Annual General Meeting announcement 2026
26 May 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
The adjourned 2026 Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) of GB Powerlifting Federation
Limited (‘British Powerlifting’) will be held as follows:
Date: Sunday, 26th July 2026
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Online
All registered Members of British Powerlifting are entitled to attend, and will receive a link via email, along
with a live noticed on the BP AGM page, to attend the AGM no later than 25th July 2026.
New to participating in an AGM? Here is a friendly guide to British Powerlifting Meetings.
NOMINATIONS
In accordance with S43 of the Articles of Association, nominations for the roles set out below must be received by the Board no later than 13th June 2026. The nominations must be in writing, and endorsed by two Members of British Powerlifting (a proposer, and a seconder). There must also be written indication by the nominee confirming their willingness to stand for election, and to confirm they are, or agree to become, a Member of British Powerlifting should they be appointed.
- Chair of the Board
Members should be aware of S133 of the Articles of Association insofar as the Board is entitled to carry out vetting of all or any nominee prior to accepting a nomination.
NOTICE OF MOTION
All Notice of Motion submitted and accepted shall stand for vote ahead of the adjourned AGM.
There is no requirement for re-submission of Notice of Motion submitted for the original AGM date,
however, should Members wish to submit an amended motion, they are entitled to do so.
No additional motions are permitted to be submitted.
AGENDA & VOTING
A detailed Agenda will be published no later than 14th July 2026.
In accordance with S110 of the Articles of Association, voting will be held via an online platform open no less than 14 days prior to the AGM, and close 48 hours prior to the AGM, as per Article 110.
In response to member feedback, BP are trialling voting at the AGM itself. Your understanding during this trial will be appreciated.
The table annexed sets out the timescales for Member and Board comment, amendments to Motions, and voting.
By order of the Board of British Powerlifting dated this 26th day of May 2026.
AGM
(Annual General Meeting, corrected 03/06/2026)
| Milestone | Date & Time | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Notice posted | 26 May 2026 | Two clear months before the meeting |
| Motion submission opens | 18 Jun 2026, 10:00 | 38 days before meeting; +22 days after previous |
| Motion submission closes | 26 Jun 2026, 10:00 | one clear month before the meeting; +14 days after previous |
| Comments open | 3 Jul 2026, 10:00 | 23 days before meeting; +1 day after previous |
| Amendments open | 3 Jul 2026, 10:00 | 23 days before meeting; concurrent with previous |
| Comments close | 10 Jul 2026, 10:00 | 16 days before meeting; +7 days after previous |
| Amendments close | 10 Jul 2026, 10:00 | 16 days before meeting; concurrent with previous |
| Voting opens | 11 Jul 2026, 10:00 | 15 days before meeting; +1 day after previous |
| Pre-meeting discussion | 23 Jul 2026, 11:00 | 3 days before meeting; +12 days and 1 hour after previous |
| Voting closes | 24 Jul 2026, 10:00 | 48 hours before meeting; +23 hours after previous |
| Meeting takes place | 26 Jul 2026, 10:00 | +2 days after previous |
The pre-meeting discussion has been scheduled to allow Members to discuss the motions while
voting remains open.
This is intended to create a hybrid process in which Members have an opportunity
for healthy discourse, clarification, and debate before finalising their voting decisions. However, under the
Articles as currently written, voting must close 48 hours before the AGM itself, which means any such
discussion must take place before that deadline. For that reason, the pre-meeting discussion has been
structured as a separate meeting ahead of the AGM, rather than as part of the AGM itself.
You can see live updates and interact with the AGM here.
Update – 3 June 2026
On 3 June 2026, we identified an error in the published AGM timeline relating to the motion submission close date. The timeline previously stated that motion submissions would close on 2 July 2026 at 10:00. This was incorrect.
In accordance with the required AGM timetable, the motion submission close date should be 26 June 2026 at 10:00, and the timeline has been updated accordingly.
We also identified that the timeline incorrectly listed the notice posted date as 27 May 2026. The AGM notice was in fact published on 26 May 2026, and this has also been corrected.
No other dates in the AGM timeline have been amended.
