Key documents when considering incorporation
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You need to read this
regardless of whether your Association is considering staying unincorporated or
becoming either an incorporated coop or small company
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A comparison of costs of
remaining unincorporated, and of incorporating as either a coop or a small
company
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3
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You need to read this if
your Association is considering becoming an incorporated Cooperative
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4
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You need to read this if
your Association is considering becoming an incorporated Cooperative
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The annual return that
coops have to complete and return to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) -You need to read this if your Association is considering becoming an
incorporated Cooperative
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6
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Version of the above
completed for a dummy allotment coop
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7
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Full FCA guidance document
for Cooperatives
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8
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Links to useful resources
and details of joining the National Allotments Society (NAS)
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NAS membership form (Word)
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10
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Associations need to take care if exercising this option, as the Data Protection Act (like the GDPR) demands consent from members if personal information is shared with third parties. Under no circumstances should personal information be shared without first asking your members if they agree (Excel)
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National Allotment Society Limited Sponsorship Rules β a template for allotment associations wishing to go down the Coop route to adopt in order to be eligible for NAS sponsorship. These would effectively form the basis of your Constitution/Rules going forward β with the individual site-appropriate rules being added to them (so long as they do not contradict anything in these rules βOR in the revised Oxford City Council allotment rules)
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12
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As above (Word)
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Company registrants
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13
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You need to read this if your Association is considering becoming an incorporated Small Company
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14
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You need to read this if your Association is considering becoming an incorporated Small Company
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15
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You need to read this if your Association is considering becoming an incorporated Small Company
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You need to read this if your Association is considering becoming an incorporated Small Company
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