BHTA EGM & AGM 5 December 2019
CONFIDENTIAL BRITISH HEALTHCARE TRADES ASSOCIATION EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Minutes of the meeting held on 5 December 2019 at the De Vere Staverton Estate, Daventry EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 1
Attendance and apologies for absence
Present Alastair Maxwell, Crest Medical Ltd Chairman Mike Lord, Stiltz Ltd President Kay Purnell, Independent plus delegates from: Amjo BD Ltd Anglia Stairlifts Ltd Apex Healthcare BES Healthcare Led Hollister Ltd Kays Medical Ltd Kingkraft Ltd Medequip Assistive Technologies Medismart Technologies Ltd Ottobock Human Mobility Business Unit Peacocks Medical Group Safespaces (Cornholme) Ltd Salts Healthcare Ltd Sumed International (UK) Ltd Wenman Healthcare Ltd In attendance Andrew Barker Nigel Bliss Alex Hanrahan Sarah Lepak Steve Perry Chris Rennard Andrew Stevenson Jane Weller
BHTA Interim Commercial Director BHTA Financial Manager BHTA Membership Engagement Manager BHTA Director of Governance & Policy BHTA Marketing & Communications Manager BHTA Communications Director BHTA Interim Director General BHTA Membership Engagement Manager
Apologies for absence Better Mobility Ltd Cardiac Science Holdings (UK) Ltd Cortech Healthcare Ltd Fittleworth Medical Ltd Higher Elevation Ltd Mangar International Ltd Pelican Healthcare Ltd Prism Medical UK Rehability (East Anglia) Ltd 1
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Reliance Medical Ltd Ross Care Simple Stuff Works Associates Ltd SP Services (UK) Ltd Steeper Wellspect HealthCare
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Resolution to alter the Articles of Association
The Chairman explained that it was proposed that the references in articles 1, 2, 5c), 20, 47, 53, 60, and 67 of the Articles of Association to the “Director General” should be altered to “Chief Executive Officer” to reflect the decision to modernise the title of the job role. This was accordingly proposed by Mike Lord, seconded by Shaun Ambrose-Jones, and confirmed by a show of hands. The amended Articles of Association are circulated herewith.
The Extraordinary General Meeting was then declared closed and the Annual General Meeting was opened
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1
Attendance and apologies for absence
Attendance and apologies for absence were as for the EGM above.
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Minutes of the 2018 Annual General Meeting
It was proposed by Phil Rice, seconded by Leyton Stevens, that the minutes of the meeting held on 13 November 2018 be accepted as a true and accurate record.
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Financial Report and Appointment of Auditors
The Chairman then proceeded to give a commentary on the annual accounts for the financial year ending June 2019; political engagement; papers published; engagement with external stakeholders; activity related to the Code of Practice; and activity relating to BHTA Engage, the Healthcare & Assistive Technology Society, and Shopmobility. He looked forward to welcoming the new Chief Executive Officer, Dr Simon Festing, in March 2020. The full text is included in the Annual Report, circulated herewith. Following his report, there were no questions. Graham Collyer proposed the re-appointment of Bishops Accountancy Practice Limited as auditors and Leyton Stevens seconded this, with confirmation on a show of hands from the floor.
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Reports from the Sections
Reports from the sections were tabled with the Annual Report, which is circulated herewith. There were no questions. 5
Election of members for the Board of Management
The Chairman explained that the Nominations Committee had determined there were three vacancies arising, not four, with Graham Collyer, Mike Lord and Kay Purnell standing down. Following the Nomination Committee’s advice, the Council recommended the election of Marie Martinalli (Medequip Assistive Technologies Ltd) and Jill Morony (Safespaces (Cornholme) Ltd), plus the re-election of Leyton Stevens (BES Healthcare Ltd) and details of the candidates had been circulated. Graham Collyer proposed that all three be elected; this was seconded by Phil Rice and confirmed by a show of hands. The Chairman thanked Graham Collyer, Mike Lord and Kay Purnell for their combined 42 years of service to the Board of Management. The list of Directors of BHTA is therefore now as follows: Elected Mr Andrew Barker Ms Marie Martinalli Mr Alastair Maxwell Ms Jill Morony Mr Philip Rice Mr Mike Sawers Mr Leyton Stevens Mr Andrew Stevenson Mr Ian Wenman
Medequip Assistive Technologies Ltd Crest Medical Ltd Safespaces (Cornholme) Ltd Anglia Stairlifts Ltd Hollister Limited BES Healthcare Ltd Wenman Healthcare Ltd
Ex-officio Vacancy BHTA Chief Executive Officer Lord Chris Rennard MBE BHTA Communications Director 6
Other business
There was no other business. 7
Date, time and place of next Annual General Meeting
To be arranged. There being no other business, the Annual General Meeting was then declared closed.
Signed by the Chairman
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