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[LUG]Re: Lug funds

 

Top posting and designed for charities but

https://www.ncvo.org.uk/help-and-guidance/setting-up/




On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 11:55:03AM +0100, Helen McCall wrote:
> Dear Paul and Julian and all,
> 
> I agree with Paul that Julian's idea is a good one. Having over my long
> life set up various community groups/clubs, I am aware that to get a
> group bank account like this needs several things in place:
> 
> 1) Need a legally constituted association.
> 
> 2) A legally constituted association requires at least two officers as
> Treasurer and Chair. Other officers such as a couple of assistant
> Treasurers can then be added to that.
> 
> 3) The association needs a (preferably simple) Constitution.
> 
> 4) The Association need to have members, which might just be anyone who
> subscribes.
> 
> 5) We need to find a bank willing to give free banking to community
> associations. Some do and some don't.

Changing authorised signatories can be a REAL pain

> 
> The Constitution needs some vital components:
> 
> a) Description with aims and objectives
> b) Definition of Officers of Committee
> c) Definition of modes of membership
> d) declaration of being in perpetuity
> e) description of how the association might be wound up and funds
> distributed.


> 
2025-10-12 14:48:13
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