Rules - Revision history

Jacky at 07:58, 9 June 2026

2026-06-09T07:58:48Z

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	* p26 The application form.		* p26 The application form.

	~~Note~~: at the 2025 AGM, it was agreed by Member Vote to change three parts of these Rules - [[AGM 2025 Minutes]] - Extraordinary Resolutions. The FCA agreed this partial Rule change on 8th June 2026, and the name change on 1st June 2026. The details are available on the FCA website -https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/Search/Society/9593		Notes:
			* The Registered Office was changed and agreed by the FCA on 13th February 2026.
			* At the 2025 AGM, it was agreed by Member Vote to change three parts of these Rules - [[AGM 2025 Minutes]] - Extraordinary Resolutions. The FCA agreed this partial Rule change on 8th June 2026, and the name change on 1st June 2026. The details are available on the FCA website -https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/Search/Society/9593

	==Rule 1: NAME==		==Rule 1: NAME==

Jacky at 07:55, 9 June 2026

2026-06-09T07:55:23Z

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	* p26 The application form.		* p26 The application form.

			Note: at the 2025 AGM, it was agreed by Member Vote to change three parts of these Rules - [[AGM 2025 Minutes]] - Extraordinary Resolutions. The FCA agreed this partial Rule change on 8th June 2026, and the name change on 1st June 2026. The details are available on the FCA website -https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/Search/Society/9593
	~~If we make a rule amendment in~~ the ~~future we could consider modernising our~~ Rules ~~by using a the appropriate~~ [~~https://www.uk.coop/resources/model-governing-documents Coop Model Governing Document~~] - ~~this is how our Rules were written originally~~. ~~This would include changing references to ‘Industrial~~ and ~~Provident Societies Act 1965’ and ‘Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968’ to ‘Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014’~~. ~~Until then~~ the [https://~~www~~.~~legislation~~.~~gov~~.uk/~~ukpga~~/~~1978~~/~~30/section/17 Interpretation Act] means our Rules are still valid. (Note: at the 2025 AGM, it was agreed by Member Vote to change this reference.)~~

	==Rule 1: NAME==		==Rule 1: NAME==

	1. The name of the society shall be Freegle ~~Limited~~.		1. The name of the society shall be Freegle.

	==Rule 2: REGISTERED OFFICE==		==Rule 2: REGISTERED OFFICE==
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	''"Address"'' means a postal address or, for the purposes of electronic communication, a fax number, email address or telephone number for receiving text messages;		''"Address"'' means a postal address or, for the purposes of electronic communication, a fax number, email address or telephone number for receiving text messages;

	''~~"the Act"''~~ refers to the ~~Industrial~~ and ~~Provident~~ Societies Act ~~1965~~ or any Act or Acts amending or in substitution of it or them for the time being in force;		'' “the Act” refers to the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 or any Act or Acts amending or in substitution of it or them for the time being in force;

	''"Auditor"'' means a person eligible for appointment as a company auditor under section 25 of the Companies Act 1989;		''"Auditor"'' means a person eligible for appointment as a company auditor under section 25 of the Companies Act 1989;
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	===Audit===		===Audit===

	103~~. Unless the~~ Society meets the ~~criteria set out in section 4~~(2) ~~of the Friendly and~~		Rule 103
	~~Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968~~ or ~~fulfils the exemptions set out in sub-~~
	~~sections 4(A) (1) and (2)~~ of the ~~Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies~~ Act		(i) The Society shall, unless it meets the requirements under subsection 83(2) or section 84 of the Act, appoint an Auditor to act for each financial year to audit the Society’s accounts and balance sheet.
	~~1968~~, ~~the Board shall in~~ each financial year ~~appoint an Auditor as required by section~~
	~~7 of the Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 as amended,~~ to audit		(ii) An Auditor for the preceding financial year shall be re-appointed as Auditor of the Society for the current financial year unless any of the exceptions set out in section 93 of the Act apply.
	the Society’s accounts and balance sheet for the year~~. This provision also applies if~~
	the Society ~~is in its first~~ financial year.

	104. The following persons shall not be appointed as Auditor of the Society:		104. The following persons shall not be appointed as Auditor of the Society:

Jacky: /* Rule 2: REGISTERED OFFICE */ Change of office from Weavers Field, Loudbridge.

2026-02-13T15:42:56Z

Rule 2: REGISTERED OFFICE: Change of office from Weavers Field, Loudbridge.

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	==Rule 2: REGISTERED OFFICE==		==Rule 2: REGISTERED OFFICE==

	2. The registered office of the society shall be at ~~Weavers Field~~, ~~Loud Bridge~~, ~~Chipping~~, ~~PR3 2NX~~		2. The registered office of the society shall be at 64a North Road, Ormesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3LE

	==Rule 3: INTERPRETATIONS==		==Rule 3: INTERPRETATIONS==

Jacky at 19:08, 29 January 2026

2026-01-29T19:08:32Z

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	* p26 The application form.		* p26 The application form.

	~~So far we have not amended the Rules, and therefore the Rules section on the FCA site shows 0 documents. The FCA have confirmed that it is only post-amendment that they would appear there.~~

	If we ~~ever~~ make a rule amendment we ~~should~~ consider modernising our Rules by using a the appropriate [https://www.uk.coop/resources/model-governing-documents Coop Model Governing Document] - this is how our Rules were written originally. This would include changing references to ‘Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965’ and ‘Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968’ to ‘Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014’. Until then the [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17 Interpretation Act] means our Rules are still valid.		If we make a rule amendment in the future we could consider modernising our Rules by using a the appropriate [https://www.uk.coop/resources/model-governing-documents Coop Model Governing Document] - this is how our Rules were written originally. This would include changing references to ‘Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965’ and ‘Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968’ to ‘Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014’. Until then the [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17 Interpretation Act] means our Rules are still valid. (Note: at the 2025 AGM, it was agreed by Member Vote to change this reference.)

