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Audience members seated at the National Trust AGM 2026 at STEAM in Swindon, facing the stage. — Members attending the National Trust AGM 2026 at STEAM in Swindon. | © Megan Taylor / National Trust

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on Saturday 7^th November 2026 at STEAM museum in Swindon. Watch the video of the meeting and find out the results of the Member’s resolutions and Council elections.

Watch the 2026 Annual General Meeting

Watch a recording of the National Trust Annual General Meeting held on 7 November 2026 at STEAM in Swindon and online.

This video is hosted by YouTube

AGM 2026

Your AGM booklet

Your AGM booklet contains everything you need to know about the AGM and Council elections including how to vote and how to attend.

Aerial view of the restored orchard at Brockhampton, Herefordshire

AGM 2026 voting results

The 2026 AGM took place on 7 November online and at STEAM in Swindon. Find out the voting results, including the outcomes on the resolutions and elections.

Audience members seated at the National Trust AGM 2026 at STEAM in Swindon, facing the stage.

Annual Report

Annual Report 2026

Read our Annual Report and Financial Statements, look back on performance last year and look forward to our future plans. The report also includes salary details about our Director-General and Executive Team.

Cottongrass growing along the Brandy Pad, an ancient smugglers' route in the Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland

Our governance

AGM procedures and reports

The Annual General Meeting is convened in accordance with The Charities (National Trust) Order 2005. Find out more about what this means.

Two National Trust colleagues sat on a stage discussing topics at the AGM in 2024

Procedure for members' resolutions

Members can submit resolutions for each year's Annual General Meeting. View information on the process for members' resolutions.

Attendees of AGM event smiling on stage

Board of Trustees

Discover who sits on the National Trust's Board of Trustees, what experience they bring to the role and how they work together to meet the Trust's purpose.

National Trust Council Chair, René Olivieri at the 2023 AGM

Council

Find out how Council members are elected and how they make sure we’re delivering on our main responsibilities and tasks.

National Trust Council members standing in a garden listening to someone do a talk

Appointing Bodies

Our Council's Appointing Bodies are 18 organisations that are elected by National Trust members every six years. Learn about what they are and what they do.

Members of the National Trust Council sit at tables in a meeting room

AGM 2025 recap

AGM 2025 voting results

The 2025 Annual General Meeting took place on 8 November 2025 in Swindon. Find out the voting results, including outcomes on the resolutions and elections.

Audience members seated at the National Trust AGM 2026 at STEAM in Swindon, facing the stage.

Board of Trustees' reflections on AGM resolutions

Our Board of Trustees has considered the resolutions proposed at the 2025 AGM and shared their response to each.

Min Grimshaw, a Trustee, at the 2025 AGM

2025 AGM minutes

Read the minutes of the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

Digital AGM booklet on an iPad screen

Contact us

Email

If you have a query about the AGM, please email our team.

agm@nationaltrust.org.uk

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