Annual General Meeting 2025

Welcome by the Trust’s Chief Executive

Annual General Meeting 

1. Opening address by the Trust’s President
2. Apologies for absence
3. Approval of the Minutes of the 63rd Annual General Meeting
4. Report of the Trust’s Chairman on the year 2024–2025
5. Report of the Trust’s Honorary Treasurer on the year 2024–2025 and approval of Accounts for the  year ended 31 March 2025
6. Appointment of Auditors – Saffery LLP being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment 
7. Elections to Council (see below) 

Members’ Questions

Presentation of the Outstanding Contribution Award  

• Recognises volunteers for their exceptional contributions and significant impact
• Honours those who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to support our mission

Elections to Council

The information on candidates standing for election will be finalised by 24 September 2025.

Re-elections to Council

Rachel Coyle MBE being duly qualified as a Trustee and having served 3 years as a Trustee stands for re‑election for a second term

Richard Green-Wilkinson being duly qualified as a Trustee and having served 6 years stands for re-election for a third term

William Vine being duly qualified as a Trustee and having served 3 years as a Trustee stands for re‑election for a second term

The information on candidates standing for re-election will be finalised by 24 September 2025

Saffery LLP being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. 

The AGM business papers will be available on the door on 23 October. They will also be available to view and download here from 25 September. 

The Point is in Eastleigh Town Centre within easy walking distance of Eastleigh bus and railway station and a short drive from the M3 and M27 motorways.  The venue has space for bicycles outside the building in a visible area where they can be easily locked.

To help you find the The Point use: 

Postcode:  SO50 9DE – the entrance is on Leigh Road  

What3Words:  ///scan.sands.cloud   https://w3w.co/scan.sands.cloud 

Venue Accessibility:

• Ground floor
• Full disabled access
• Hearing loop system

Nearest Parking: 

The Point does not have a public car park. 

Long-stay Pay & Display Car Parks, both with disabled spaces: 

• Mitchell Road multi-storey car park – Mitchell Road, Eastleigh SO50 5RN (0.4 miles)
• Swan Shopping Centre multi-storey car park – Wells Place, Eastleigh SO50 5PB (0.4 miles) 

Other Pay & Display Car Parks in the town centre are closer to The Point but these have a maximum stay of 2 hours during the daytime.    

For more parking information visit Eastleigh Borough Council's website 

Public transport 

Nearest train station:  Eastleigh (0.4 miles)  

Nearest bus stop:  Eastleigh Bus Station (0.2 miles) & for a small number of services, Archers Road stop (0.1 miles) – for information on bus services and times visit My Journey Hampshire. 

The 63rd Annual General Meeting of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust was held on Saturday 19 October 2024, 10am – 1pm at Ashburton Hall, Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester SO23 8UJ.    

You can watch edited highlights below. Highlights include the Opening Address by our President, Megan McCubbin, the Chairman’s Report, Treasurer’s Report and presentations by the Trust’s Chief Executive and staff.  

During the AGM the members also approved the minutes of the 62nd Annual General Meeting and the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2024, elected Oliver Cooper, Henry Gardener, Charlotte Rose and Victoria Thorp as Trustees, re-elected David Jordan OBE and Julian Roberts as Trustees and re-appointed Saffery LLP as the Trust’s auditors. 

The 62nd Annual General Meeting of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust was held at Ashburton Hall, Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ, on Saturday 14 October 2023, 10am - 1pm.

You can watch edited highlights below. Highlights include the Opening Address by our President, Megan McCubbin, the Chairman’s Report, Treasurer’s Report and presentations by the Trust’s Chief Executive and staff.

During the AGM the members also approved the minutes of the 61st Annual General Meeting and the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2023, re‑elected Oliver Cox, Helen McCormack and Matt Prescott as Trustees and appointed Saffery Champness as the Trust’s auditors.   

The 61st Annual General Meeting of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust was held at Ashburton Hall, Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ, on Saturday 5 November 2022, 10am - 1pm.

You can watch edited highlights below. Highlights include, in part 1, the CEO’s Welcome, Chairman’s Report, Treasurer’s Report and a farewell from John Collman on his retirement as President of the Trust. Part 2 includes the presentations given by the Trust’s Chief Executive and staff and the two videos shown at the meeting.

During the AGM members approved the minutes of the 60th Annual General Meeting, the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022, the election of Rachel Coyle MBE and William Vine as Trustees, the re-election of Richard Green-Wilkinson and Lesley Kirk as Trustees, the approval of the Special Resolution to amend the Trust’s Articles of Association and the re-appointment of Azets as the Trust’s auditors. The meeting also saw the appointment of Megan McCubbin as the Trust’s President and Chris Packham as a Vice-President of the Trust.

The 60th Annual General Meeting of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust was held online via a Zoom webinar on Tuesday 2 November 2021 at 7pm – 9pm. 

You can watch edited highlights below. Highlights include the President’s Opening Address, Chairman’s Report, Treasurer’s Report and presentations by the Trust’s Chief Executive and the Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts, Craig Bennett.  

During the AGM the members also approved the minutes of the 59th Annual General Meeting, the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2021, the election of Julian Roberts as a Trustee, the re-election of Lesley Chin, David Jordan, Jane Page and Malcolm Sonnex as Trustees, and the re-appointment of Azets as the Trust’s auditors.

The 59th Annual General Meeting of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust was held online via a Zoom webinar on Tuesday 10 November 2020 at 7pm - 9pm.  

You can watch edited highlights below which include the President’s Opening Address, Chairman’s Report, Treasurer’s Report and CEO’s Presentation.    

During the AGM the members also approved the minutes of the 58th Annual General Meeting, the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2020, the re-election of Oliver Cox, Christopher Langford, Andrew Lee, Helen McCormack and Matt Prescott as Trustees, and the appointment of Azets (formerly known as Wilkins Kennedy) as the Trust’s auditors.