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Nova Wakefield District Limited Minutes of the Annual General Meeting Wednesday 12 October 2016 at 9.30am Unity Works, Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1EP Present: Mike Holt, Nova Chair – St George's Lupset Limited Mohammed Ayub, Next Generation Wakefield Stephen Ball, Tigers Trust Christine Bann, Eastmoor Community Project Limited Graham Bell, Wakefield District Sight Aid Hazel Bell, Home-Start Wakefield and District Justine Bilton, Carers Wakefield & District Cynthia Binns, Wakefield Rural Arthritis Care Dawn Bland, Spectrum People Eleanor Bradbury, Ryhill and Havercoft Sports and Youth Centre D Butons Emily Castle, Young Lives Consortium Gail Chatterton, Warwick Community Group Ian Cockerill, Nova Wakefield District Limited Jackie Craven, Hall Green Community Association Maureen Cummings, Wakefield Council Robin Davey, Spectrum People Claire Dent, Nova Wakefield District Limited Margaret Dodd, Wakefield Over Fifties Action Group Nichola Esmond, Healthwatch Wakefield Stan Foster, GASPED Stephanie Gibson, Wakefield Council Bridget Gill, Spectrum People Pauline Gill, Warwick Ahead Community Partnership Liz Halliday, Citizens Advice Wakefield District Brian Hamill, Wakefield District City of Sanctuary Alison Haskins, Nova Wakefield District Limited Richard Hodgson, Community Foundation for Wakefield District Trish Hollies, Workers' Educational Association Teresa Holroyd, Spectrum People Mike Holt, St George's Community Centre Tony Howell, Catch a Falling Star Harry Hudson, Foundation Vivian Hughes, St George's Community Centre Tony Jackson, Wakefield College Natalie Jones, Nova Wakefield District Limited Jo Jones, Portfolio Education Limited Tim Larden, Ladbrook Insurance Scott Lupasko, Community Links (Northern) Limited John Major, Community Foundation for Wakefield District Gail Merrifield, Warwick Ahead Community Partnership Anna Middlemiss, Wakefield Council Jeanette Miller, NHS Wakefield CCG Chawapiwa Muverengwi, TAPEPUKA Nova Annual General Meeting 12 October 2016 Page 1 of 3 Nazia Nazir, Pay and Employment Rights Service (Yorkshire) Limited Andrew Nicholls, Horbury Community Centre Trust Karen Nicklin, Nova Wakefield District Limited Berni O'Brien, St George's Community Centre Jo Parkin, Wakefield Council Sonjia Peers, Well Women Centre Helen Rhodes, Nova Wakefield District Limited Vicky Ringer, Nova Wakefield District Limited Valerie Ringer, Levi's Star Children's Brain Tumour Charity Louanne Roberts, SEE Ahead Stephen Robinson, Nova Wakefield District Limited Mary Roche, Nova Wakefield District Limited Antony Sadler, Wakefield Council Louise Smith, Penderels Trust Deborah Smith, SURE Mums Lisa Smith, British Red Cross Ruth Stead, POUCH Claire Stephenson, Wakefield Autism Leisure Club Chris Tatham, West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service Joe Tilston, British Red Cross Mark Upex, Hansons Lesley Wagstaff, St George's Community Centre Lynn Ward, POUCH Natasha Wardle, POUCH Carol White, Nova Wakefield District Limited Lucy Wilkinson, Wakefield Council Izzy Worswick, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Eileen Worton, Agbrigg and Belle Vue Community Association Doreen Zacharow, Warwick Ahead Community Partnership Apologies: Paula Bee, Age UK Wakefield District Rob Crompton, Foundation Sarah Cutts, Christians Against Poverty Alison Drake, Castleford Heritage Trust Jan Firth, Nova Wakefield District Limited Jean Grasby, Wakefield Talking Newspaper Linda Harris, Spectrum Community Health CIC Kate Honeyman, Wakefield Music Collective Janice James, Wakefield Provider Alliance Elizabeth Jenkins, Wakefield Cathedral Safya Khan, eMBED Health Consortium Diane Knee, Citizens Advice Wakefield District Tom Long, Senior Citizens Support Group Sarah Moverlay-Brown, Nova Wakefield District Limited Safeen Rehman, Healthwatch Wakefield Sarah Roxby, Wakefield and District Housing Peter Skinner, NHS England Glynnis Wilson, Warmfield Cum Heath Community Fundraising Group Nova Annual General Meeting 12 October 2016 Page 2 of 3 The annual general meeting started at 9.35am. 1. Welcome and apologies for absence 2. Chair's opening remarks The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and read out the apologies. 3. Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 7 October 2015 Justine Bilton proposed and Mohammed Ayub seconded that the minutes of the annual general meeting held on 7 October 2015 should be accepted as a true and correct record. The acceptance was unanimous. 4. Presentation and acceptance of Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16 Mark Upex from Hansons presented the Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16. Mark summarised the statement of financial activities on page 10, and the balance sheet on page 11. Mark pointed out that there'd been a decrease in contract income (Incoming resources from charitable activities – page 14) due to two contracts ending. However, there had been an increase in grants received over the year. Mark noted that the balance sheet is going from strength to strength and Nova has performed well during the year. Nova keeps three months of reserves. Mark concluded that the accounts represent a true and fair record of the year. Vivian Hughes proposed and Christine Bann seconded that the Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16 should be accepted. The acceptance was unanimous. 5. Reappointment of Hansons as Auditors The Chair recommended that Hansons be reappointed as auditors for 2016/17. Liz Halliday proposed and Mohammed Ayub seconded the acceptance of the recommendation, which was carried unanimously. 6. Appointment of Directors Four existing Nova Directors, Penny Carter, Mike Holt, Tony Howell and Sarah Roxby, stood for re-election. Bridget Gill proposed and Mohammed Ayub seconded the re-election of Penny Carter, Mike Holt, Tony Howell and Sarah Roxby, who were re-elected unopposed. Peter Skinner, NHS England, stood for election as a Nova Director. Justine Bilton proposed and Tony Howell seconded the election of Peter Skinner, who was elected unopposed. The meeting finished at 9.50am. 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