Programme Day 1
9:15 Coffee/tea etc.
9:30: Introduction: 3 Elements of 'Legal Structures for the Third Sector'
Part 1: Characteristics of Social Enterprise
· Basic constitutional patterns
· Membership issues
· Application of profits
· Sources of income
· Co-operatives and Community Business: Social Enterprise
· Mapping the social economy
Coffee/tea etc.
Part 2: Legal Status
· Incorporation
· Unincorporated structures: Associations, Trusts, Partnerships
· Incorporated structures: Companies, Industrial
& Provident Societies
· LLPs - capital partnerships
· Charitable Incorporated Organisations
Exercise: 'Check Your Status'
Lunch
Part 3: Designing a Legal Structure
· Name; objects and powers; membership; governing body;
sources of capital; application of profits
· Using model rules
Tea
Exercise: 'Tell Me About It'
16:45 Close