WCF Members have now voted to approve the incorporation of the WCF as a Company Limited by Guarantee. There were 65 votes in favour, none against.
The work to finalise the set-up of the company will continue, with both the old WCF and the new company continuing in parallel until such time as bank accounts have been set-up and all assets and contracts ready to transfer. When this is complete, an official transfer date will be agreed, and the new company will be fully in place.
The following files were approved by Members as part of the vote and will become effective for the new company as soon as it is set-up. The Articles of Association and the new WCF Practice Book replace the previous WCF Statutes. The WCF Administration Regulations have been updated with changes required due to incorporation. All other WCF policies and regulations will be updated in due course, mainly with the minor changes to terminology required due to incorporation.
WCF Articles of Association v1.1 Member Approved
WCF Practice Book Post Incorporation v1 Member approved
WCFAdminRegulations_v7_IncorporationDraft_MemberApproved
Key changes:
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- The Management Committee is replaced by a Board of Directors. The existing Management Committee will become the first Directors.
- An Annual General Meeting will take place each year during October. Any new Directors required will be formally appointed at that meeting.
- The Registered Office for the new company will be the Croquet England office based in Cheltenham, England (address: Old Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7DF). The WCF would like to thank Croquet England for providing this service.
What does this mean for the World croquet playing community?
The new company has been set up to reflect the old Statutes as closely as is possible, and no major changes to how the WCF operates are expected. So far as the croquet playing community is concerned, the Incorporation of the WCF will have very little impact.