It gives us great please to invite you to
our AGM on Thursday 24 April 2025!

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to join our AGM and help us celebrate the anniversary of the opening of our new head office.

Have your say at this year’s AGM

As a member you’re at the heart of everything we do, and our AGM is a chance for you to make a difference to how we do things.

Join us on Thursday 24th April at Newcombe House, The Point, Market Harborough, LE16 7QU from 2pm.

This year marks 250 years of Building Societies, and we’re celebrating by making a landmark donation of £250,000 to our community fund. And of course, there will be afternoon tea as well.

You’ll hear from special guests about our new 2-year programme supporting young people in your community with their financial education, employability and mental well-being, and our exciting plans for Welland House, our branch on The Square at Market Harborough.

Agenda:

1.30pm: Arrive
2.00pm: Annual General Meeting (AGM)
2.30pm: Tea Break
2.45pm: Welcome
3.00pm: Your Community Hub
Discover the inspiring success of Newcombe House
and get excited about our upcoming member events
3.15pm: Thrive! Fund
Celebrate the launch of our £250,000 initiative
3.30pm: Kheron Gilpen
Our new Community Ambassador
3.45pm: Update on Welland House
3.55pm: Audience Q&A

Your VIP invite

Please RSVP by emailing registration@mhbs.co.uk by Wednesday 16 April. Please let us know if you would like to come and also if you would like to bring a guest. We have 50 guest places, so please secure their spot early!

Need help getting to us?

Our new head office has lots of free car parking if you are planning on driving. If you need help travelling to us we can arrange transport from our Welland House Branch on The Square just let us know when you RSVP.

Chance to give to a local charity

As a special thank you for coming to our AGM and afternoon tea, we will be donating £500 to one of our charity partners supporting our young people; it will be decided by your vote on the day.

And finally

There are some important updates you should also be aware of:

• AGM agenda
• Summary Financial Statement
• Highlights of our Thrive Agenda
• Changes to our savings terms and conditions
• Plus information on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

I hope you can join me for another special occasion and look forward to your continued support as we create a brighter future together.

Lesley Titcomb CBE

Chair  

Ordinary Resolutions

1 To receive the Directors’ Report, Annual Accounts and Annual Business Statement for the year ended 31 December 2024
2 To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report
3 To reappoint BDO LLP as Auditors

Elections of the Directors

There are 10 for vacancies on the Board:

4 Annemarie Cossar
5 Nicholas Mark Fielden
6 Lindsay Karen Forster
7 Francesca Margaret Hampton
8 Iain Kirkpatrick
9 Andrew David Merrick
10 Mark Stewart Record
11 John David Stunell
12 Lesley Jane Titcomb
13 Nala Worsfold

Here you can view our Thrive newsletter letting you know what we accomplished in 2024. 

Thrive newsletter

Find out how your Society did in 2024 by reading our Summary Financial Statement. 

Summary Financial Statement

Savings Terms and Conditions change – The AGM pack includes details of planned changes to our General Savings Terms and Conditions. You can find an outline of these changes by visiting our Savings terms and conditions page.

You’ll also find information about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme here or via the FSCS Website.