Mountaineering Scotland Members Gathering & AGM

The AGM will follow the standard agenda which is available on our website along with other key documents:

• Agenda
• Minutes of 2023 AGM
• 2023-24 Annual report
• 2023-24 Financial statements

As well as the approval of the minutes from the 2023 AGM there are two items of business requiring members to vote:

1. Fixing of the membership fees

Under item (e) members are being asked to support an increase in membership fees of £6 for individual members and £5 for club members, to take effect from 1 April 2025. The increase in fees is required to cover increases in costs to the organisation, most notably further increases in the cost of insurance cover. The proposal also includes the addition of personal accident cover for individual members which accounts for the additional £1 increase for those members. 

A supplementary note explaining the full background to these changes and level of increase is available here:

Membership fees - more info and FAQs

2. Election of President and Directors to the Board

Under item (f) members are asked to support the election of the following voluntary positions on the Board of Mountaineering Scotland.

Two board members coming to the end of their four year term have expressed interest in continuing for a further 2 years in accordance with article 6.6.2.2 of the Articles of Association:

• Ilona Turnbull - Re-election to the post of Director for Governance, HR and Equalities
• Alistair Todd - Re-election to the post of Director for Snowsports Touring

 Three new Directors have been nominated by the Board to replace Hazel Meehan, Dominic Hall and Jo Dytch who are all stepping down at the end of their term. They are:

• Fiona Bennett – Treasurer / Director for Finance
• Steven Johnson – Director for Clubs
• Andrew Tait – Director for Landscape and Planning

Due to the complexities of the club voting system and the hybrid format of the meeting, we are asking that all votes covering the formal business of the AGM are submitted in advance by 5pm on Tuesday 19  November 2024 to allow these to be collated and reported at the AGM.

• Individual members are eligible to vote on their own behalf, even if a member of a club.
• Club members: Clubs will vote on behalf of their members. To assist clubs with their vote, we will contact club secretaries to advise you of the number of votes allocated.
• Voting papers: Details of how to vote at the AGM along with voting papers and online voting forms can be found on the Mountaineering Scotland website.

It would be helpful to assist in the smooth running of the meeting if any questions relating to the annual report and or the formal business of AGM could also be submitted in advance of the meeting. These can be emailed to stuart@mountaineering.scot by 4pm on Monday 18 of November 2024.

 We hope you are able to join us on the 23 November and as always, we would like to take this opportunity to convey our thanks for your ongoing support.