a:8:{s:12:"cfdb7_status";s:6:"unread";s:10:"first-name";s:14:"Kevin Lonergan";s:9:"last-name";s:14:"Kevin Lonergan";s:7:"company";s:14:"Kevin Lonergan";s:3:"tel";s:11:"07957826119";s:5:"email";s:30:"ktlonergan@pmis-consulting.com";s:7:"inquiry";a:1:{i:0;s:8:"Services";}s:12:"your-message";s:1993:"The following summaries the matter and brief description of what we are looking for:

Burford golf club is a members club, owned by 705 members and legally constituted as BGC Limited – no shares.

In 2023 the club moved from being run by an elected committee, to moving to 7 self-appointed Directors, without a vote to put them in place. Since then, they have stated that they have been embarked on a Governance project. The governing body of golf provides a simple and clear (single sentence) definition of good governance in members clubs. It is about transparency of the action of the board to all members. Large numbers of members believe the board is acting in totally the opposite way. Feeling are running high, for good reasons. This has been going on for 3 tears and needs to be resolved.

Things have come to a head with the appointment of external consultants to the cost of £110K, with no knowledge of the members, and many other matters.
Under members reserved powers, the members can call a general meeting with 5% of the members. We have over 20% support for calling a general meeting and we are definitely doing so. We are looking for clarification and guidance on a number of items from legal advisors who deal in corporate law&#047; the companies act.

Please note: time is urgent (due to key events in the golfing year). We are looking for someone who has the capacity to look this the relevant documents hopefully this week.
The areas of guidance&#047;questions include (others will no doubt be added):

•	The composition and content of the meeting request itself
•	The running of the meeting
•	The replacement of directors, and possibly the whole board (who it is said may resign), which is something we need to be fully prepared for.
•	Other questions relating to the mechanics of the vote itself, including electronic voting

Please feel free to call meme to discuss at your earliest opportunity.

best regards, Kevin Lonergan, 07957 826 119";}