AGM and board elections
AGM and board elections 2024/25
Community Rail Network held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 28 January 2025.
Charitable status
There were two resolution votes at the AGM regarding Community Rail Network’s proposal to adopt charitable status (see below downloads). We asked as many of our members as possible to attend our AGM, to cast their vote on this important matter.
The votes for the resolution have now been carefully cross referenced and verified, and both resolutions have passed.
(i) ORDINARY RESOLUTION to seek charitable status has passed. Votes cast were 96% in favour and 4% against.
(ii) SPECIAL RESOLUTION to adopt the articles of association circulated has passed. Votes cast were 96% in favour and 4% against.
Board election
The votes from yesterday’s board election have now been counted and verified and the successful nominees who secured a place on the Community Rail Network board have now been informed (and are as follows, in alphabetical order):
- Catherine Kingdom, Community Rail Lancashire
- Christopher Kimberley, North Cheshire Community Rail Partnership
- Dawn McGough, Community Rail Cumbria
- Himali Patil, The Community Train CRP
- Jeremy Whitaker, Honorary member (re-elected)
- Karen Hornby, Calder Valley Line CRP (re-elected)
- Richard Burningham, Devon & Cornwall RP (re-elected)
- Shahiesta Raja, Community Rail Lancashire
Thank you to all those who attended our AGM.
Resources:
Download our charitable status briefing note.
Download our charity status FAQs.
Download the member resolution notice.
Download ‘A – Articles of Association – Charitable Company’.
Download the board election statements.
Download the annual accounts 2023-24.
