Members Area
Pownall Probex Club
Constitution
1.
Name
The Club shall be called the “Pownall Probex Club” and shall be of male gender, non-political, non-sectarian
and non-fundraising.
2.
Objectives
The purpose of The Club is to provide the means to enable regular meetings of men who in retirement
appreciate the opportunity to meet with others having a similar interest in promoting good fellowship by
stimulating discussion and other such activities as will ensure the success of its meetings.
3.
Membership
The club shall be open to retired or semi-retired men who have been professionals, in business, executives, and
individuals who have taken a leading role in an initiative in the workplace, the community or as a volunteer.
Applications for membership shall be compliant with the Equalities Act 2010.
4.
Management
The affairs of The Club shall be managed by a Committee elected from the membership by the Members
present at the Annual General Meeting. Members may stand for any position more than once.
The Committee shall be responsible for producing and maintaining the Rules for the Club which will be
supported by appropriate Policies and Procedures. The rules shall be the controlling document for the
management of the Club.
5.
Meetings
The Annual General Meeting shall be held in October of each year.
Club meetings shall be held on a weekly basis on Wednesdays.
Minutes of each meeting shall be produced in printed form and be available or read out at the next meeting.
The minutes will be agreed by the attending Members and authorised by the Chair of the meeting.
There shall be at least three Committee meetings per year. Meetings will not be held on normal club days.
Extraordinary General Meetings for matters which would otherwise require AGM consideration may be held
at the discretion of the Committee or if a request is made in writing to the Committee and signed by 25% or
more ordinary members.
6.
Finance and Accounts
The club is an unincorporated association and all the activities of the club shall be financed by subscription
from the Members. Donations and bequests may be received and used in the furtherance of Club activities.
The
Treasurer
shall
keep
an
account
of
all
income
and
expenditure
and
submit
the
accounts,
certified
as
examined by the properly appointed examiner, at the AGM.
The accounting year shall run from the 1st September to the 31
st
August the following year.
7.
Data Protection
The Club shall have a Privacy Policy which sets out how the Club collects, keeps and uses data in accordance
with current General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
8.
Alteration to the Constitution
The Constitution may be altered by a resolution passed by not less than two thirds of the members present and
voting at a General Meeting. The notice of the General Meeting must include notice of the resolution, setting
out the terms of the alteration proposed.
9.
Dissolution
If the Committee decides that it is advisable to dissolve the Club it shall call an Extraordinary General
Meeting to consider dissolution only and shall recommend the allocation of any assets. The money shall not
be distributed to members, but shall be donated to one or more voluntary organisations or charitable
institutions.
vers. 1.0
5 March 2019