Charity Law

The legal requirement to have two signatories on a payment has recently been repealed (2013?) as the introduction of payment by eBanking has become more common.

However, some Hall Constitutions, Charities and Funders (such as the National Lottery) still require 2 signatures, so you should check your own particular situation and act accordingly.

Some Banks are able to offer Accounts where an electronic countersign authorisation can be added to an electronic payment before the payment will be made.  At this point in time (mid 2014), our understanding is as follows:

The hall's governing document says that a quorum will be a minimum of one half of the number of members present but at a meeting there is one short of this number:

The hall has been operating at a deficit and the trustees are discussing raising hiring charges. A representative of one of the groups who have a place on the committee objects saying their group would have to move elsewhere if hire charges are increased. Should the committee:

Corporate form for charities, the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)