Oxford Bridge Club CIO |
For many years up to 2014 Oxford Bridge Club (OBC) ran as an unincorporated members' club. The ownership of the club premises was vested in the hands of four members. See the History page for further details.
At an EGM on 15th January 2014, the members decided to apply to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The application was submitted shortly afterwards and approval of the formation of Oxford Bridge Club CIO was granted by the Charity Commission on 17th February 2014. The registered charity number is 1155820. The initial Trustees were required to stand down at the first AGM.
Further details about this change can be found in a Newsletter, in the Oxford Bridge Club CIO Constitution and in a new document called the Oxford Bridge Club CIO Articles of Association. Information about the Trustees can be found on the CIO Trustees page.
Full operation as a charity started on 1st July 2014.
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An advantage of being a Charity |
As bridge clubs go, Oxford Bridge Club is more complicated than average. For some time the Trustees have been looking for some additional tools to assist with its administration. In the latter part of 2016 we discovered that, as a qualifying charity, we were able to take advantage of a number of free or discounted software products donated by major software companies to the charity sector.
Our initial step has been to implement a product called G Suite allowing the Trustees to securely share and backup data relating to the club. You can find out more about the scheme we have joined at https://www.charitydigitalexchange.org/. If anyone is interested in further information please contact john.fleming@oxfordbridgeclub.com.
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