There is an account with Lloyds TSB that wouldn't require any transaction costs and could be set up without charity status and can be easily changed once that status is acquired.
Sounds good. Are you intending to stand for the board at the AGM? It sounds like you've done the research necessary to be a good treasurer.
There is no issue on the UK side with regards to money coming in from abroad
Agreed. I know of no issues there.
I'm sure mike godwin would be able to confirm that there is no issue from the US side.
He'll be able to confirm it one way or the other, I'm not sure which was it will be.
I believe the aim to achieving charity status is to allow donations from the uk to be re-embursed from the tax
The thing with the HMRC is enough for that.
Those signatures have to come from all those registering as trustees. But yes this would need to happen after the AGM
So that's the entire board. Either way, it only needs a regular board meeting, it doesn't actually need to be an AGM - that's good, it can be handled whenever we're ready.