NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
OF
OLD RUTLISHIANS’ ASSOCIATION
| Date : | Thursday, 25th July 2019 |
| Time : | 19: 30 |
| Place : | Upstairs Function Room, The Clubhouse, Poplar Road, Merton Park, SW19 3JS |
Agenda
- Presentation of proposed Club restructure
- Questions from members
- Resolution to be voted on – Attachment
By Order of the Executive Committee
David Doerr, Hon. General Secretary, ORA
3rd July 2019
ATTACHMENT TO NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
OLD RUTLISHIANS’ ASSOCIATION (THE “CLUB”)
Resolution for Extraordinary General Meeting 25th July 2019
1. The Members of the Club hereby authorise the Executive Committee to:
1.1 Establish a charitable incorporated organisation (the “CIO”) with a constitution substantially in the form provided to members[1] with the notice of EGM, subject to:
1.1.1 any non-material changes to the constitution approved by the Executive Committee; and
1.1.2 any changes to the constitution requested by the Charity Commission.
1.2. With the exception of a nominal cash balance which shall remain in the Club, transfer all of the assets and liabilities of the Club, including the Poplar Road ground which is currently held by Old Rutlishians’ Sports Ground, Limited (“ORSGL”), to the CIO.
1.3. Establish a trading subsidiary which shall be wholly owned by the CIO and shall run the Club’s non-charitable trading activity, such as the management of the bar.
2. Once the above steps have taken place, the Members of the Club further resolve that:
2.1 With effect from the date of the transfer of assets and liabilities of the Club to the CIO, the Rules of the Club shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the Rules in the form provided to members [2] with the notice of EGM, in substitution.
2.2 The Executive Committee and the directors/ members of ORSGL be authorised to strike ORSGL off at Companies House.
[1] Copy available from ORA Website – http://35.230.128.190/becoming-a-charitable-incorporated-organisation/
Hard copy available on request to Sandy Pfeifer, Treasurer, ORA, The Clubhouse, Poplar Road, Merton Park, SW19 3JS or treasurer@oldruts.club
[2] Ditto
Because of distance I cannot attend and vote. I would vote in favour of I could.
Roy