Name
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The name of the Business shall be: The Friday Night Project
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Aims
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To provide people of all ages in the Wokingham and Bracknell area of Berkshire
with a Learning Disability to access to a place where they can socialise, make
friends and enjoy new opportunities.
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Powers
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In order to achieve its aim the Friday Night Project may generate income through:
- Small Grants that enable the project to cover its running costs
- Charitable donations
- Fundraising events
- Admission fees to events and ticket sales
- From the sale of refreshments
- From the sale of marketing and promotional materials
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Membership
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- Membership of the Friday Night Project shall be open to any individual 18 or
over without regards to disability, political or religious affiliation, race, sex or sexual
orientation: membership is however especially encouraged from people who are
registered as having a Learning Disability.
- The membership of any member may be terminated for good reason by the
Management Team: Provided that the member concerned shall have the right to be
heard by the committee, accompanied by a friend or advocate, before a final
decision is made.
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Management Committee
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The day to day operations of the Friday Night Project shall be administered by a
part time project co-ordinator who will be seconded from New Support Options.
The co-ordinator shall be accountable to the committee.
The committee is made up of a wide range of stakeholders including people with a
Learning Disability, local Learning Disability service providers and families.
The committee will consist of 15 members of which 50% must be people with a
Learning Disability.
Members of the committee must be nominated and elected by members with an
agreement to sit on the committee for 12 months.
Those elected onto the committee must have majority vote when counted.
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The Duties of the Officers
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- The duties of the Chairperson shall be to:
- Chair meetings of the Friday Night Project.
- Represent the project at functions/meetings that the project has been
invited to and act as the spokesperson and advocate of the project
when necessary.
- To promote the activities of the club and seek places and opportunities
for sponsorship and funding
- To support the project co-ordinator in their day to day role and assist
them in the building and maintaining the good name of the project.
- The duties of the Secretary shall be to:
- Keep a membership list
- Prepare in consultation with the Chairperson the agenda for meetings of the committee
- Take and keep minutes of all meetings
- Collect and circulate any relevant information to the committee and members
- The duties of the Treasurer shall be to:
- Supervise the financial affairs of the project
- Keep proper accounts that show all monies received and paid out by the project. This task will be supported by a skilled/qualified trustee.
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Finance
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- All monies received by or on behalf of the Friday Night Project shall be
applied to further the aim of the project and for no other purpose.
- The financial year will run from 1st April – 31st March
- Any bank accounts opened for the project shall be in the name of the project,
and require two signatures for transactions.
- Any cheques issued shall be signed by the Treasurer and one other
nominated member of the committee. There will be a total of three authorised
signatures on the bank account.
- The committee shall ensure that its accounts are audited or independently
examined every year.
- The project may pay reasonable out of pocket expenses including travel, to
committee members if on official activities of the Friday Night Project.
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Annual General Meeting
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- The Friday Night Project shall hold an Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) in the
next month of October
- All members shall be given at least fourteen days notice of the A.G.M. and
shall be entitled to attend:
- The business of the A.G.M. shall include
- Receiving a report from the Chairperson on the project activities over
the year
- Receiving a report from the Treasurer on the finances of the project
- Election of any new members to the committee
- Considering any other matter as may be decided
- All members of the committee must be present for the Annual General Meeting and any other General
Meeting to take place.
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General Meetings
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- There shall be 7 General Meetings (excluding the A.G.M) each year.
- All members shall be entitled to attend.
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Special General Meeting
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A Special General Meeting may be called by the Management Team to discuss an
urgent matter. The secretary shall give all members fourteen days notice of any
Special General Meeting together with notice of the business discussed.
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Alterations to the Constitution
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Any changes to this Constitution must be agreed by all members of the committee
at the earliest convenience.
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Dissolution
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The project may be wound up at any time if agreed by two-thirds of those members
present and voting at any General Meeting. In the event of winding up any assets
remaining after all debts have been paid shall be given to another project with a
similar aim.
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Adoption of the constitution
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Until the first A.G.M. takes place the persons whose names, addresses and
signatures appear at the bottom of this document shall act as the Management
Team referred to in this constitution.
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