u3a - Third Age Trust AGM

Notification

The Company Secretary, Iain Cassidy, gives notification of the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Third Age Trust 2026 to allow member u3as to prepare for the meeting.

The 43rd Annual General Meeting of the Third Age Trust will be held on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at The Midland Hotel, 16 Peter St, Manchester M60 2DS, as a hybrid meeting allowing delegates to attend in person or online.

Details on how to access the meeting online, for both voting delegates and non-voting delegates is shared below.

This does not constitute the formal notification as outlined in Article 13 of the Articles of Association of the Third Age Trust. The formal notification will be issued after any resolutions and amendments have been agreed and accepted.

Attending the AGM

To attend our online AGM, you need to book via the Attend2IT platform using the button below. Everyone is welcome to join.

Register to attend the online AGM

If you are the voting representative for your u3a please make sure you use exactly the same email address to register to attend that you used to register to vote. If the email address registered to attend the AGM does not match the email address registered to vote on behalf of your u3a, the system will not recognise you as eligible to vote. All voting is done via the online AGM.

If you would like to attend the AGM in person, please book your place on Eventbrite, using the link below, by 11am on Monday 12 October.

If you are the voting representative and wish to attend in person, please bring a charged device with you that you can use to vote in the meeting room. We recommend a laptop or tablet.

Attend the AGM in person

How to vote at the AGM

Make sure your u3a can vote at this year's AGM. Every u3a needs to register one person to vote on its behalf. Registering to vote is separate to registering to attend.

Proxy voting
If your voting representative can't attend online or in person, you can proxy your vote. Use the below form to apply.

It's really important that you do register to vote, to ensure that the AGM is quorate. The deadline to register is 11am on Monday 12 October.

Voting registration form

Allocation of votes

Based on the paid up members declared to the Third Age Trust as part of the Annual Return process, votes are allocated as specified in Article 17(1) of the Articles of Association of the Third Age Trust:

up to 200 people in membership - one vote;
from 201 to 500 people in membership - two votes;
from 501 to 1000 people in membership - three votes;
from 1001 to 2000 people in membership – four votes;
from 2001 to 3000 people in membership – five votes;
more than 3000 people in membership – six votes.

Only u3as that have provided an Annual Return, declared their membership, and paid their membership subscriptions to the Third Age Trust for 2026-2027 are eligible to vote at the AGM.

Resolutions for the 2026 AGM

A resolution has been submitted by a u3a which will go to a vote of the membership at the AGM. Read the details of the resolution.

AGM email updates

Below you will find a list of the most recent AGM related u3a mailings sent to Chairs, Vice Chairs, Secretaries and Treasurers.

If you hold the position of Chair, Secretary or Treasurer for your u3a and are not receiving these emails, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to let us know.

AGM 2026