Board

	Lorna Aizlewood  Chair  The Chief Educutive will receive emails sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Alan Davey Vice Chair
	Robyn Chicot
	Ed Fishwick Honorary Treasurer
	Fi Fraser
	Professor Lucy Hooberman
	Laura Jones
	Nicola Kearey
	Ayub Khan
	Angeline Morrison
	Martin Parker
	Arti Prashar
	Eleanor Telfer
	Andy Wooles

 
You can contact the Company Secretary, Tony Garton, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Annual General Meeting

These events are for our Members, and give you the chance to help steer the organisation through debate, questioning and voting on resolutions. 

Annual General Meeting, November 2023

The Annual General meeting will be held at 11.15am on Saturday 11 November 2023.

Any nominations for election to the Board or motions to be proposed at the meeting should be sent to the Secretary by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by post to Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY before 31 August 2023.

It is hoped that members will be able to join the AGM on-line as well as in person. Details will be published on the website when they are finalized.

Any amendments or additions to the agenda will be published on the website.

Further details and proxy voting instructions (PDF)

Agenda

1. Welcome
2. Apologies for absence
3. Adoption of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 12 November 2022
4. Matters arising from the Minutes (not elsewhere on this agenda)
5. Presentation of the Annual Report and Accounts, including the report of the Auditors, and an update on activities April to November 2023
   The Chair, Chief Executive and Honorary Treasurer will each address the meeting and then questions will be taken on the Annual Report and Accounts and the updated information
   provided
6. Elections to the Board
7. Ordinary Resolution 1 (Proposed by the Board) 
   To set subscription rates for 2024 
8. 8 Ordinary Resolution 2 (Proposed by the Board)
   To re-appoint Sayer Vincent as EFDSS Auditors until the conclusion of the 2024 AGM and to authorize the Board to agree their remuneration
9. Any Other Business
   Including information and any questions concerning removal of Public Liability Insurance benefit from concessionary-priced personal membership categories

AGM Minutes Archive

AGM Minutes 2021

AGM Minutes 2020

AGM Minutes 2019

AGM Minutes 2018

AGM Minutes 2017

The Board approves and publishes a summary Annual Review and detailed Annual Report and Accounts. 

Board Matters is sent to members in April, August and December. 

Members can view the current and recent past editions by logging in at efdss.org/my-membership (you will need to create a password if you have not previously registered) and then selecting ‘My Membership’ from the drop-down list.

Memorandum and Articles

The English Folk Dance and Song Society is a company limited by guarantee and a charity registered in England and Wales.

Its governing document is its Articles of Association (pdf). These include the Society‘s objectives, revised and up-dated from the original 1935 Memorandum of Association (pdf).

There is provision in the Articles to make Bye-Laws (pdf).

Find out more about Membership