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The public record · 2023–2025

Every motion.
Most mistakes.

Three years of equal votes, ice-based sanctions, increasingly professional job titles and sustained under-performance in charitable giving.

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Annual general meetings

The record, without the endless scroll.

2025ConsolidationThe year of shared command+
  • Secret Santa continued; travelling directors to be consulted.
  • Movember was formally rejected.
  • Each board member committed to donate a pair of sandals in 2026, with photographic evidence.
  • A Bristol weekend was proposed for 7–9 August 2026.
  • Ben von Bertele won the Golden Sock; Anwen Crowther won the Sparkly Sandal.
  • Bonnie was voted MVP for the second year running.
Headline decision

CEO and COO responsibilities would be shared across Lucy and Anwen.

2024ProfessionalisationThe year of the Tiger Team+
  • An 88.9% harassment rate was deemed impressive but insufficient.
  • A Tiger Team was established to reduce the stink of Thomas Stone.
  • Socks and Sandals Secret Santa was opened to Sandals.
  • “Sturdy Sandals” became the more accurate “Sparkly Sandals”.
  • Failed media duties attracted a large-ice-cube sanction with Vanilla Ice accompaniment.
  • The website was commissioned as a formal CMO responsibility.
Headline decision

The cost of Socks was preserved at £15 despite raw-material inflation.

2023FoundationThe year governance began+
  • The first AGM established the board, a 75% quorum and equal voting rights.
  • A motion requiring Alex Michaels to have a haircut was rejected.
  • The Socks approved Movember, subject to a £50-per-Sock target.
  • Thomas Stone consumed a whole block of ice following a successful counter-motion.
  • The first company roles were nominated and seconded.
  • The organisation received company number SCKSNSNDLS.
Headline decision

One Sock or one Sandal equals one vote.

Save the date

22–25 October 2026

Location search widened to Oxfordshire and the eastern Cotswolds. Backup dates: 8–11 October.

Golden Standard Dress Socks

A resolution you can wear

The socks are still £15.

The 2024 board celebrated preserving the price of Socks at £15. We have chosen not to disturb precedent.

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