At Archery GB's AGM, four volunteers were elected to the Board while Chair Mark Briegal reported on the highlights during the past 12 months including work to bring archery to diverse communities.
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The meeting took place online to allow members to join from the comfort of their own homes and remove travel costs for those wishing to attend.
Chair Mark Briegal reported on the following highlights during the past year:
A total of 51 voting members attended the meeting online with further members voting in advance of the AGM.
The Chair asked Board member Kienda Hoji to propose the approval of the minutes to be signed as a true record of the meeting, and seconded from members online. The resolution was carried with a show of hands.
The following reports and the Statutory Accounts were taken as read:
Scott Smith, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, provided a brief overview of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023:
The Chair then asked Scott Smith to propose to the meeting that Azets Audit Services be appointed and that the Directors be authorised to determine the remuneration of the auditors and seconded by members in the room.
The Chair called for a poll vote and the results were as follows:
| Vote | Results |
| For | 613 |
| Against | 20 |
| Abstain | 119 |
| Discretionary | 46 |
| Spoilt | 1 |
Based on the poll, the resolution was carried.
The AGM then moved on to the election of Elected Directors.
The Chair thanked all four candidates who applied to join the Board.
The election result was as follows:
| Candidate | Results |
| Victoria Barby | 490 |
| Andrew Stanford | 465 |
| Anthony Barclay MBE | 401 |
| Dr Carol Bladen | 514 |
All four candidates were therefore duly elected to the Board. Click the button below to find out more about the members of the Board:
The Chair welcomed Dr Carol Bladen and Anthony Barclay MBE to the Board, and thanked Victoria Barby and Andrew Stanford for standing for a second term as Elected Directors. Thanks were noted to Steve Tully and Lizzy Rees for their contributions to AGB during their two terms of office; Steve had championed clubs and Lizzy had championed field archery. Lis Bellamy had retired as an Independent Director of Archery GB after more than 7 years; thanks were noted to Lis for her contribution as a Director and a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee.
The Independent Director vacancy had been advertised openly; following a thorough recruitment process, Devesh Mangtani had been appointed as an Independent Director.
The Chair then closed the AGM, thanking members for their continued support and looked forward to the forthcoming year of delivering the vision of "Enriching Lives Through Archery".
The 2025 AGM was provisionally set for Saturday 26 April 2024, to be held online.
Ruth Hall, Chief Executive, gave a presentation following the AGM summarising key activity from the past 12 months. Find out more by reading Archery GB's annual report:
