Actual membership level, member retention rate, member drop-out rate and membership increase cannot all be reconciled from
the information supplied by the FSB
Inadequate information in financial statements to assess how much senior FSB 'officers' pay themselves
Note
An improvement in accounts to 30 Septemper 2000 but there was a suspicious note about the 'earnings' of one of the
so-called 'honorary directors/volunteer activist', which left an air of suspicion about the completeness of the figures published.
25% (over £2million) of Income spent on member-meetings but only 16% spent direct member-benefits!
List of expenditures amounting to many thousands which beg greater illumination.
The Chief Executive of the Government's Small Business Service, Mr David Irwin listed to be a keynote speaker at the
FSB National Conference in Harrogate March 2000.
Having shown support for the current FSB establishment, will he now have the courage to look into the reported serious
allegations against FSB administration?
other Highligts And Low-lights ...
FSB Director and Company Secretary David Dexter reported to be subject of a formal
'disciplinary complaint' by an FSB director/shadow director. But was it ever heard?
FSB hierarchy spend £000s on strong-arm security to guards at the AGM to fend off their own FSB members!
Questionable FSB election nomination procedures
Possible underlying reason for no opposing nominees in elections at the AGM
'FSB Establishment' Get Expense-Subsidised Trip to AGM! Tut! Tut!
Substantial minority support at March 2000 FSB AGM for 'forced motion' which challenged the self-sustaining band of long
standing FSB members, who 'rule the roost'.
In the absence of any further communication from an FSB officer, mediator, or solicitor, the text of solicitor's letter and the
reply to it, published under the above topic pm 20 March 2000.
FSB and their solicitor demanded 24-hour reply yet they have FAILED to respond in ten days?!
Disturbing detail stated in a letter from a former FSB Regional Officer raises a serious questions regarding
the integrity of the Federation's Disputes & Disciplinary procedues.
As a matter of courtesy, and before publication, the former officer wrote to the FSB National Secretary/Company Secretary,
and allowed time for the Company Secretary and the Secretary of the FSB Dispute & Disciplinary Committee to comment.
Was it actually a member of staff in Company Secretary/National Secretary's office who actually deduced and wrote an 'opinion'
which was then hurriedly and conveniently passed-off to a Regional Committee as being the opinion of the
'Federation's solicitors by David Dexter?
Was the solicitor fully briefed by FSB the Company Secretary/National Secretary?
Did the 'Federation solicitor' give authoritative legal advice without adequate knowledge of the Memorandum, Articles,
Rules, the Standing Orders of the FSB, and, the facts of the matter?
Who is the 'Federation solicitor'? sooner or later the closet door will have to be opened.
