Friends of Stretford Public Hall has a unique legal structure that ensures the Hall will always be run for the benefit of the community. 

We are a Charitable Community Benefit Society registered under the Cooperative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and so we aim to serve the interests of the broader community, beyond our own membership. We also have exclusively charitable objects and a charitable asset lock. An asset lock is a rule which prevents members from making a capital gain by selling or closing the business for a profit, so the Hall will never fall into private ownership.

We are registered by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and our society number is CBS 7220. 

Key Documents

Beyond our rules, we have a number of documents which both members and the wider public can access to find out more about our governance:

• Rules: The rules of our society that sets out how we are governed. 
• AGM presentation: Presentation from our 2017 Annual General Meeting
• Complaints Procedure: Guidance on how to make a complaint about our organisation

Friends of Stretford Public Hall Board Meetings - Update on Key Decisions

• Update on key decisions - January 2018 Board Meeting: The Friends of Stretford Public Hall Board met for the first time in 2018 on 7 January. The meeting focused on funding and finances, ballroom transformation and events and activities. 
  
  
• Update on key decisions - February 2018 Board Meeting: The Board signed off on new funding in order to recruit new staff and effectively manage the hall, maximise our events and activities and support our fund-raising activities
  
  
• Update on key decisions - March 2018 Board Meeting: Updates on funding arrangements, ballroom transformation and our events and activities. 
  
  
• Update on key decisions - April 2018 Board Meeting: Updates on Board members / governance, funding and finances, volunteers and events & activities. 
  
  
• Update on key decisions - June 2018 Board Meeting: Updates on Board members / governance, funding and finances, ballroom transformation, volunteers and events & activities. 
  
  
• Update on key decisions - July 2018 Board Meeting: Updates on Board members / governance, funding and finances, ballroom transformation, volunteers and events & activities.