Join us for our online AGM on Thursday 16th September 2021 at 1pm.

During the event we will be reviewing the year, approving the 2020/21 accounts, approving changes to our Trustee board and a modernisation of our Articles of Association. We'll also be making a special announcement.

We are holding the AGM at the Centre and will also have online attendance available through Zoom - so you can book a place for whichever option suits you.

As you may be aware there are some restrictions still in place in Wales and if you are attending in-person we would ask you to comply with these.

• Temperature checks will be made.
• Facemasks will need to be worn throughout the AGM at the Centre.
• We will be maintaining distance between people from different households and we will have our Cafe Neuro clear screens in place on tables.
• We will be keeping a register of attendees as they enter the room.
• If you are attending in person, please enter the building using the Reception entrance.
• Tea/Coffee and cakes will be available and will be served to you at your table.

If you are feeling unwell on the day, please do not attend the event in-person but use the Zoom link instead.

As a member-led organisation, the AGM is your opportunity to ask questions, make suggestions and vote so we would encourage you to book a place for this event. When you book a place you will have the opportunity to submit a question that you would like answering during the event.

The event is free and all are welcome.

Book a place, your e-mail booking confirmation will provide you the link to use on the day if you are attending virtually. If you don't receive this for any reason, or you have difficulty booking please call 01244 678619 or e-mail [email protected]

Following the AGM we will be showing a special Q&A session with Welsh footballer, Kevin Ratcliffe.

AGM Agenda

The business of the meeting will be to:

• Approve the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting
• Apologies for absence
• Review of the Year
• Receive and approve the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021
• Approve the re-appointment of Trustee Directors
  • Lorraine Dodd
  • Chris Jones
  • Derek Sanders
• Approve appointment of new Trustees
  • Debbie Powell
  • Jane Hubbard
• Authorise the Trustees to appoint an Examining Accountant for the year ending March 2022
• Approve the modernised Articles for the Neuro Therapy Centre
• Answers to members submitted questions
• Any other business

Are you a member?

If you are a member we would encourage you to attend the AGM. Have your opportunity to ask questions and use your opportunity to vote. Voting will be carried out by show of hands at the Centre and by using online polls if you are attending virtually.

If you are unable to attend or you don't wish to vote on the day, please vote by proxy by completing and returning the form below.

Proxy voting form

or sending an e-mail to [email protected] which states:

I, (your full name) being a Member of the Neuro Therapy Centre hereby appoint (name of appointed person or the Chair) to vote on my behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Neuro Therapy Centre.

Changes to the Trustee Board

Our Trustees serve on the board for a limited time before coming up for re-election. This year we have three members of the board who are due for re-election they are: our Chair Lorraine Dodd; Derek Sanders; and Chris Jones.

We are also officially welcoming two new board members to increase our strategic and HR experience on our board - Jane Hubbard brings extensive HR experience, and Debbie Powell brings strategic, change management and coaching experience.

Our Accounts/Minutes of the 2020 AGM

Please find below a copy of our 2020-21 Accounts and our 2020 AGM draft minutes.

2020-21 Accounts

2020 AGM draft minutes

Our Accountants

Champion Accountants have been been providing their services to the Centre for a number of years. It is proposed that they continue to  act as our accountants, overseeing the production and audit of our end of year accounts next year.

Our Articles

Over the last 36 years the Centre has evolved from a small organisation offering just oxygen therapy to people with MS, to the robust charity it is today offering a wide variety of services to people with a broader range of conditions and their Carers. But our Articles of Association have changed very minimally over this period.

Our Articles of Association are now starting to cause some problems with how we need to run as a modern-thinking charity in accordance with Charity Commission guidance. This year our Trustee Board took the decision to review our Articles of Association with legal guidance.

The Trustee board and the staff team at the Centre very much hope you will support the new Articles of Association – so that we can run as a future focussed, effective charity. The Articles of Association will be supported by a separate document which is called an Article 38 - Rules, which is essentially the Centre's own set of operational rules, to help with its day-to-day running.

Read the proposed Articles of Association

Read our Article 38 - Rules