Notice of Special General Meeting to amend two rules in the rulebook, one on dissolution and one of licensing
17 July 2024 @6.30pm, Small Hall
Change 1
Rule 30 on dissolution currently states:
“The club may at any time be dissolved by the consent of three-fourths of the members, testified by their signatures to an instrument of dissolution in the form provided by the Act, or by winding up in a manner provided by the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. The remaining assets, after the payment of all liabilities, shall be distributed amongst the members in equal shares. A member joining the club on or after the date of registration of this rule, must have been a member and remain a member for at least 5 years before they become entitled to a share of any surplus assets on dissolution.”
The proposal from the committee to go before the SGM is to adopt an alternative to the wording in bold above. This would remove a potential barrier to the Club applying for charitable funding.
The new Rule 30 on dissolution (with the new wording highlighted) would be:
“The Club may at any time be dissolved by the consent of three fourths of the Members, certified by their signatures to an instrument of dissolution in the form provided by the Act, or by winding up in a manner provided by the Cooperative and Community Benefit Act 2014. The remaining assets, after the payment of all liabilities, shall not be paid to or distributed among the Members of the Club, but shall be given or transferred, to a charity or charities or other not-for-profit organisation(s) serving the local community chosen by a simple majority of members who have been a member for at least five years before the resolution to dissolve.”
Change 2
The Mildmay Club currently has authority to sell alcohol under a Club Premises Certificate. To increase the range of activities we can provide to our Members and to the local community the committee has decided the Club should seek to obtain a Premises License (like the license a pub would have). To ensure our rules reflect this change we need to expand Rule 37 (‘Interpretation’) to include a third sub-clause as highlighted below:
- Interpretation
(1) In these rules, words denoting the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine.
(2) Any reference to the Chief Registrar, Registrar, Central Office, Assistant Registrar (for Scotland), includes reference to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or any other statutory successor carrying on the relevant functions of any of them.
(3) Any reference to a Club Premises Certificate includes reference to a Premises License or any other similar License granted to the Club by a statutory authority.”
A copy of the current rules can be requested via email to ‘secretary@mildmay.club’ or by asking the secretary for a copy via the bar.
Please come along to the meeting and support the proposals from the committee. We need a vote in favour by 75% of those attending.
Peter Snell (Secretary)
2nd July 2024