British Deming Association

[Winlow Alan <alan.winlow@marshalls.co.uk>]

I regret to inform you that the following letter was sent by Dave Taeger,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, to members of the British Deming
Association on the 29th of February. See below.

Alan Winlow
Marshalls plc

29th February 2000


Dear Member


It  is  with  deep  regret that I have to inform you that the BDA has found
itself  in  the  position of being unable to meet its financial commitments
despite  major  efforts  from  many  individuals  to remedy this.  The main
contributors to this situation have been :

1.   The aftermath of the fraud notified to members in the letter dated
18th January 2000 has left us with considerable debts.  The subsequent
police investigation made it impossible to monitor the position adequately
until the investigation was concluded and we have only recently become
aware of the full extent of the damage caused.

2.   We would have been able to recover from this situation had it not been
for a significant decline in membership and the associated income.

The  board  has  resolved  that  it  would  be in the best interests of the
Association  to engage a corporate recovery specialist to advise us, and we
have contacted Smith & Williamson (Chartered Accountants) in this regard.

Further  details  will be sent to you by Smith & Williamson in the next few
days.

In  the meantime, the Board is very sorry that it is come to this and would
like  to  thank  all  those  who  have  given  their earnest support to the
Association.

Yours faithfully

Dave Taeger
Chairman

[Moderator's Note:  I have already heard from some of the BDA Regional
Directors that they hope to continue in some capacity to serve their
constituents.  We will continue to assist from this venue.
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