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 General Meetings Members' Meeting. Thursday, 6th october
A reminder that there is a members meeting
on Thursday 6th October at 7-30pm in the Grandstand Bar
The
provisional agenda is below. If any member would like any additional item to be
added please contact Martin Robinson at dmjrobinson@btinternet.com by
Wednesday evening
Agenda
1. Apologies for
Absence
2. Minutes of last
meeting and Matters arising
3. Treasurers report
4. Membership
5. Players Reunion.
6. Fund raising.
7. Floodlights
Project.
8. Coach Travel
9. Any other business
10. Dates of next
meetings.
Minutes of Trust AGM. 10th August, 2011 Minutes of Trust in Yellow AGM - Wednesday 10 August
Apologies: Paul Isenwater, Martyn O’Hara (board members) and a number of members who were unable to attend and had returned their ballot papers early.
1. Treasurer’s report and presentation of annual accounts
Phil Carder gave a detailed review of the Trust’s accounts and financial activities over the past five years. The Trust’s current balance stands at £16,020. A surplus of over £7,000 has been generated in the first six months of the current year, including the donation of £5,300 from the late Sally Devine. The Non-League History book has now sold out, generating around £3,300 for the Trust. The Trust currently holds 12,194 shares in the club, representing 4% of the club’s issued capital and making the Trust the fifth largest shareholder in the club.
2. Vote on the election of board members
Alan Scarisbrick and Martyn O’Hara were both re-elected to the board by unanimous vote, with James Treadwell of Moore & Smalley elected as auditor of the accounts.
3. Report on meetings with the club and progress with floodlights project
A meeting between representatives from the board of the club and Trust was held before the Everton match on 23 July. The discussion on the floodlights was described as constructive, with the club having obtained estimates from three companies to complete the work. A bid of around £100,000 has been registered with the Football Foundation, which Haydn Preece said will be considered at the next meeting of the Foundation. The Trust is expected to contribute around £25,000.
A series of questions which had been submitted by Trust members were reviewed ahead of the open forum organised by the Trust on 28 July. It was agreed that both boards will look to meet regularly in the future.
4. Former players’ reunion
The event will take place on 9 October at the Prince of Wales, with costs of £1,125 having been paid in advance. Geoff Wilde was thanked for his extensive work in contacting the former Football League players, the vast majority of whom have now been sent invitations. 500 tickets have been printed and payments received include a £250 donation to the Trust donation Bill Beadnell.
5. Other events
The cricket match between a Trust XI and players’ team on 31 July was a success. A race night has been provisionally arranged for 1 October, subject to the availability of Liam Watson and the players.
6. Coach travel
The Trust will again be using Elite Travel for away coach trips this season, having obtained quotes which overall were 18% below others received.
7. Supporters’ Direct Annual Conference
The event was attended last month by Phil Carder and Martin Robinson, with a number of workshops staged and material made available on issues relating to the running and development of supporters’ trusts.
8. AOB The meeting was addressed by David Jackson and Keith Mitchell, who will now be assisting the club with communication and commercial activities. They will be looking to improve links with supporters, businesses and the local community, and said they were keen to work closely with the Trust.
9. Dates of next meeting 14 September (board), 6 October (members).
Trust A.G.M. Annual
General Meeting of Trust In Yellow. A reminder
that the AGM of the Trust will be held on:- Wednesday, 10TH August at
7-30pm in the Grandstand Bar. We hope as
many members as possible will attend.
Members' forum with the club board on Thursday 28th July Thursday, 28th July.Members’ forum with the club board. A reminder that the forum will take place this Thursday in the Grandstand Bar at 8-0pm after the club’s AGM As agreed at the Trust members’ meeting we have outlined with the club several basic areas for questions. The format of the evening will be that the chairman of the meeting will ask the opening question in each area and after the answer there will be the chance for two or three supplementary questions from the floor. The general areas for questions are:-
The Trust is very keen that this will be a positive, non-acrimonious meeting whilst at the same time giving members the opportunity to get answers to some of their questions about the club. A reminder that the meeting is open to Shareholders and Trust Members ONLY. If you are not a member you may join before the evening by contacting our Membership Secretary, Bill Sloan, at wjsloan@blueyonder.co.uk
NEXT MEETING The next members' meeting of T.I.Y. originally arranged for Thursday,13th January has been POSTPONED.This is because Southport have a rearranged Lancashire Trophy match that night against Chorley.The NEW DATE for the meeting is THURSDAY, 3rd FEBRUARY at 7-30pm in the Grandstand Bar. Full details in the newsletter which will be emailed to members on Monday
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