Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (the “Company”) will be held at 7.00pm sharp on Wednesday, 21st August 2024.
The meeting will be held online only. Holding the AGM in this manner, and notifying the members accordingly, is permitted under the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid 19) Act 2020.
Members of BirdWatch Ireland should go to the Company website, www.birdwatchireland.ie, and log in to their account to access the details needed to join the meeting. Documents related to the AGM will also be available to members on the website.
In accordance with Article 15 of the Company’s Articles of Association, Eugene O’Brien, Jonathan Taylor and Frances Threadgold fall to retire as Directors of the Company at this AGM, having been co-opted to the Board since the last AGM in 2023, and the Board proposes to nominate all three persons for election to the Board.
In accordance with Article 16 of the Company’s Articles of Association, Des Fagan falls to retire as a Director of the
Company at this AGM and is not seeking re-election.
The Board wishes to nominate Yvonne Kelly as a new Director of the Company. The number of nominations for the Board is equal to the number of vacancies on the Board.
In accordance with Article 7(c) of the Company’s Articles of Association, any Member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint a proxy. That proxy need not be a Member. The procedure for Voting by Proxy is laid out in Article 13 of the Company’s Articles of Association.
Proxy votes in respect of the 2024 AGM must be received at the registered office of the Company by 19:00 on Monday, 19th August 2024.
The following documents are available for members to download:
- Minutes of the 2023 AGM;
- Financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2023;
- Abridged accounts for BWI Retail and Services Ltd. for the year ended 31st December 2023;
- BirdWatch Ireland’s Annual Report 2023 (to follow in advance of the AGM);
- Branch Reports for 2023 AGM (to follow in advance of the AGM);
- Memorandum & Articles of Association (2023); and
- Form of Proxy for the AGM.
The documents are also available on request. To obtain copies of these documents, please send an email to secretary@birdwatchireland.ie.
The agenda is as follows:
- To consider the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 24th June 2023.
- To review the Annual Report of the Board for the year ended 31st December 2023.
- To consider the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2023, together with the reports of the directors and the statutory auditor thereon.
- To authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the statutory auditor.
- (a) To elect Eugene O’Brien as a Director.
(b) To elect Jonathan Taylor as a Director.
(c) To elect Frances Threadgold as a Director. - To elect Yvonne Kelly as a new Director.
- To receive reports from the Branches.
- To transact any other business as may be transacted at an annual general meeting.
Members will have the opportunity to participate fully during the online meeting. In addition, members can email questions to secretary@birdwatchireland.ie before 5.00pm on Monday, 19th August 2024. Only emails from people present at the meeting will be considered. The Board may group similar questions to facilitate the order of business.
By order of the Board
Jonathan Taylor
Secretary
BirdWatch Ireland
Unit 20, Block D
Bullford Business Campus
Kilcoole, Co Wicklow
A63 RW83
8th July 2024
