2025 AGM results

i) Election of Honorary Officers

From the close of the 2025 AGM until the close of the 2026 AGM:

• BCS President and Chair of the Trustee Board
  Daljit Rehal FBCS
• BCS Deputy President and Deputy Chair of Trustee Board
  Sarah Winmill CITP CEng FBCS

From the close of the 2025 AGM until the close of the 2028 AGM:

• Vice-President, Finance
  Nic Granger FCA CITP FBCS
• Vice-President, Registration & Standards Committee
  Sharon Moore MBE CITP FBCS
• Vice-President, Trustee Director, BCS Learning & Development Ltd
  Hugh Greenway MBCS

ii) Election of members of Council

Professional Membership

The Institute received fourteen valid nominations for election to Council by the Professional Membership, for four ordinary vacancies, each for a three-year term of office and one casual vacancy for a two-year term of office.

The following candidates were elected for the four ordinary vacancies (alphabetical by surname):

• John Baker MBCS
• Christopher Farnath FBCS
• Heath Groves CITP FBCS
• Stephen Karmeinsky CITP FBCS

The following candidate was elected for the one casual vacancy:

• James Uhomoibhi CITP MBCS

Regional Constituency

The Institute received three valid nominations for election to Council by the Regional Constituency for two ordinary vacancies, for a three-year term of office.

The following candidates were elected (alphabetically by surname):

• Darren Dancey MBCS
• Charlie Houston-Brown CEng MBCS

These members will serve on Council commencing at the conclusion of the 2025 AGM until the close of the 2028 AGM.

Specialist Group Constituency

The Institute received twelve valid nominations for election to Council by the Specialist Group Constituency for two ordinary vacancies, for a three-year term of office.

The following candidates were elected (alphabetically by surname):

• Claire Buchner FBCS
• Jo Stansfield MBCS

iii) Ordinary Resolutions

Ordinary Resolutions require a simple majority of those voting to vote in favour for them to pass.

Special Resolutions require two thirds of those voting to vote in favour in order for them to pass.

Appointment of the Auditors

(Item 5 on the Calling Notice) - Members received as an Ordinary Resolution that HaysMac LLP Chartered Accountants of 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1AG, be appointed auditors to the Institute to hold office from the conclusion of the 2025 AGM until the conclusion of the 2026 AGM.

On a poll, the Ordinary Resolution 1 – Appointment of the Auditors to the Institute was carried by:

For: 1914 (97.70%) Against: 45 (2.30%)

The Resolution was carried.   

Approval of Membership subscriptions

(Item 6 on the Calling Notice) - Members received as an Ordinary Resolution that with effect from 1 May 2025 and in accordance with Bye-law 15, the following sums shall be paid by way of annual subscription:

 

On a poll, the Ordinary Resolution 2 – Subscriptions payable from 1 May 2025 was carried by:

For: 1742 (90.35%) Against: 186 (9.65%)

The Resolution was carried.

Special Resolution

(Item 7 on the Calling Notice) - Members received as a Special Resolution that with effect from the conclusion of the 2025 AGM, Members’ Regulations of the Institute be amended in order that the document is gender neutral.

On a poll, the Special Resolution – Amendments to the Members’ Regulations of the institute was carried by:

For: 1738 (90.10%) Against: 191 (9.90%)

The Resolution was carried.