At the British Paralympic Association Offices, London

Chairman’s Report

The Chairman reported on his activity since the last Trustee meeting. This has included chairing the recent Finance and Development Committee and wider engagement with the Velo Park on the Olympic Park in London, Oxford University, National Football Musuem and the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies.

He had also updated the Honorary President and Vice Presidents on the launch of the exhibition in Norwich.

The Chairman had attended the Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony at Stoke Mandeville Stadium ahead of the Pyeong Chang Paralympic Games and he congratulated the British Paralympic Association on the performance of ParalympicsGB at their most successful winter games to date. 

Project Managers Report

Vicky Hope-Walker provided her report on the work of the Trust and drew attention to the following items:

• The launch of the first exhibition in Norwich had gone very well and the exhibition was open in Norwich Cathedral until 23 May 2018.
• The digital engagement strategy for the Trust had been developed.
• Work was continuing on the development of the permanent exhibition at Stoke Mandeville Stadium and plans for another regional exhibition in Bradford later this year.
• She had recently attended and spoken at a Korean Disability Forum linked to the Pyeong Chang Winter Paralympic Games.
• The new website was now live.

Governance Issues

The Members’ Agreement was now ready to be signed and SLAs with Wheelpower and the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies were in development.

A number of policies were ready for their annual review and Trustees would be undertaking this.

Recruitment of up to three Independent Trustees would start shortly.

Finance and Development

The Board received and noted the commentary on the current financial situation. The minutes of the recent Finance and Development Committees were received and noted in full by the Board. 

It was anticipated that the Annual Accounts would receive an independent evaluation rather than a full audit.

The team were pursuing a number of funding applications – some local, some national.

Date of Next Meeting

The date of the next scheduled meeting was confirmed as Wednesday 14 June 2018 at 1100hrs and would take place at the offices of the British Paralympic Association in London.