The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is your opportunity to have your say on our work. Find out how voting works using our short guide.
Cast your vote before 11.59pm on 31 October 2025 – you don’t need to attend the AGM in order to have your say.
You’ll need to vote on our Council election in advance of the AGM, and you can choose to vote on the resolutions in advance too. Voting closes at 11.59pm on 31 October 2025.
Have your say by voting online. If you’ve received an email from us about the AGM, follow your personalised voting link for a fast login experience. Alternatively, visit the CES voting platform below and enter your membership details, which you can find on your membership card.
If you wish to vote or register your interest to attend the AGM by post, you’ll need to request a postal vote below. The deadline to make this request is 5pm on 10 October.
If you've previously contacted us to request a postal vote, you don't need to make this request again. We've saved your preferences and you'll receive the papers from early September.
If you plan to attend the meeting in person or virtually, you can vote on the resolutions on the day via the CES Join-In platform. Information about using this platform will be available ahead of, and during the meeting for all registered attendees.
To vote in person, you'll need to bring a smartphone with you to join the secure voting platform. Handheld devices are no longer in use. Further information is available in your AGM booklet,
Only the resolutions are voted on at the meeting itself and you’ll still need to vote in the elections before the deadline either online or by post.
Members are welcome to join the meeting in person or online but you'll need to register to attend by no later than 11.59pm on 31 October.
There are a limited number of in-person spaces available. If you wish to attend in person, we recommend you register your interest as soon as possible.
If interest to attend in person exceeds venue capacity, places will be allocated by ballot and some members may be asked to join online, and will be able to ask questions on the resolutions and vote on the day.
There are three different types of vote you can choose from to have your say.
This is where you specify how you want your vote to be cast by your proxy (the Chair of the AGM) and they act as your representative and vote as directed by you. You can do this by selecting 'for', 'against' or 'abstain' for the individual resolutions and by selecting your preferred election candidates.
To cast your vote in support of the Board of Trustees' position on all resolutions, and/or recommended election candidates/candidate bodies, you can use the quick vote option. Quick vote is a type of specified vote.
You can cast a discretionary vote for the resolutions, but not in the elections. This means you're directing the proxy (the Chair of the AGM) to vote on the resolutions as they see fit. You can do this by selecting the 'discretionary' box.
You can find more details about voting in your AGM booklet.
Voting is now open for your Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is taking place online, and in person at 10am on Saturday 8 November 2025 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon. Cast your vote or register to attend by 11.59pm on 31 October 2025.
If you have a query about the AGM, please email agm@nationaltrust.org.uk. To put forward a question for the meeting, please include your name and membership number in your email and keep your question within 50 words. For all other enquiries, please check out help centre.
The Annual General Meeting is convened in accordance with The Charities (National Trust) Order 2005. Find out more about what this means.
Find the full details about the rules of voting in clause 40 of The Charities (National Trust) Order 2005.