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EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Minutes of the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING held on 28th November 2017, 5.30 pm Jack Dash House, 2 Lawn House Close, London E14
Members Present: Adrian Greenwood Canary Wharf Group plc AFME Clifford Chance (by proxy) Financial Conduct Authority Isle of Dogs Bangladeshi Association
Island House Playgroup (by proxy) Mudchute Association Northern Trust SPLASH Martin Young (by proxy) Parish of Christchurch & St Lukes
Members Apologies: Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Valero Energy London Borough of Tower Hamlets Société Générale
London Borough of Hackney David Chesterton Association of Island Communities Strafford St Friendship Club
Officers, Advisors, Guests and Staff Present: John Dawson – Company Secretary Tracey Walsh - EECF Mariana Ferreira - EECF
Poulia Tsakiri - EECF
Howard Dawber, Chairman, welcomed members, guests and staff to the meeting, and introduced John Dawson (EECF’s Company Secretary) and Tracey Walsh (EECF’s Chief Executive).
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received as shown above.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS AGM MEETING Resolved: The minutes of the previous EECF AGM held on 31 January 2017 were agreed.
3. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STATUTORY ACCOUNTS Resolved: That the Report of the Board of Trustees, the Report of the Auditors and the annual accounts for the year ending 31 March 2017 were unanimously received. In his address to the meeting, the Chairman highlighted the Foundation’s achievements in 2016/17, including having awarded more than £940,000 in grants, being awarded the best
charity in 2017 for Grant Making and Funding by The Charity Awards. EECF has also passed its QA4 Accreditation with the outstanding score of 52 out of a maximum of 55 points and was considered an exemplary example of good charity management. Overall finances during the year were positive and EECF has grown its assets to £23million. Finally, the Chairman thanked the staff for their hard work and this was extended to trustees, members and donors.
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ELECTION OF TRUSTEES: ELECTION AND RESULTS The Chairman reported the following member appointments by the Board: Class –Business • •
Rick Watson, AFME; Manali Trivedi, Northern Trust (re-appointment, second term)
Resolved: Business members ratified the appointment of the above.
5. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS It was proposed that PKF Littlejohn be reappointed auditors. Resolved: PKF Littlejohn is reappointed as auditor for the East End Community Foundation until the next Annual General Meeting.
6. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Adrian Greenwood mentioned the proposed change to EECF's constitution which would enable Individuals to stand for a trustee seat. The Chairman explained that this change is to be presented to members for approval at the 2018 AGM.
The official meeting was closed and guests stayed for the community celebration event, acknowledging the efforts of the voluntary sector locally.