Membership Application

About the Company

Edinbane and Communities Company Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee with Charitable status incorporated under the Companies Act. The Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association include the following principal objects:
• To manage community land and assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general.
• To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Community in an effort to advance education and to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation.
• To advance the education of the community about its environment, culture and history.

Membership Eligibility

Membership is open to individuals of voting age who reside within the designated ECC postcode area.  Associate membership is available to individuals who have an interest in the community but are not voting age or do not reside within the defined area.  The application for associate membership can be found here: Associate Membership Application

Each member undertakes to contribute a sum not exceeding £1 in the event that the Company is wound up, provided they are a member at that time or have been a member within the preceding year.

No payment is required at the time of joining.

Application Details

I confirm that I am of voting age and resident within one of these postcodes:

Privacy Statement

Please tick the box below giving us permission to use the information you have supplied for the following purposes:
• To store it securely for membership purposes
• To communicate with you as an ECC member
• To send you general information about ECC or communications that we feel may be of interest to you
• Financial award updates where appropriate

Your personal data will not be shared with third parties or used for marketing purposes.

You may withdraw your consent or request access to your personal data at any time by contacting: admin@edinbaneandcommunitiescompany.org

Our full privacy policy is available to view here: Privacy Policy.  If you require a copy, please contact admin@edinbaneandcommunitiescompany.org

Communication Preferences

Why is it important to be a member of the Edinbane and Communities Company?

The Edinbane and Communities Company has been set up to manage the Community Benefit funds from the Edinbane and Struan Windfarm that will accrue to the Community of Edinbane. The Company is registered with the UK Companies House as a Limited Liability Company and with the Office of Scottish Charities which has the following benefits and protection:

a) Liability of Directors and Members is limited.

b) Directors are accountable and have to report on an annual basis to the membership, Companies House and the Office of Scottish Charities.

c) Charitable status requires that reserves are maintained and reported on, on an annual basis to both the membership and the Office of Scottish Charities (OSCR)

d) As a limited liability company with charitable status the company is eligible to apply to funding bodies, this means that the organisation can, if it wishes, exercise “leverage” for the funds that it receives in the form of community benefit from Vattenfall and increase funds that are
available for community development.

e) Membership will provide a consultation body for the Directors.

f) Associate membership is open to individuals with a link to, or an interest in the Edinbane Community, but who are not resident in the post code boundary that defines the community.

g) Membership allows individuals to nominate or be nominated for office and vote on Company matters brought to their attention.

h) Associate Members do not have the same voting rights as full members.