FRIENDS OF
ST MARY REDCLIFFE AND TEMPLESCHOOL
1.The name of the Association shall be:
The Friends of Saint Mary Redcliffe and TempleSchool Association
2.Parents and carers of all current pupils of the school and all current staff shall be
Members of the Association.
3.The aim of the Association is to support the school in advancing the
education of the pupils of the school. In furtherance of this aim, the
Association may:
(i)foster more extended relationships between staff, parents and
others associated with the school and
(ii) engage in activities which support the school and advance the
education of the pupils attending it and
(iii) provide and assist in the providing of facilities for education at
the school (not normally provided by the LEA)
4.The Association shall be non party political.
5.The President of the Association shall be the Head Teacher.
6.(i)The management and control of the Association shall be vested
in a group of officerswho will be trustees of the charity’s funds and
that groupshall consist of the following, once elected:
a)Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Vice-Chair
b) The officers will be elected at the first meeting following
the Annual General Meeting.
(ii) These are supported by a committee which shall be elected annually at the AGM.
a) a member of the School Leadership Team ex officio
b) parents of current pupils
c) staff of the School
d) friends of the School
Maximum term of office for Chair shall be two years
No member shall be empowered to nominate a deputy or proxy.
(iii)The names of those willing to stand for election to the
Committee are to be submitted at the Annual General Meeting.
These nominations should be proposed and seconded by any
member at the time of proposal.
7.Fivemembers of the said Committee shall constitute a quorum for
the Committee.
8.Committee meetings shall be held at such times and places as the
Committee shall direct but should be at least six times each year.
9.The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held by the
end of October each year. At least fourteen days notice, in writing,
shall be given to all members. The Chair shall be taken by the
Chair or in his/her absence, the Vice-Chair of the Committee.
10.Fifteenmembers shall constitute a quorum at the Annual General
Meeting.
11.The Committee shall have power to co-opt and to appoint any sub-committee, and shall prescribe the function of any such sub-
committee.
12.A Special General Meeting shall be convened at the request, in
writing, to the Secretary, of ten members of the Association. Agendas
and motions submitted shall be circulated to all members giving 30
days notice of the meeting.
13.No alterations of the rules may be made except at an Annual General
Meeting or at a Special General Meeting called for this purpose. No
alteration or amendment shall be made to the objects clause or
dissolution clause which would cause the Association to cease to be a
charity at law.
14.The Honorary Treasurer shall keep an account of all income and
expenditure and shall submit accounts, duly audited, at the Annual
General Meeting for approval of membership.
15.The Banking Account shall be in the name of the Association and
withdrawals shall be made in the name of the Association on the
signature of any two of the following:
Chairman - Treasurer - Secretary
16.One auditor, not being a member of the Committee, shall be appointed
annually at the Annual General Meeting to audit the accounts and
books of the Association.
17.Any matter not provided for in the Constitution shall be dealt with by
the Committee, whose decision shall be deemed final, unless
reversed by a majority decision at the annual General Meeting or a
Special General Meeting.
18.No alteration to this Constitution may be made except at the Annual
General Meeting or a Special General Meeting called for this purpose.
No amendments or alterations shall be made without the prior or
written permission of The Charity Commission to Clauses 3, 18 and 19
and no alteration shall be made which could cause the Association to
cease to be a charity at law. Alterations to the Constitution shall
receive the assent of two thirds of the members present and voting at
an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting.
19.The Association may be dissolved by a resolution presented at a
Special General Meeting called for this purpose. The Resolution
must have the assent of two thirds of those present and voting. Such
resolution may give instructions for the disposal of any assets
remaining after satisfying any outstanding debts and liabilities. These
assets shall not be distributed among the members of the Association
but will be given to the school for the benefit of the children of the
school, or in the event of a school closure to the school to which the
majority of the children of the closing school will go, in any manner
which is exclusively charitable in law. If effect cannot be given to this
provision then the assets can be given to some other charitable
purpose.
March 2014