BMECP Annual General Meeting (2026)

Join us for our AGM to review the year, confirm Board arrangements, hear our guest speaker, and connect with members over food and networking.

26 March 2026 5:45pm – 7:30pm+ Venue

Schedule at a glance

Doors open 5:45pm
5:45pm
Arrival and refreshments
Tea, coffee and juice
6:00pm
AGM Business see detailed business agenda section
Welcome, minutes, Board confirmations/elections, reports and accounts
6:40pm – 7:00pm
Guest Speaker
Millie Kerr, Strategic Anti-Racist Lead – Business Improvement, BHCC
After speaker
Questions from members • AOB • Close of AGM
We’ll keep this section focused and on time.
7:30pm
Food and networking
Connect with members and partners

Guest Speaker (6:40pm – 7:00pm)

Special session

Millie Kerr

Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC)

Strategic Anti-Racist Lead – Business Improvement

Followed by Questions from members.

AGM Business agenda (6:00pm)

Formal items
  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Approval of minutes from the previous AGM
  3. Thank you to Board Members Winnie Apollo-Schubert, Denis Njouwouo and Ogbonnia Oko-Joseph who are stepping down.
  4. Confirmation of continuing Board Members – Nason Bimbe, Shelley Hurley, Judy Richards, Yeru Shang and Chandrakant Mehta
  5. Election of new Board Members (nomination papers available in the office)
  6. Report on the work of BMECP
  7. Adoption of Annual Accounts (2024/25)
  8. Audit
  9. Questions from members
  10. AOB
  11. Close of AGM

The AGM Notice and Agenda

Official notice plus the full meeting agenda.

Minutes of the 2025 Annual General Meeting

Record of decisions and actions from the previous AGM.

Financial Report and Accounts (2025)

Annual accounts and financial reporting papers for review and adoption.

BMECP Annual Report 2025

Showcasing impact, progress, and community empowerment throughout the year.