NORFOLK BOWLS ASSOCIATION
(Men’s Section)
Benevolent Fund
TRUSTEES
Brian Howes, Malcolm Nicholson, Richard Church
COMMITTEE
Ken Ince, Derek Talbot
HON. TREASURER
David Naunton
HON. SECRETARY
John Ottaway
HON. FINANCIAL EXAMINER
Samantha Williams
CONSTITUTION AND REGULATIONS
(as adopted
at the AGM held on 10th December 2017)
- The Trustees, the Honorary
Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer shall hold the assets and property of
the Fund and all moneys or property payable or accruing to the Fund UPON
TRUST to apply the same to or for
(a)
the benefit of all members or dependants of such members of any
Bowling Club affiliated to the Norfolk Bowls Association Men’s Section (the
Association) who are in distressed circumstances or
(b)
to or for
such charitable purposes as the Association shall in duly convened meeting from
time to time resolve.
- There shall be three (3) Trustees
appointed by the Association at a duly constituted meeting who shall hold
office until their resignation as a Trustee or their removal by a
resolution of the Association.
- The Honorary Secretary and the
Honorary Treasurer of the Fund shall be appointed by the Trustees and
Committee of the Fund.
- The Fund shall be managed by a
Committee consisting of the three Trustees, Honorary Secretary, Honorary
Treasurer, together two (2) members of the Association. The two members of
the Association shall be elected annually by the Association in General
Meeting.
- The Honorary Financial Examiners
of the Association shall be appointed Financial Examiners of the Fund
- An Emergency Committee consisting
of the Chairman of the Trustees and the Honorary Treasurer shall deal with
all urgent matters. Either shall have the power to co-opt other Trustees
and members.
- The Committee shall meet half
yearly and hold such other meetings as required. The quorum shall consist
of one Trustee, Honorary Secretary or Honorary Treasurer and one other
member. The Committee shall annually elect a Trustee as its Chairman.
- Recommendations for assistance
shall come through the Committee of Clubs and/or the Trustees or the
Committee.
- All cases shall be referred to by
numbers and all information concerning cases for assistance shall be
confidential
- All drawings on the Fund shall
have the approval of one of the Trustees, one of the elected Committee
members and either the Honorary Secretary or Honorary Treasurer with the
proviso that any drawings on the Fund in excess of £200 must have the
approval of all Trustees & the elected Committee members
- The Accounts showing details of
receipts and payments shall be made up to September 30th of each year,
duly financially examined, and submitted to the Association in General
Meeting.
- In the event of the Association
being dissolved or of the Association resolving to discontinue the Fund
the Trustees, the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer shall hold
the assets and property of the same upon Trust to transfer the same as the
Association shall in duly convened meeting resolve.
- Alteration(s) of or addition(s)
to any or all of the Constitution and Regulations shall be made only by
the Association in General Meeting.