Some charities have a requirement in their governing documents
to hold annual general meetings. This is typical for
charities that have a wider voting membership, and whose
members' role in the charity is to hold the trustees to account
for the fulfilment of the charity's mission or to elect the
trustees
Charities are only required to hold an annual general meeting if
it is a requirement of their governing document.
If holding an annual general meeting serves no practical purpose
for ensuring the good governance of the charity - in particular if
the voting members are all the same people as the charity's
trustees - or are no longer interested in exercising their voting
rights, it would be expedient to amend the charity's governing
document to remove the requirement. This is an administrative
change that would not require the prior written consent of The
Charity Commission.
