7.1 Dissolving a Non Charity Unincorporated AssociationAs an unincorporated association without charitable status is a voluntary organisation in its very simplest form, the process of dissolving such an organisation is relatively straightforward in comparison to organisations that are registered charities (please see section 6.2). As it has no regulator, a non-charity unincorporated association does not need to seek consent from a regulator prior to dissolving. It will however need to seek the consent of its members. Before taking the decision to dissolve though, you first need to ensure that you have the power to do so. Your governing document should feature a clause similar to below, commonly referred to as the ‘dissolution clause’
As illustrated in the above clause, should the Management Committee decide for whatever reason that it is necessary to dissolve the organisation, it can call a Special General Meeting (SGM) to put the decision to its members. In order for the decision to dissolve to be valid though, you must act in accordance with your constitution at all times. Although the content and detail of constitutions can vary significantly, the below provides an overview of how the typical dissolution process is conducted.
In order to dissolve a registered charity, depending on your legal structure please see section 6.2 or 6.3. |
TOPICS1.0 Getting Started
2.0 Developing and Growing 3.0 Taking on an Asset 4.0 What is Social Enterprise? 5.0 Volunteering 6.0 Funding 7.0 Dissolving an Organisation 7.1 Dissolving a Non Charity Unincorporated Association 7.2 Dissolving a Charity 7.3 Dissolving a SCIO 7.4 Dissolving a Community Interest Company 7.5 Dissolving a Limited Company |
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