Fownhope Community Land Trust Ltd

Introduction

Directors

Our Values

Objects of the Trust

Membership

Documents

Accounts

Annual General Meetings

Introduction

Fownhope Community Land Trust Ltd was formed and incorporated in June 2019 following three years of hard work by the Fownhope Community Land Trust Steering Group. The Trust would not have come into being without the dedication of the people who served in this Group and the Directors acknowledge the valuable contribution they have made. The original Steering Group web site is still available and can be viewed by following this link.

The Trust is an incorporated Community Benefit Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, registration number 8142, and is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority.

A copy of the Trust's FCA Seal and Rules are available for download from here.

Directors

The Directors of Fownhope Community Land Trust Ltd are:

- - - - Catherine Stubbings (Chair)
      - Teresa Plummer (Treasurer)
      - Frank Hemming (Fownhope Parish Council Appointed Representative)
      - Kevin Braybrook
      - Lavinia Smith
      - Michael Short
      - Alison Martin

The Trust would like to recruit additional Directors and currently has a vacancy for a Secretary. If you have a passion for providing affordable housing in Fownhope village and would like to contribute to our efforts in providing this, please contact one of our Directors or email us for more information.

Our Values

Accountability, Fairness, Inclusiveness and Openness all expressed through democratic processes.

Objects of the Trust

Fownhope Community Land Trust is formed for the benefit of the community to operate as a Community Land Trust in the civil parish of Fownhope. In liaison with Fownhope Parish Council the Trust's objects are to further the social, economic and environmental interests of the community notably with regard to affordable housing.

Membership

Membership of Fownhope CLT is open to any person over the age of 18 who lives or works in the civil parish of Fownhope, or in the civil parishes of Mordiford, Woolhope, Brockhampton or Holme Lacy. Likewise, any organisation which is based in those civil parishes can be a corporate Member.

Members can attend General Meetings of the Trust, influence its future direction, vote on resolutions put to a General Meeting and be appointed as Directors. Each Member has one share and one vote. The cost of lifelong membership is a single, non-returnable payment of only £5, of which £1 is the cost of the share and £4 a contribution towards administration costs.

If a member or organisation ceases to qualify as above, membership may continue as an Associate. Associates forfeit their membership share and have no voting rights at general meetings, but are kept informed about the activities of the Trust in the same way as the Members.