AGM results
Thank you to our members who voted in the 2026 Annual General Meeting. This year 61,122 members voted, which represents 4.93% of our eligible membership.
The table below shows the total number of votes cast. Members voted to approve the resolutions and the election and re-election of all directors.
To ensure fairness and accuracy, the AGM vote was independently scrutinised by Civica Election Services and counting of the votes was completed on Thursday 23 April 2026.
2026 voting results
| Ordinary resolutions | Result |
| 1. To receive the Directors’ Report, Annual Accounts and Annual Business Statement for the year ended 31 December 2025. | For: 60,614 Against: 508 Withheld: 454 In favour: 99.17% |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025. The vote is advisory and Directors’ remuneration is not conditional on it. |
For: 55,958 Against: 4,348 Withheld: 1,266 In favour: 92.79% |
3. To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers UK (PwC) as auditor of the Society to hold office until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. |
For: 58,829 Against: 2,019 Withheld: 724 In favour: 96.68% |
| Election and re-election of directors | Result |
4. To elect Mark Ashley Parker as a director.
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For: 58,811 Against: 1,679 Withheld: 1,081 In favour: 97.22% |
| 5. To elect Caroline Suzanne Marsh as a director. | For: 58,955 Against: 1,718 Withheld: 897 In favour: 97.17% |
| 6. To elect Jane Susannah Leach as a director. | For: 59,026 Against: 1,602 Withheld: 938 In favour: 97.36% |
7. To re-elect Joanne Louise Kenrick as a director. |
For: 58,687 Against: 1,996 Withheld: 880 In favour: 96.71% |
8. To re-elect Martin Alastair Stewart as a director. |
For: 58,796 Against: 1,804 Withheld: 963 In favour: 97.02% |
9. To re-elect Shamira Mohammed as a director. |
For: 58,457 Against: 2,163 Withheld: 942 In favour: 96.43% |
| 10. To re-elect Stephen James Hughes as a director. | For: 58,685 Against: 1,893 Withheld: 983 In favour: 96.88% |
| 11. To re-elect Brendan John O’Connor as a director. | For: 58,689 Against: 1,894 Withheld: 979 In favour:96.87% |
12. To re-elect Lee John Raybould as a director. |
For: 58,989 Against: 1,665 Withheld: 904 In favour: 97.25% |
| 13. To re-elect David John Thorburn as a director. | For: 58,906 Against: 1,729 Withheld: 928 In favour: 97.15% |
| 14. To re-elect Iain Plunkett as a director. | For: 58,721 Against: 1,832 Withheld: 1,005 In favour: 96.97% |
Are you eligible to vote in the AGM?
Voting eligibility
Savers
A saver (or “Shareholding Member”) is entitled to attend and vote if:
- they are over 18 as at 23 April 2026; and
- they held at least £100 in a savings Share account on 31 December 2025. The £100 may be held in one account or in aggregate across a number of accounts; and
- they continued to hold a balance in the savings Share account to and on the date of the AGM, or, if closed after 31 December 2025, other new savings Share accounts have been opened immediately by way of transfer etc. providing continuity of membership.
Borrowers
A borrower (or “Borrowing Member”) is entitled to attend and vote if:
- they are over 18 as at 23 April 2026; and
- they owed to the Society a mortgage debt of not less than £100 on 31 December 2025; and
- they have continued to owe to the Society a mortgage debt of not less than £100 to and on the date of the AGM. However, this may be a new mortgage account - a gap between the two accounts is permitted.
If a savings Share account or a mortgage account is held in joint names, only the first named (the “Representative Joint Shareholder”) may attend and vote at the meeting. Second and subsequent joint holders may attend the meeting as proxies or, at the discretion of one of the senior stewards, as observers.
Go for a paperless vote
If you are registered for Online Services, you can update your preferences to receive information about our AGM by email and we'll send you the codes you'll need to be able to vote online in future AGMs.
Updating your AGM preferences
If you're eligible to vote at our AGM, and have registered to receive emails from us, we'll send you a link to the official Notice of AGM and our AGM booklet which includes our Summary Financial Statement. We'll also provide you with details about the meeting itself and how you can cast your vote online. Our AGM is usually held in April each year.
You have the option to change your AGM preferences at any time within Online Services.
