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The Orsett Horticultural and Agricultural Society is
constituted as a “Company Limited by Guarantee”. Such a
company does not have a share capital or
shareholders. The company is owned by its Members who
each pay an annual subscription. The Society is also a
Registered Charity. Under the Charity Commissioners’
Regulations on a winding up of the company the surplus
assets cannot be distributed to the members but must go
to a similar charitable cause.
The Members of the Society are
responsible for approving any business that has to be
passed at a General Meeting of the Company. At the
Annual General Meeting the members approve the accounts,
appoint members to the Show Council who deal with the
running of the Society’s day to day affairs and appoint
the Society’s Auditors. If the Society is wound up with
losses the Members are liable to be called upon to pay
their “Guarantee” of £1 each toward such losses.
It has become increasingly expensive
to circulate the accounts and notices of meetings to all
those who have purchased Vice-president’s or Member’s
privileges. It is thought that many of the
Vice-presidents are not concerned with being a “Member”
but only wish to purchase the Show passes.
In view of the above the Show
Council has decided to set the rate of annual
subscription for members at £1, but to restrict
membership to those who have purchased Vice-president’s
privileges or those who have purchased Advance Tickets
to the Show or who are serving on the Show Council, any
of the Sectional Committees, or sub-committees helping
organise the Show.
It would greatly assist the Society
if those who wish to me Members would also be prepared
to receive notices from the Society by email and we
would ask for an email address for this purpose.
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