Rules - Amendments

Amendments to the Rules can only be implemented within the procedures set out in Rule 97 and in compliance and agreement with the FCA. This page is a log of changes made, with the most current version being at Rules.

22nd September 2025

AGM Resolutions were all carried to change the following:

That the Interpretation of 'the Act’ be updated from ""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;” to "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;

RULE 1
Change "The name of the society shall be Freegle Limited” to "The name of the society shall be Freegle”

RULE 12
Change "The first Members of the Society will be the Founder Members. The Board may at its discretion admit to membership any individual, corporate body or nominee of a unincorporated body, firm, partnership or corporate body who supports the objects of the Society through being an owner, moderator or other volunteer for a Freegle affiliated local group or who is a volunteer for the Society who has paid or agreed to pay any subscription or other sum due in respect of membership for the time being in force.”
to:
"The first Members of the Society will be the Founder Members. The Board may at its discretion admit to membership any individual, corporate body or nominee of a unincorporated body, firm, partnership or corporate body who supports the objects of the Society who has paid or agreed to pay any subscription or other sum due in respect of membership for the time being in force."

RULE 103
Change "Unless the Society meets the criteria set out in section 4(2) of the Friendly and 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 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 the Society’s accounts and balance sheet for the year. This provision also applies if the Society is in its first financial year."
to <v=br> "Rule 103 (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."

"(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."

21st October 2015

RULE 2

Received letter from the FCA confirming change of Registered Address as an amendment of Rules under the Co-operative and Community Benefits Society Act 2014, to Weavers Field, Loud Bridge, Chipping, PR3 2NX.

The previous, original, address was 4 Wellbeck Close, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0AU.

Change of regulatory Act

Our Rules refer to the Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act, but also makes provision in Interpretations of ""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;"

This Act has now been replaced by the Co-Operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/14/contents