CHIPPING NORTON BOWLS CLUB (Registered CASC no. 01991)
 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special General Meeting of Chipping Norton Bowls Club ("the Club”) will be held at the clubhouse at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday 4th May 2022 to consider and, if approved, to pass the following Amendments to the Constitution and Rules of the Club ("the Constitution").

The need for this has arisen because following a review of the Constitution by the CASC Team at HMRC, they require these amendments to be made "as a matter of urgency", so the matter cannot wait until the 2023 Annual General Meeting. As a registered CASC, we enjoy certain tax benefits which the Management Committee regard as too valuable to put at risk.

Amendments to the Constitution and Rules :
Objectives
Clause 2(a) now reads :
"To promote both the Indoor and Outdoor game of flat green bowls in the Chipping Norton area and provide ancillary social facilities."

This is required to be replaced by:
"The main purposes of the club are to provide facilities for and to promote participation in the amateur sport of indoor and outdoor flat green bowls in the Chipping Norton area."

Membership
Clause 3(b) now reads :
"Candidates for membership to either the Outdoor and/or Indoor Sections must be proposed and seconded by current members of the Club.  The full name and address, age if under 18, and the name of the proposer and seconder must be notified in writing to the appropriate Outdoor or Indoor Section Membership Secretary, who will ensure these particulars are exhibited in the club premises for at least seven (7) days prior to consideration by the appropriate Committee. Such process being in place to ensure all candidates are afforded full and equal opportunity to access to membership.  Candidates so approved for membership will be elected by the appropriate Section Committee."

We are required to delete this clause in its entirety because it fails to conform to the present "guidance" re discrimination when dealing with applications. We are directed that "A club must ensure that its membership procedures are open, transparent, and objective and must not have unfair restrictions requiring applications for membership to be proposed and seconded by existing members or displaying applicant details for comment by members on club notice boards".

Finance
Clause 6(b) now reads :
"The Club will operate as a Community Amateur Sports Club and as such is a non profit making establishment. 
Any financial surplus at the end of the financial year may only be used for the betterment or improvement of the Club.  No form of dividend shall be made to members or any other persons."

This is required to be replaced by:
"The Club will operate as a Community Amateur Sports Club and as such is a non profit making establishment. 
All surplus income or profits are to be reinvested in the club. No surpluses or assets will be distributed to members or third parties."

Winding up of the Club
In Clause 14(c) which reads as follows, we are required to change the word "Club's" in line no.3 to "sport's" :    
"After selling all liabilities of the Club, the Committee shall dispose of the net assets remaining to one or more of the following:
1.    to another Club with similar sports purposes which is a charity and/or
2.    to another Club with similar sports purposes which is a registered CASC and/or
3.    to the Club’s national governing body for use by them for related community sports."

Roberta Jarvie
Secretary

6th April 2022