The meeting, chaired by ACCA president Ayla Majid, was held online with 555 members in attendance.
Notice and the auditor’s report
The notice of meeting and the auditor’s report on the accounts for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 were taken as read.
Minutes
The minutes of the AGM held on 14 November 2024 and update published in December 2024 in AB magazine were taken as read and would be signed at the earliest opportunity as correct.
Resolution 1
To receive and adopt the Report of Council and Accounts for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
Ayla Majid 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. The poll was taken and the president declared that the resolution was carried, the votes being as follows:
For 9,608 Against 103
Resolution 2
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:
Natalie Chan 7,603
Jennifer Tan 7,335
Joe O’Regan 7,271
Martin Brennan 7,191
Nandila Mubiana 7,133
Shujuan (Jane) Yang 7,124
Gary Kent 7,078
Cathal Cusack 6,962
Carol-Ann Boothe 6,744
Merina Abu Tahir 6,714
Trusha Lakhani 6,546
James Lizars 6,546
Anastasia Chalkidou 6,495
Helen Morgan 6,492
Kelvin Chow 6,385
Nigel Adams 6,078
Ian Ng 5,955
Anne Keogh 5,750
Dariusz Gafka 5,471
Amos Ng 5,385
Waleed Shahnawaz 5,242
Dinesh Jangid 5,071
Alex Falcon Huerta 4,873
Chengai Ruredzo 4,724
Heather Smith 4,112
Robert Agufana Belle 4,079
Jayrani Devi Bungsy 3,635
Abiodun Daveraux Akerele 3,603
Yousouf Hansye 2,966
Goind Ram Khatri 2,655
Masood Ahmed Qureshi 2,289
Raqibul Faiaze Mohammad Ikramah 2,149
Saad Bin Malik 2101
M Junaid Younas Ghori 2,099
Muhammad Sarfraz Arshad 2,048
Mubashir Dagia 2032
The president therefore declared the following members to be elected or re-elected to Council:
Natalie Chan
Jennifer Tan
Joe O’Regan
Martin Brennan
Nandila Mubiana
Shujuan (Jane) Yang
Gary Kent
Cathal Cusack
Carol-Ann Boothe
Merina Abu Tahir
Trusha Lakhani
James Lizars
Anastasia Chalkidou
Helen Morgan
Kelvin Chow
Nigel Adams
Ian Ng
Anne Keogh
Dariusz Gafka
Amos Ng
Waleed Shahnawaz
Resolution 3
To appoint as auditors Johnston Carmichael LLP.
The president reported that Council recommended that Johnston Carmichael LLP be appointed as the ACCA’s auditors.
The president called for a poll. The poll was taken and the president declared that the resolution was carried, the votes being as follows:
For 9,168 Against 494
The president thanked members for their attendance and their participation in the AGM and the voting process.
The president declared the meeting closed at 2.07pm GMT.
