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Charity Number: 1006789
- Name
The name of the organisation shall be the British Inherited Metabolic Disease Group hereinafter abbreviated to BIMDG.
- Objects
To relieve persons suffering from inherited metabolic disease by advancing the education of persons involved in the care and treatment of such persons and to promote research into the treatment of inherited metabolic disease.
- Membership
Membership of the organisation shall be open to anyone involved in the care and management of inherited metabolic disease and shall include clinicians, dieticians, laboratory staff, nurses and other professionals with related interests working within the British Isles. The committee shall have the right to exclude anyone from membership if they see fit.
- Application for Membership
Membership application may be made to the Honorary Secretary accompanied by the appropriate membership fee as defined at the Annual General Meeting of the group (see below).
- Management
The management of the group shall be in the hands of an executive committee consisting of a Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and a minimum of four ordinary members. The committee should be representative of the main professional groups. The Society for the study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM) will be invited to appoint a non-voting member of the committee as their representative. Additional members may be co-opted to the Committee to represent other organisations with similar interests but such numbers shall not have voting rights. At least half of the members of the Executive committee shall constitute a quorum.
- Chairman
The Chairman shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a term of office of three years and shall be eligible for re-election for one term.
- Honorary Secretary
The Honorary Secretary shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a term of office of three years. He shall be eligible for re-election for one term.
- Honorary Treasurer
The Honorary Treasurer shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a term of office of three years. He shall be eligible for re-election for one term.
- Executive Committee
The ordinary members of the Executive Committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a term of office of three years. They shall be eligible for re-election.
- Duties of Honorary Treasurer
The duties of the Honorary Treasurer shall be to administer all incoming and outgoing monies. To keep accurate and up to date accounts, which must be available for inspection at all general meetings. To present a balance sheet and to arrange for the accounts to be officially audited at the end of the financial year.
- Duties of Honorary Secretary
The duties of the Honorary Secretary shall be to prepare and keep minutes for all meetings. To be responsible for all official correspondence, and to convene meetings of the executive committee at the direction of the Chairman.
- Financial Year
The financial year of the Organisation shall be from January 1st to December 31st.
- Raising of funds
In furtherance of the declared objectives, but not otherwise, the Executive Committee may invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscriptions or donations.
- Signature of cheques
Cheques drawn on the Organisation's Bank Account(s) shall be signed by either the Treasurer or the Chairman and one other member of the executive committee.
- General Meetings
An Annual General Meeting shall be held at which a quorum shall be at least twenty members. At least fourteen days notice of such meeting must be given by the secretary to the membership.
- Alterations to Constitution
Alterations to this constitution or alterations to the executive committee or any other items of competent business shall be received at least twenty eight days before the Annual General Meeting and shall receive the assent of two thirds of the members present and voting at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting. Provided that no alteration shall be made to clauses 2 (objects), 16 (alterations) or 17 (dissolution) without the prior written consent of the Charity Commissioners and provided further that no alteration shall be made which would have the effect of causing the organisation to cease to be a charity at law.
- Dissolution
The organisation may be dissolved by a resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting at a Special General Meeting convened for the purpose of which 21 days notice shall have been given to the members. Such resolution may give instructions for the disposal of any assets held by or in the name of the organisation provided that if any property remains after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities such property shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the organisation but shall be given or transferred to such other charitable institution or institutions having objects similar to some or all of the objects of the organisation as the organisation may determine and if in so far as effect cannot be given to the provision then to some other charitable purpose.
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