Minutes of January 2001 meeting

 

 

COLOMBO INVESTMENTS DATE :22nd January 2001

AUTH : Peter Coles

 

ATTENDEES

MARTIN SADLER - Club Treasurer , PETER COLES - Club Secretary

GARRY CHAPLIN KEITH NORRIS

BRIAN HOUGH STAN KINGSTON

APOLOGIES

KEITH SAWYER - Club Chairman , HARRY ORANIN

HASSAN KADIR STEVE GROSCH

DENNIS MORDEN MITESH PATADIA

TREASURERS REPORT

All shares are down at present. Alders were sold at £1.05 giving a profit after dealing costs of £4.50 plus dividends of £8.50. Tesco were also sold last year & profits were used to buy Psion.

The current balance of the clubs account is & £750.00.

SHARE CHAMPIONS

We need members to start taking up roles of share champions with the expansion of our portfolio.

At present Vodafone & Psion are championed by Martin .With BT it has been agreed as we all have a very high interest in them no champion is required .

Garry has volunteered to champion Car Phone Warehouse.

BUY SELL OR HOLD

We still require to set targets to make a clear line for profit taking . How much increase per holding? ie10-20% before we sell.

Agreed at present to hold all share due to low/non-existent profit.

 

CURRENT HOLDINGS as of 22/1/01

                                       paid         worth

BT :-                                £1031          £1006

Cube8 :-                           £165           £25

Vodafone :-                       £980           £745

Psion :-                             £1967         £1220

Car Phonew/house:-           £1000         £930

NEXT PURCHASE

PROPOSED

Royal Bank of Scotland, Hays, Vodafone, Orange, Lloyds / TSB, Bradford & Bingley Bank.

AFTER DISCUSSION

Orange was put down as a possible buy depending on the price & only if we sell BT or Car Phone Warehouse if they come into profit .

Royal Bank of Scotland & Hays, were then discussed & removed from the vote leaving members to vote on Lloyds/TSB, Vodafone & Bradford & Bingley Bank.

Bradford & Bingley Bank was agreed to be bought in February when our account balance will be over £1000.

FUTURE MEETING VENUE

Attending members agreed meeting in the Waterloo area would continue due to ease of travelling. The venue will be either the Rose & Crown or the Prince William Henry depending on the result of Garry talking to the landlord of Prince William Henry.

ALL ATTENDING MEMBERS AGREED THAT FOR FUTURE MEETINGS 3 DATES WILL BE GIVEN & THE MAJORITY NUMBER OF MEMBERS THAT CAN ATTEND ON ANY 1 OF THESE DATES WILL BE THE DATE USED .THOSE MEMBERS THAT AGREED ON THE DAY CHOSEN SHOULD ATTEND UNLESS THERE ARE EXTREEM CERCAMSTANCES WHICH MAKE IT IMPOSIBLE .THIS WILL GIVE ALL MEMBERS A CHANCE OF ATTENDING MEETINGS.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Pro-share fees due April £29.99 leaving approx £72.00 in the club running cost fund.

It was proposed that if in agreement by all members we will pay another lump sum of £100.00 to boost the clubs buying power. All attending members have agreed to this & the

rest of the members will be contacted by the Chairman Keith to confirm result & if in full agreement the fee will be required by April.

 

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