Transition Towns setting up as charities
Hello,
I'm currently researching information on my local Transition Town becoming a charity. Has anyone got experiences that they would like to share? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks very much.
Transition Town Totnes mem and arts is here: www.transitionnetwork.org/resources/sample-constitutions-transition-init....
It's quite a process, and does yield a benefit in terms of accessing funding streams that might otherwise not be open to you. There's more overhead in managing the charity - doing the reporting etc.
Hope that's helpful. Ben.
Thanks Ben. That's really helpful.
Ben - I chair Transition Chipping Norton. We recently won funds for exploring community-owned rural broadband options, from the LEAF progamme and have been asked by local business people to front a bid for a 'Portas' Town Team. We're currently unincorporated so had to get our district council to be our accountable body for the LEAF funds. I can see the same thing happening in future, which is not ideal. We've looked at the Community Interest Company legal form (large membership and limited by guarantee) as a way of incorporating. Have other Transition groups gone down this road? Are you aware of any possible limitations we've not thought about? Regards, Neil