Guidance
Membership/Associateship
3 The Company recognises two subscription classes, both of which may admit organisations and individuals:
3.1 Members – paid subscribers who are accorded voting rights;
3.2 Associates – unpaid subscribers without voting rights.
4 Subject to Article 5, the Directors and/or Management may invite and admit into membership or associateship organisations and individuals who support the Objects. The voting rights of organisation and individual members are identical, i.e. per Article 50.
4.1 Organisations are typically projects which are supported by the Company, plus collaborative bodies working in related fields, e.g. healthcare, horticulture, education, etc.
4.2 Individuals must be aged (eighteen) years or over and will typically be active in related fields. Subscribers to the Memorandum, patrons and directors are included in this category.
5 Certain organisations and individuals are excluded from membership:
5.1 Bodies which directly fund the Company, plus partner organisations which receive joint funding along with the Company.
5.2 Bodies whose interests are contrary to or in conflict with those of the Company.
5.3 Employees of the Company, and persons seconded to or otherwise placed with the Company as if they were an employee. A member who becomes an employee of the Company or who is seconded to or otherwise placed with the Company as if they were an employee shall cease to be a member of the Company with immediate effect.
Quorum at General Meetings
35 No business shall be transacted at any general meeting of the Company unless a quorum is present. Subject to Article 36, 5 (five) members entitled to vote upon the business to be transacted shall constitute a quorum.