Page 33 - Summer2016Gazette

Club News 33
The Club Integration
2017

This incorporation of the positions on the Management
At the AGM on 18th March club does not affect the terms Committee are exactly the same
2017, club members voted to in- of membership, disciplinary as they were on the Executive
tegrate the activities of the Club procedures etc. The Manage- Committee. These positions
with those of BHHQ Ltd which ment Committee has the same are Chair, Club President,
changed its name to Bromley & officers on it as the Executive Immediate Past President,
Blackheath Harriers AC. Committee used to have so Hon. Secretary, Hon Treasurer,
from a day to day operational Membership Secretary, Head of
point of view it is business as Active Athletics, Head of Track
This is a company limited by usual. & Field, Head of Cross Country
guarantee rather than with & Road Running, the Chairs of
shareholders. Each “full” club The Board of Directors/ the other sub committees (i.e.
member over 20 years old is a Trustees Finance, Development, Com-
member of the company and munications, House & Social)
individually liable for up to £1 As with all companies, the club and up to 3 ordinary club mem-
is headed by a board of direc-
in the event of the club becom- bers. With the exception of the
ing insolvent. Apart from this tors, who are accountable for President and Immediate Past
long term strategy, custodian of
members are protected by the President, these positions are
limited liability nature of the the company’s assets (primarily elected each year at the AGM.
the clubhouse) and assuring we
company retain our status as a Commu- The new directors of Black-
This process of integration in- nity Amateur Sports Club with heath & Bromley Harriers AC
volved adopting new company the Charities Commission and are Alan Pickering, Paul Patten,
Articles of Association and HMRC. As also agreed on 18th Ian Young, Tim Soutar, Chris
revising the format of the Club March 2017, they will apply to Hilditch, John Baldwin (Chair
Rules, supplemented by Terms the Charities Commission and of the Management Commit-
of Reference for the Club Man- HMRC for full charitable status. tee) and David Appleton (Club
agement Committee (previously Treasurer). A full list of officers
the Executive Committee) and The Management Committee for the year 2016/17 is displayed
a Finance Policy. Together these This is accountable to the on the back inside page of this
cover all the elements that were board of directors for the day issue.
previo usly in the Consti- to day running of the club, as it
tution. They also provide more was previously as the Execu- David Appleton
constraints on both the compa- tive Committee. Indeed the
ny directors and the Manage-
ment Committee in terms of
disposing of club assets and
other financial matters. This
will allow the Club to apply to
be a full charity, with additional
tax advantages over its existing
Community Amateur Sports
Club status.

The Junior women squad winners of the National Title at Birmingham
(see report YDLfinal page 16).