of the Scrubs
11 September 2020
Proposed resolution: Explanatory Note from Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, Chair of Trustees
As you all know, we were unable to hold our AGM intended for 15 April 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Because were first registered as a charity in December 2019 we are permitted until June 2021 to hold our first AGM. The Trustees would like to hold an AGM before then but the terms of our constitution as it stands at present do not permit a virtual meeting. The Charity Commission have granted a concession which expires on 30 September 2020 to enable charities to hold general meetings electronically even though their written constitution does not provide for it. We wish therefore to hold an electronic meeting on 29 September at 6.30pm so that we shall then be able to hold electronic meetings including our AGM in the future.
THIS IS NOT JUST A TECHNICALITY! It is important for the good governance of our charity and to enable everyone to take part in meetings in the future. PLEASE LOG ON TO THE LINK PROVIDED ABOVE AT THE APPOINTED TIME AND VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION SO WE CAN HOLD OUR AGM ELECTRONICALLY.
Stephen Waley-Cohen, Chair of Trustees.
11 September 2020