April Fans Forum - MINUTES ON PAGE 11

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A serious breach of the Companies Act 2006 would mean failure of the fit and proper test if the Football League were to follow its own rules

http://www.football-league.co.uk/global/appendix3.aspx

Remember they got Al Capone for tax evasion.

Airman Brown

sm said:

A serious breach of the Companies Act 2006 would mean failure of the fit and proper test if the Football League were to follow its own rules

http://www.football-league.co.uk/global/appendix3.aspx

Remember they got Al Capone for tax evasion.

I'm happy to defer to anyone with professional knowledge on this, and I have been working with others with that background. That was the source of the related party transaction comment.

There are also questions about potential benefits being received by Meire such as accommodation costs and whether these are being declared for tax purposes. I don't really care what she is being paid, but I want to discover if what is being done to remunerate her is lawful and whether it complies with FFP rules.

Fumbluff

Who's doing the commentary thread on this car-crash tonight then???

NornIrishAddick

sm said:

A serious breach of the Companies Act 2006 would mean failure of the fit and proper test if the Football League were to follow its own rules

http://www.football-league.co.uk/global/appendix3.aspx

Remember they got Al Capone for tax evasion.

Who gave them Al Capone?

What has a poor, innocent (admittedly dead) Chicago gangster done to be handed over to the fiendish clutches of Uncle Roly?

shirty5

6:30 start this evening. Bet the gates are locked

sm

5.17 from UK Practical Law below is pretty definitive on the disclosure of Directors emoluments http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:txKBY9BJAvEJ:uk.practicallaw.com/books/9781847668882/chapter05+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

sm

Airman Brown said:

sm said:

A serious breach of the Companies Act 2006 would mean failure of the fit and proper test if the Football League were to follow its own rules

http://www.football-league.co.uk/global/appendix3.aspx

Remember they got Al Capone for tax evasion.

I'm happy to defer to anyone with professional knowledge on this, and I have been working with others with that background. That was the source of the related party transaction comment.

There are also questions about potential benefits being received by Meire such as accommodation costs and whether these are being declared for tax purposes. I don't really care what she is being paid, but I want to discover if what is being done to remunerate her is lawful and whether it complies with FFP rules.

Chances are that if they are defying Company Law they may also be doing the same with tax and Football League rules - I would certainly expect HMRC and the Football League to use their powers to check, but they need some justification to launch an investigation, especially since there are not a few of us without more general objections.

T_C_E

Fanny Fanackapan said:

Leeds_Addick said:

Is it being live streamed like the previous one?

I asked this question of the rep that deals with the agenda & minutes and 4 days ago he responded that he had asked but no definitive answer had been given thus far...

Found the Live stream channel.

Old, but keeps me amused.

Mackle

T.C.E said:

Fanny Fanackapan said:

Leeds_Addick said:

Is it being live streamed like the previous one?

I asked this question of the rep that deals with the agenda & minutes and 4 days ago he responded that he had asked but no definitive answer had been given thus far...

Found the Live stream channel.

Old, but keeps me amused.

And it's the spell it out colours, so topical too!

The Red Robin

HarryLime said:

Ask why they feel it is necessary to lock the gates of the Valley, whenever RD visits.

Ask her if she understands the historic connotations that action alone carries.

Fanny Fanackapan

T.C.E said:

Fanny Fanackapan said:

Leeds_Addick said:

Is it being live streamed like the previous one?

I asked this question of the rep that deals with the agenda & minutes and 4 days ago he responded that he had asked but no definitive answer had been given thus far...

Found the Live stream channel.

Old, but keeps me amused.

Bit like me then !

Gillis

Can someone ask the club for assuarances that Bovril will be on sale in every stand next season? I don't actually like the stuff, but would find it's availability immensely reassuring.

