BCHA operates a closed shareholding membership policy and is not currently accepting applications from members of the public or bodies corporate to apply for shareholding membership.
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What is a Shareholding Member?
Shareholding members are officially “guardians” of the objects (or the charitable purpose) of BCHA and are individuals with an interest in supporting the mission and vision of BCHA. Members pay a nominal value of £1 to buy a share. This money paid for a share becomes the property of the association. Shares carry no interest, dividend or bonus, and are non-withdrawable. No shareholder can hold more than one share, and each share carries one vote.
Who can become a Shareholding Member?
BCHA shareholding membership is restricted to:
- Serving board members of BCHA whose appointment has been approved by the BCHA Board and who have paid their £1 share.
- Former board members of BCHA who have not resigned their shareholding membership upon retiring or resigning from the board (however, a time limit of 6 years from date of resignation from the board will apply after which period the person will cease to be a shareholder).
- Any other person who was a shareholder up to and including 28 February 2026.
What do Shareholding Members do?
A shareholder has a number of rights, including:
- Attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting or other General Meetings
- Receiving the Annual Report, containing the annual accounts, the auditor’s report and the Board report
- Electing, or re-electing Board members
When exercising their rights, Shareholders shall act at all times in the interests of BCHA and for the benefit of the community.
For more details on our Shareholding Membership, please read our Policy. If you would like to discuss this further, please email [email protected].
Updates for Shareholders
Updates for Shareholders, including links to Annual General Meeting minutes shall be posted below when available.
The agenda and resolutions for the Annual General Meeting on Friday, 26th September 2025 are available here.
A Special General Meeting of BCHA was held on Thursday 8th May 2025. See full Notice and Agenda. You can view the minutes of this meeting here.
To find the latest updates, please read the minutes and agenda from BCHA’s AGM held on Friday 26th September 2025. If you wish to view BCHA’s financial statement please go to our Key Information page.
For details of our previous Annual General Meetings, please view the minutes from BCHA's 2024 AGM.
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