What do you want to ask the charity commission? I think the guidance is pretty clear. You just need to have it written down somewhere what their role is and what authority they have (ie. none).
What is the difference between the CIC approach and our approach of having members that hold the board to account? On Oct 23, 2012 5:22 PM, "Gordon Joly" <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote: > On 23/10/12 16:26, David Gerard wrote: > >> On 23 October 2012 16:19, Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote: >> >> Advisory board? Why? Why not just put petrol on the flames? >>> A charity that is as small as Wikimedia U.K. has no need of more >>> dimensions >>> of governance... >>> >> >> An advisory board is conventionally "advisory", per the name: they're >> there to ask things and to occasionally speak up. They're not part of >> the governance as such. >> >> >> - d. >> > > So, what is the point? The Advisory Board can be ignored, as and when. The > issue reminds of why I favour the CIC model, with a group of stakeholders > to hold the main board to account. Likewise, NHS Foundation Trusts with a > membership and a Council of Governors. > > No gift aid with CICS. > > http://www.bis.gov.uk/**cicregulator/<http://www.bis.gov.uk/cicregulator/> > > *** > > Community Interest Companies (CICS) are limited companies, with special > additional features, created for the use of people who want to conduct a > business or other activity for community benefit, and not purely for > private advantage. > > This is achieved by a "community interest test" and "asset lock", which > ensure that the CIC is established for community purposes and the assets > and profits are dedicated to these purposes. Registration of a company as a > CIC has to be approved by the Regulator who also has a continuing > monitoring and enforcement role. > > > *** > > > Gordo > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l<http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l> > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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