Notice and Auditors' Report

The notice of meeting and the auditor’s report on the accounts for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 were taken as read.

Minutes

The minutes of the AGM held on 21 November 2019 published in the January 2020 edition of Accounting and Business were taken as read and would be signed at the earliest opportunity as correct.

Resolution 1

To receive and adopt the Report of the Council and the Accounts for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

Jenny Gu gave her presidential address and asked Helen Brand (chief executive) to give a presentation. She then took member questions and comments on the report and accounts.

The president called for a poll and the secretary declared the resolution carried, the votes being as follows:

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For Against
11,047 123

Resolution two

To receive the report of the ballot for the election of members of Council.

The Scrutineer’s Report and the number of votes received by each candidate in the ballot for the election of members of Council were reported as follows:

  • Resolution two results
    1. Alice Yip 7,156
    2. Melanie Proffitt 7,087
    3. Ayla Majid 7,040
    4. Paula Kensington 6,883
    5. Brendan Sheehan 6,610
    6. Ronnie Patton 6,465
    7. Siobhan Pandya 6,192
    8. Kevin Fitzgerald 6,034
    9. Joyce Evans 6,004
    10. Babajide Ibironke 5,968
    11. Liz Blackburn 5,789
    12. Matthew Wong 5,669
    13. Oxana Losevskaya 5,262
    14. Maryam Abisola Adefarati 5,211
    15. Nauman Asif Mian 5,044
    16. Sallah-ud-din (Den) Surfraz 4,874
    17. Fergus Wong 4,769
    18. Claire Jenkins 4,476
    19. Merina Abu Tahir 4,358
    20. Kayode Yusuf 4,245
    21. Daniel Chou 4,100
    22. Hidy Chan 3,887
    23. Oluwaseyi Oshibolu 3,802
    24. Heather Smith 3,556
    25. Dev Ramnarine 3,539
    26. Fatima Haider 3,301
    27. Emma Gripton 3,009
    28. Paul Ankunda 2,961
    29. Raziya Taipova 2,834
    30. Omer Zaheer Meer 2,830
    31. Olufemi Oludare 2,768
    32. Jayrani Devi Bungsy 2,724
    33. Shepherd Chimutanda 2,686
    34. Adeola Doherty 2,636
    35. Morlai Kargbo 2,554
    36. Chibuzo Okpala 2,428
    37. Dato’ Seri Raymond Liew 2,413
    38. Khurram Alavi 2,243
    39. Krishna Prasad Dahal 2,167
    40. Aleksandr Kalugin 2,155
    41. Sarmad Ahmad Khan 2,141
    42. Mompati Kgaimena 2,049
    43. Emmanuel Kapizionis 2,010
    44. Ivan Topolya 1,879
    45. Shah Rukh Memon 1,734
    46. Cristian Lupasco 1,474
    47. Ravindran Balakrishnan 1,455
    48. R. Francis Witter 1,424
    49. Abhinay Kushwaha 1,340

The president therefore declared the following members to be elected or re-elected to Council:

  • Alice Yip
  • Melanie Proffitt
  • Ayla Majid
  • Paula Kensington
  • Brendan Sheehan
  • Ronnie Patton
  • Siobhan Pandya
  • Kevin Fitzgerald
  • Joyce Evans
  • Babajide Ibironke
  • Liz Blackburn
  • Matthew Wong
  • Oxana Losevskaya
  • Maryam Abisola Adefarati
  • Nauman Asif Mian
  • Sallah-ud-din (Den) Surfraz

Resolution 3

To reappoint as auditors Grant Thornton UK LLP.

The president reported that Council recommended that Grant Thornton UK LLP be reappointed as ACCA’s auditor. She then invited questions on Resolution 3.

The president called for a poll and the secretary declared the Resolution carried, the votes being as follows:

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For Against
10,062 1,108

The deputy president thanked members for their attendance and their participation in the AGM and the voting process.

The deputy president declared the meeting closed at 2.58pm GMT.