The Annual General Meeting of the Association of British Theatre Technicians was held at Trafalgar Theatre, 14 Whitehall, London,  SW1A 2DY on Friday 21st June 2024 at midday.

At the meeting the following resolutions were passed:

– The Report of the Association for the year to 31^st December 2023 was adopted.

– The Accounts of the Association for the year to 31^st December 2023 were adopted.

– MHA MacIntyre Hudson were appointed Auditors until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting and the Council of Management were authorized to determine their remuneration.

– Proposal to amend the Articles of Association to permit payment in good faith by the Association to any Member of the Association or member of its Council, office or servant of the Association for any goods or services to the Association , subject to compliance with any guidelines from time to time issued by the Charities Commission was adopted.

– Proposal to update the Memorandum and Articles of Association in line with the Companies Act 2006 was adopted.

– Proposal to update the Memorandum and Articles of Association to modernise the language and remove gender-centric drafting was adopted.

In addition the results of the Council Elections were announced.

Three vacancies came into being at the time of the AGM through retirement by rotation of the following members of Council who had completed their current three-year term of office: Louise Birchall, Oliver Brown, and Ben Stephen.

Oliver Brown and Ben Stephen had served one three-year term and were eligible for nomination. Louise Birchall has served for two consecutive three-year terms and was not eligible for nomination at this election.

Three nominations for Election as a Director Trustee had been received for: Oliver Brown, Mark Dakin and Ben Stephen.  Those nominated, in number matching the number of vacancies to be filled, were duly elected to serve a three-year term joining  Mig Burgess Walsh, Alexander Cann, David Evans, Anette Ollerearnshaw, Matthew Smethurst Evens, Suzy Somerville, Emma Wilson and Anton Woodward. The new terms of office commence at the next meeting of the Council scheduled for 10th July 2024.