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58th BLAC t/a AOPA Annual General Meeting - 21 August 2024
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The 58th Annual General Meeting of the British Light Aviation Centre Ltd, trading as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of the UK, will be held on Wednesday 21st August 2024 at AOPA HQ, Lakeside Pavilion, Chaucer Business Park, Watery Lane, Kemsing, SEVENOAKS TN15 6QY and online via *Zoom.
The meeting will commence at 2.00 p.m..
It is expected that the meeting will finish by 3.30 p.m. It is very important for planning purposes that members who intend to participate are requested to please let the AOPA office know in advance, either by telephone (020 7834 5631), email (
* Zoom subject to availabilty of necessary services and working equipment.
The formal announcement and agenda of the AGM appears below.
In accordance with the Articles of Association, the following Directors are due to retire by rotation: Malcolm Bird, Nick Wilcock and Charles Henry. Malcolm Bird will not be standing for re-election.
Any member wishing to elect another member to the Board of Management must provide notice in writing or email to the AOPA office at least 10 days in advance. A statement of willingness to serve will be expected from the proposed member together with appropriate personal details. Please note that the function of a Director is to run the Company only. Any member who wishes to be involved in the policies and strategies for AOPA may make their interest known to the CEO:
Proxy voting is permitted, either by nominating in writing or by email a member who will be present at the AGM as proxy, or by nominating the Chairman as proxy:
Proxy Form for Special Resolutions
Written Resolution for adopting revised Articles of Association
Written Resolution for adding new object to Memorandum of Association
The draft minutes of the 57th Annual general meeting can be found here.
The Draft Statement of Financial Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024. NOTE: These accounts are still subject to change.
Following the formal business of the meeting, there will be time for informal reports from the Chairman and CEO and for general discussion.
2024 BLAC t/a AOPA Annual General Meeting
The 58th Annual General Meeting of The British Light Aviation Centre Limited
trading as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of UK
will be held at Lakeside Pavilion, Chaucer Business Park, Watery Lane, Kemsing, SEVENOAKS TN15 6QY
on Wednesday 21 August 2024 at 2.00 p.m.
Agenda
- Apologies for absence
- To confirm the Minutes from the 57th Annual General Meeting
- To receive and endorse the Directors’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024
- The election of Directors to the Board of Management.
- To appoint as Auditors Messrs Venthams, at a fee to be fixed by the Board of Management.
- The amendment of the Articles of Association by Special Resolution:
"That the existing articles of association in their entirety be removed and substituted for the new articles of association herewith"
- The amendment of the Memorandum of Association by Special Resolution to add this additional object:
“(P) To provide training, education and resources, both independently and in collaboration with other organisations, in order to ensure the standardisation of such mandated learning resources in the interests of safety and best practice. Additionally, to provide training for pilots and others as AOPA may from time to time see fit.”
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To conduct any other business that may properly be dealt with at an Annual General Meeting.
By Order of the Board
After the AGM there will an open discussion session, in respect of AOPA matters, led by Martin Robinson. CEO AOPA UK.