NOTICE OF EGM on 22nd JUNE 2026 at 7pm
Please find below the explanation of the purpose of the EGM on 22nd June 2026.
If you are unable to attend, we will be sending out an email nearer the time whereby you can vote by proxy.
EXPLANATION
Special resolution to amend Companies Articles of Association – a likely requirement of an application to become an HMRC CASC entity
The attached resolution seeks member approval, by email or in person or by expression to the Secretary regarding a proposed ONE word change in the Ltd Co. (Oadby (Granville) Tennis & Social Club Limited), Articles of Association, to enable us to apply for Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) status which we believe will be beneficial to the Club
– the club, we believe, satisfies all other CASC application requirements being;
an amateur, not for profit sports club who encourage participation in a sport in a Community and who seek to provide appropriate and affordable facilities to deliver that sport
Having reviewed the CASC application guidelines we believe we would simply have to change the word in 4.1 Articles from Ability to Disability
extract ‘…..open to anyone….regardless of disability……’
CASC status – the rationale to apply
– Following advice from our Auditors and Advisers, OGTC Committee believe that it will be beneficial for the Club to apply for Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) status
- this is the legal structure described by HMRC as ‘ most appropriate to sports clubs looking to return all their profits to the operations of the entity and where there are no dividends paid to’
CASC status is not in its own right a legal structure, but an HMRC category for a sports club
Larger local tennis clubs, Leicestershire and Carisbrooke are both (like OGTC) Private Companies Limited by Guarantee, and have registered to become HMRC CASC entities in the last few years
- Leicestershire Tennis Club registered as a CASC in 2021
- Carisbrooke registered in 2025
CASC registration affords
– Various Corporation Tax exemptions (- note OGTC Tax 2025 = £3,406, and likely to rise with increased incidence of rental income)
– Benefits from Gift Aid and Charitable business rate relief
We believe OGTC comply with the requirements save for the need to change one word in our Articles and are therefore seeking member approval to make this change
The work to register will be carried out voluntarily by the Company Chairman and a member volunteer, both of whom are qualified professional Accountants by training – so the cost to the club is minimal