Nominet’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a yearly gathering of members to vote on resolutions, elect board members, and learn about our organisation’s activities.
2026 annual general meeting
Nominet’s AGM took place on Wednesday 14th October 2026.
At the meeting, the following resolutions were passed:
- That the annual report and financial statements of the company for the financial year ended 31st March 2026 be received.
- That Haysmacintyre LLP, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1AG be re-appointed as the auditors of the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which audited accounts are laid, at a remuneration fixed by the directors.
- That Patsy Wilkinson is re-appointed as an Appointed Director for a term of three years.
You can view the AGM voting results here.
Thank you to all members who took part.
2026 NED Election timeline
Members have re-elected Steve Wright to serve as Non-Executive Director for a further three-year term.
View the full election results.
| Date | Event | Time & Action |
|---|---|---|
| 26th May | Call for nominations | Nominations open at 12pm noon (BST) |
| 30th June | Nominations close | Nominations close at 12pm noon (BST) |
| 1st July | Candidate checks start | Four-week window to perform validation and checks on candidates. |
| 16th July | Board Meeting | Board approval of AGM resolutions. Board to confirm voting calculation date for communication to members via website and email. |
| 29th July | Candidate checks close | |
| 1st August | Membership renewal | Invoices issued. |
| w/c 3rd August | Nominations Committee | Nominations Committee confirms candidates that have passed the screening process. |
| w/c 10th August | Announce Candidates | |
| 1st September | Voting rights | Proposed date for voting rights calculation. |
| 17th September | Candidate live webinar | NED candidates Q&A webinar. A recording will be available on the Member Hub. |
| 18th September | Notice issued to members & voting opens | |
| 12th October | Proxy and NED voting closes | |
| 13th October | Election result confirmed | Election results verified and candidates contacted. Results announced to members (TBC). |
| 14th October | AGM (Annual General Meeting) | Election results reconfirmed at AGM. |
Election Process
Candidate background checks
Candidates are required to participate in a security screening process carried out on our behalf by a third-party company. All directors of Nominet are required to do this, and it is consistent with Nominet’s role in operating critical national infrastructure.
The screening process will include: proof of identity; proof of address; qualification and employment checks and references; address history checks; criminal record checks; directorship checks; company record searches; or other checks required by Nominet.
Candidates announced
The Nominations Committee will review all the applications and confirm the candidates who are eligible to be put forward for inclusion in the ballot. The Nominations Committee reserves the right not to progress applications which are incomplete or where the applicant would be unable to perform their duties as a director.
Voting and results
An independent election management company, Lumi Global, conducts the elections as per our constitutional rules by secret ballot using the Single Transferable Voting (STV) system.
Weighted voting rights are applied to the board elections and resolutions, calculated as per our voting rights policy. See latest voting rights in the Member Hub. All votes will be cast electronically via a secure voting website operated by Lumi Global.
Election Queries
If you have a query related to the Nominet Non-Executive Director Election, please send it to the Company Secretary, in their role as the Elections Convener via elections@nominet.uk.
For information on previous AGMs and elections, please visit the Member Hub.