When is the general membership going to be told?
When is the general membership going to be told?
This morning I met with six other members of the CTC. All active and well informed cyclists, none of them was aware of the decision of the Charity Commissioners regarding the application for the CTC to become a charity. When are the general membership going to be informed? Why is it being kept so quiet?
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Philip Benstead
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Philip Benstead | Life Member Former CTC Councillor/Trustee
Organizing events and representing cyclists' in southeast since 1988
Bikeability Instructor/Mechanic
Organizing events and representing cyclists' in southeast since 1988
Bikeability Instructor/Mechanic
Re: When is the general membership going to be told?
Garagiste,
CTC's application has been approved by the Scottish regulators and CTC is now registered as a charity in Scotland. This means we are already subject to charity regulation and have to act as a charity in everything Cyclists’ Touring Club does.
The Charity Commission for England and Wales didn't approve our application. CTC Council have taken extensive legal advice and consulted with other partners in the voluntary sector. All the advice has consistently said that our application to become a charity is robust, not least because it is already proven in Scotland. We have now submitted an application to the CCEW for a review of their decision. This review should be completed in April.
David
CTC's application has been approved by the Scottish regulators and CTC is now registered as a charity in Scotland. This means we are already subject to charity regulation and have to act as a charity in everything Cyclists’ Touring Club does.
The Charity Commission for England and Wales didn't approve our application. CTC Council have taken extensive legal advice and consulted with other partners in the voluntary sector. All the advice has consistently said that our application to become a charity is robust, not least because it is already proven in Scotland. We have now submitted an application to the CCEW for a review of their decision. This review should be completed in April.
David
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Re: When is the general membership going to be told?
I think postmortems are best left till the patient is dead, even if they do look terminally ill.
He said, she said, told you so... it does quickly turn into playground politics. The management have an instruction from the AGM to follow a course, the information in Cycle is that it is still ongoing. Let's wait till the end of that process to see where the club is and where the members want it to go.
He said, she said, told you so... it does quickly turn into playground politics. The management have an instruction from the AGM to follow a course, the information in Cycle is that it is still ongoing. Let's wait till the end of that process to see where the club is and where the members want it to go.
Re: When is the general membership going to be told?
there's a whole thread here viewtopic.php?f=38&t=56857
the news was put on page 7 of Cycle after the ordure had well and truly hit the mechanical extract unit. The text of the letter was kept secret (and from some Councillors), and Phil Benstead got hold of it by submitting an FOI request to the Charity Commission - see here viewtopic.php?f=38&t=59042
the news was put on page 7 of Cycle after the ordure had well and truly hit the mechanical extract unit. The text of the letter was kept secret (and from some Councillors), and Phil Benstead got hold of it by submitting an FOI request to the Charity Commission - see here viewtopic.php?f=38&t=59042