The Registered Office of the Company is situated in Scotland
THE COMPANIES ACTS 1985 -1989
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE AND NOT HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL
THE OBJECTS
The Company has been formed to benefit the community of Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston being that area covered by the Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Council established in terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1993 and the relevant amending legislation (the Community) with the following objects.
Principal Objects
1- To promote for the public benefit rural regeneration, following principals of sustainable development.
2- To advance the education of the Community with regard to its environment, culture and/or history.
Membership Applications
Ordinary Members: those individuals aged 18 and over who;
a) Are ordinarily resident in the Community;
b) Are entitled to vote at a local government election in a polling district that includes
the Community or part of it.
c) Who support the Objects; declaring that, if an Ordinary Member ceases to comply with these criteria, he or she will be reclassified as an Associate Member and be notified of this by the Company.
Associate Members: those individuals who are not ordinarily resident in the Community and those organizations where ever located that support the Objects
Associate Members are neither eligible for election to the Board nor to vote at any General Meeting.
Junior Members: those individuals who are aged between 12 and 17 ordinarily resident in the Community and who support the Objects.
Junior Members are neither eligible for election to the Board nor to vote at any General Meeting.
It is intended that the Company will encourage and develop the Junior Membership.
Management:
The Company will be managed by a Board of Directors.
From and after the first General Meeting of the Company the Board shall comprise:
up to nine individual persons elected as Directors by the Ordinary Members in terms of Article 32 ( the Elected Directors ) who must themselves be Ordinary Members; and
up to one individual person appointed by Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Council in terms of Article 33 ( the Appointed Directors ); and
up to three individual persons co-opted in terms of Article 34 if and as necessary.
The Articles of Association defines the regulations for Members and Directors.
The Company now as charitable status Charity Number SCO38513 and
Registration Number SC327824
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