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Governance

Most people who contribute their time and energy to OutdoorLads do so on a voluntary basis. We employ a small highly professional and dedicated admin team (Liam, Dan and Yvonne). 

To get more involved in OutdoorLads, just email us or give us a call. We'd love to hear form you. 

If you'd like to know more about how OutdoorLads is run come along to our next Annual General Meeting and/or have a look through some of the minutes of our most recent Board of Trustees meetings.

Charity

OutdoorLads is a registered charity and you'll find us listed on the Charity Commission website. Our governing document is the Articles of Association. 

Board of Trustees

You can see who is on our Board of Trustees on the Meet the Team page (you must be logged in to view this page).

Minutes of our most recent Board of Trustees meetings are here (redacted where necessary only to maintain confidentiality).

January 2017 | February 2017 | March 2017 | May 2017 | June 2017 | September 2017 | January 2018 | April 2018 | June 2018 | September 2018 | October 2018 | November 2018 | January 2019 | February 2019 | April 2019 | June 2019 | July 2019September 2019 | September 2019 After AGM | November 2019 | Leominster January 2020 | February 2020 | C19 16 March 2020 | C19 25 March 2020  | C19 8 April 2020 | May 2020 | July 2020 | September 2020 After AGM | October 2020 | November 2020 | January 2021 | February 2021 | April 2021 | June 2021 | August 2021 | October 2021 | November 2021 | February 2022 | April 2022 | July 2022 | October 2022 | February 2023 | April 2023 | June 2023 | Minutes August 2023 | February 2024 |

Annual General Meeting

2017 AGM Minutes | 2017 AGM Video | 2018 AGM Minutes | Financial Statement Year Ended 31 March 2018 | 2019 AGM Minutes | Financial Statement Year Ended 31 March 2019 | 2020 AGM Minutes inc Q&A | Financial Statement Year Ended 31 March 2020 | Financial Statement Year Ended 31 March 20212021 AGM Minutes | Financial Statement Year Ended 31 March 2022 | 2022 AGM Minutes | 2022 Q&A | Draft 2023 AGM Minutes | Financial Statement Year Ended 31 March 2023 |

AGM 2023: Documentation and Event Page

Policies

Our policies are available here. 

Insurance

Information on our insurance is available here. 

Participation Statement

As part of our insurance requirements and to ensure we can help and support our members and leaders, we do ask members to sign our participation statement.

Concerns or Complaints

If you have a concern or complaint about OutdoorLads, an OutdoorLads event, a volunteer, a member or our staff, please let us know.

If you're on an event, please speak to the leader if possible who will do their best to resolve any situations that arise. If that's not possible, or if your concern is of a different nature, you can contact our admin team, or one of our Trustees. You'll find their details on our site. Alternatively if you prefer you can complete our Concern or Complaint Form below.

Whilst they are thankfully rare, we take any concerns and complaints seriously and will investigate and seek to resolve any matters arising with to the best of our ability and with respect and consideration for anyone involved. Our Formal Complaint and Appeal Policy is available here.