	==Rule 1: NAME==		==Rule 1: NAME==

Jacky at 11:00, 16 October 2025

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	For record of changes , see [[Rules - Amendments]]		For record of changes, see [[Rules - Amendments]]<br>
			For information about Freegle's previous rule about polling, see [[10% Polling Guidelines]]
	[[Category: Policies, Procedures, Remits]] [[category:Freegle Organisation]]		[[Category: Policies, Procedures, Remits]] [[category:Freegle Organisation]]

Edwh: Update to clarify relationship with the documents on the FCA site.

2024-08-22T09:57:07Z

Update to clarify relationship with the documents on the FCA site.

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	Freegle Limited was registered with the FCA[https://mutuals.~~fsa~~.~~gov~~.uk/~~SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=32410&Suffix=R~~] 3rd June 2014, registration no. 32410R		Freegle Limited was registered with the FCA [https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/Search/Society/9593 here] on 3rd June 2014, registration no. 32410R.

	[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2R4ItxT_JfZQ215NWM1cENKclk/view ~~Original PDF version~~][https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-1RmuJEJbouSlEyZ2E2MlFzWUU/view ~~Signature Sheet~~]		The original FCA approval details are [https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/Documents/Download/82241 here]. This is a single PDF which contains a bundle of documents relating to the application:
			* p1 The letter approving us.
			* p2 The Resolution which had to be passed before applying.
			* p7 The letter approving us (again, for some reason).
			* p8 The Rules which govern us. For convenience you can also view that [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2R4ItxT_JfZQ215NWM1cENKclk/view here].
			* p25 The signatures for the Rules. For convenience you can also view that [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-1RmuJEJbouSlEyZ2E2MlFzWUU/view here].
			* p26 The application form.

	The ~~next time~~ we ~~are making~~ a rule amendment we should consider changing references to ‘Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965’ and ‘Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968’ to ‘Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014’. Until then the [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17 Interpretation Act] means our Rules are still valid.		So far we have not amended the Rules, and therefore the Rules section on the FCA site shows 0 documents. The FCA have confirmed that it is only post-amendment that they would appear there.

			If we ever make a rule amendment we should consider modernising our Rules by using a the appropriate [https://www.uk.coop/resources/model-governing-documents Coop Model Governing Document] - this is how our Rules were written originally. This would include changing references to ‘Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965’ and ‘Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968’ to ‘Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014’. Until then the [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17 Interpretation Act] means our Rules are still valid.

	==Rule 1: NAME==		==Rule 1: NAME==

Edwh: Add mention of Interpretation Act

2024-08-08T21:13:57Z

Add mention of Interpretation Act

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	[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2R4ItxT_JfZQ215NWM1cENKclk/view Original PDF version][https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-1RmuJEJbouSlEyZ2E2MlFzWUU/view Signature Sheet]		[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2R4ItxT_JfZQ215NWM1cENKclk/view Original PDF version][https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-1RmuJEJbouSlEyZ2E2MlFzWUU/view Signature Sheet]

			The next time we are making a rule amendment we should consider changing references to ‘Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965’ and ‘Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968’ to ‘Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014’. Until then the [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/17 Interpretation Act] means our Rules are still valid.

	==Rule 1: NAME==		==Rule 1: NAME==

Edwh at 08:37, 22 October 2017

2017-10-22T08:37:21Z

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	Freegle Limited was registered with the FCA[https://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=32410&Suffix=R] 3rd June 2014, registration no. 32410R		Freegle Limited was registered with the FCA[https://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=32410&Suffix=R] 3rd June 2014, registration no. 32410R

	[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2R4ItxT_JfZQ215NWM1cENKclk/view Original PDF version][https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-1RmuJEJbouSlEyZ2E2MlFzWUU/view Signature Sheet]		[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2R4ItxT_JfZQ215NWM1cENKclk/view Original PDF version][https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-1RmuJEJbouSlEyZ2E2MlFzWUU/view Signature Sheet]

Edwh at 08:36, 22 October 2017

2017-10-22T08:36:50Z

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	Freegle Limited was registered with the FCA[https://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=32410&Suffix=R] 3rd June 2014, registration no. 32410R		Freegle Limited was registered with the FCA[https://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=32410&Suffix=R] 3rd June 2014, registration no. 32410R
	[~~http~~://~~freegle~~.in/~~IPSRules~~ Original PDF version]		[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2R4ItxT_JfZQ215NWM1cENKclk/view Original PDF version][https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-1RmuJEJbouSlEyZ2E2MlFzWUU/view Signature Sheet]

	==Rule 1: NAME==		==Rule 1: NAME==

Jacky at 01:06, 6 November 2015

2015-11-06T01:06:29Z

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	Freegle Limited was registered with the FCA[https://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=32410&Suffix=R] 3rd June 2014, registration no. 32410R		Freegle Limited was registered with the FCA[https://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=32410&Suffix=R] 3rd June 2014, registration no. 32410R
	[http://freegle.in/IPSRules PDF version]		[http://freegle.in/IPSRules Original PDF version]

	==Rule 1: NAME==		==Rule 1: NAME==