How to set up a committee? Please help me get this right!

[yorkishbirdy]

I have been asked to reasearch how to set up a committee for a childs sport club, however, I am having real trouble finding generic information!

Do any of you have any information or knowledge on this subject? Links or just experience would be helpful, I know I am a complete novice at this and I need to get it right simply because there are children involved!

Thank you in advance for any help anyone can give me, it is making my brain hurt as I have trawled through miles of information on the internet just to find it is specific for one particular club!

Would it be similar to setting up a PTA? There is good advice on the NCPTA website if so.

possibly SB, do you have the address?

Hi, I found the NCPTA site but you have to be a member to view any of the pages, I don't want to pay £60 to find out they are no help to me! Thanks for the idea though!

Anyone else got any ideas?

Think oyu need 3 people min, so chair, secretary and treasurer.
Then others to help out.
Will you be a charity? If so, the charities comsion website is helpful.

I know our local toddler groupo started a committee, and were told they needed a constitution in order to apply for any grants.

Is this any help see here.

Its meant for NI but I don't think there is a huge difference between legal stuff there and england?

Thank you littlerach, no, we won't be a charity (at least I don't think so )

We have the bones of a constitution but I am not sure if that is because of grants or just because someone heard that you should have one

If you can be a charity, then do so, as you will be entilitled to various help.

I am chair of a preschool that is a charity, maybe a childrens sports club could do the same?

Thank you Sam, I have looked at this but it is so full of jargon that I lost my way, I think I will have to print it all out and read it through properly

littlerach, that is interesting, I suppose I will have to research that now too I just assumed that they could not be a charity as the children pay to attend, however that is not right is it? I think I need some proper advice!

Ok, new question, who do you talk to to get advice on how to set up a charity (including the committee )

The charity commission website can guide you through setting up a charity. As LL said you will need a chairperson, secretary and treasurer, all who must be elected and then other committee members. I should be getting my membership for the NCPTA through soon so if you still need the info I can have a look on their member pages and E-mail you anything relevant.

Sorry, as LR said not LL.

I have the model constitution from the NCPTA on a word file- I could E-mail that to you. You would probably need to make some changes as it is for a PTA but might be a good starting point? Let me know your E-mail address if you would like me to send it.

SB, that would be fantastic thank you, do you take CATs? I will try now and also have a look at the charity commision site!

Anything here of any use? here

Ooh Sam, that looks fab, I will register now and download the leaflets. Thank you!

SB, have CAT you!

Found a model constitution for a sports club here.

Not sure if this is what you were after?