Constitution
Name: Ride for Charlie
Non-profit organisation
Funded by public donations, proceeds from voluntary events and grants.
All members of the organisation are volunteers
Managing board
Directors: Sarah Craig
Nicholas Craig
Trustees: Sue Brooks
Rob Hayles
Treasurer: Richard Paton – AXIS ACCOUNTING
Website address: www.rideforcharlie.com
Aims
Ride for Charlie aims to encourage and facilitate opportunities for young off- road cyclists to pursue racing and adventure in the spirit of Charlie Craig.
Allocation of grant assistance
Assistance allocated to young people is financial.
No equipment is provided, loaned or sold to applicants by Ride for Charlie
No training/coaching is provided by Ride for Charlie – Training/coaching days funded by Ride for Charlie are through a 3rd party provider. All liability on these days is the sole responsibility of the 3rd party provider.
All planning and organisation eg.travel arrangements, race entry, insurance is the responsibility of the applicant and where the applicant is under 18, the parent/guardian of the applicant.
Application Criteria
No membership is required
All applications will be appraised for eligibility by the Ride for Charlie directors and trustees.
Applicants must be aged 14+
Applicants must apply independently
Applicants must be able to clearly outline how any support given will assist them in progressing/achieving in sport
Applicants must be able to provide evidence of a plan/pathway and produce feedback of progress
Applicants will be supported in pursuits that show aspiration to follow in the footsteps of Charlie.
Accountability
Ride for Charlie will ask for presentation of receipts/evidence from the applicants to ensure funds are utilised in an appropriate way. Not all receipts will be sought.
All applicants will be asked to provide photographic and documented evidence of their funded activities, upon completion.
Ride for Charlie will use images and narrative provided by applicants on their website and social media platforms. Applicants will be made aware of this, at the time successful funding applications are allocated.
Ride for Charlie will respect the wishes of any applicant who does not consent to having their images and narrative used by Ride for Charlie for publicity purposes.
Ride for Charlie’s data protection privacy policy is available on the website.
Dissolution of the organisation
On the dissolution of the organisation any remaining funds and assets will be:
- Allocated to individuals in accordance with the Ride for Charlie application criteria
- Donated to a charitable or non-profit organisation with similar aims
A majority of directors and trustees must agree the to dissolve the organisation
A majority of directors and trustees must agree the allocation of any remaining funds and assets.
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