Cardinal Sin

I hope it's being filmed again. I need a good belly-laugh. It's just like The Office, live. It might be even better if there's no really awkward questions. You know, one or two polite questions, half-answered or simply ignored with pregnant pauses and people looking at each other. Uncle Mick playing the Honest Injun but ensuring he doesn't get a blocking from Eva Braun after the show. It's not to be missed I tell thee.

The Red Robin

Ask Murray if he still thinks 'it's just message board stuff.'

...also ask him WTF was he wearing on Saturday.

Dippenhall

I assume the defence against non disclosure is the bit that says "...so far as...the company has the right obtain it..."

He uses the same ruse for Melexis, none of the 19 directors have any emoluments paid by the company. Is Staprix employing his senior staff or another company tucked away in Panama given he employs different nationalities who might not benefit from employment by a Belgian company and potential adverse tax consequences.

Melexis is a public quoted company with far higher disclosure obligations so would just assume if he is getting away with it in Belgium he can get away with it in the UK for a private company. After all as a member of the EU we all benefit from the same protection don't we @PragueAddick

Airman Brown

Dippenhall said:

I assume the defence against non disclosure is the bit that says "...so far as...the company has the right obtain it..."

He uses the same ruse for Melexis, none of the 19 directors have any emoluments paid by the company. Is Staprix employing his senior staff or another company tucked away in Panama given he employs different nationalities who might not benefit from employment by a Belgian company and potential adverse tax consequences.

Melexis is a public quoted company with far higher disclosure obligations so would just assume if he is getting away with it in Belgium he can get away with it in the UK for a private company. After all as a member of the EU we all benefit from the same protection don't we @PragueAddick

But Meire is a director of the company and, as it happens, the one who signs off the accounts. Wouldn't this mean arguing that she had no right to know (or more sensibly duty to disclose to the company) what she is paid for providing her services to the company?

In any event, the accounts don't say that her remuneration is unknown. They say it's zero (which, admittedly, seems a fair rate).

Phil

A bit late in the day but if the offer to chair the meeting is made to anyone then please take it if you're not a staff member. Then don't move until all are satisfied with response to any issue. Sadly I anticipate the usual eyewash from Katrien and co with lots of nodding dogs around the table.

carly burn

Is this being filmed?

se9addick

Is this going ahead ?

Nug

I hope no one shows apart from the club

Paolo47

In the likely event that they don't make a video available should dig out the remarks from last time about transparency, rebuilding trust etc - more evidence of the lies lies lies

Airman Brown

Nug said:

I hope no one shows apart from the club

Syd will be there. Coach arrival times will be reported back.

Badger

Airman Brown said:

Nug said:

I hope no one shows apart from the club

Syd will be there. Coach arrival times will be reported back.

So True.

The Red Robin

Any updates?

Leeds_Addick

No confirmation that this has even gone ahead.

Dave2l

Katrien will not put herself in a position to be videoed and or questioned again. She has already lost any argument coming her way. It simply won't happen.

The only thing she's learnt in 2 years. It took a while though.

stonemuse

Dave2l said:

Katrien will not put herself in a position to be videoed and or questioned again. She has already lost any argument coming her way. It simply won't happen.

The only thing she's learnt in 2 years. It took a while though.

Therefore ...another lie

The Red Robin

Leeds_Addick said:

No confirmation that this has even gone ahead.

That's weird (meaning unique). {...}

bolloxbolder

Guess the trust's statement about their meeting earlier today makes the ff redundant now.

AFKABartram

This has turned into such a farce it is unreal

From the gumpth of what the forum is

"the forum is reliant upon input from supporters, whether that is raising issues which affect them or suggesting solutions and ideas. As such, we would like to hear from you."

We got a huge range of supporters, groups etc on here, has a single person amongst us seen any indication of someone attending this tonight, and them seeking views, questions to raise, stance to take etc?

I said a few months ago this is now a dead group. The fact no one has a clear whether a meeting is currently in progress, or knowledge of a single person attending kind of supports that.