Club Accounts

What is a Club?

A club is an organisation set up for the benefit of its members, e.g. Golf Club, Rugby Club, GAA Club, Bridge Club, etc.

Members elect officials (Chairperson, Secretary & Treasurer) to run the club at the AGM (Annual General Meeting)

What does the Chairperson do?

Runs the club Chairs meetings Keeps order at meetings Follows the agenda Puts motions to a vote

What does the Secretary do? Calls meetings Sends agenda to the members

(the agenda is a list of topics to be discussed at the meeting)

Arranges the meetings Takes note at the meetings of decisions and

writes up the minutes (the minutes are a written record of what was discussed and decided at a meeting)

Notice and Agenda for a Club AGM

The AGM of Galway Sea Scouts will take place in the Sea Scouts Hall, on Wednesday 7th September 2011 at 7pm

AGENDA1. Minutes of the last AGM2. Matters arising from the minutes3. Correspondence4. Chairperson’s Report5. Secretary’s Report6. Treasurer’s Report7. Election of Officers8. AOB (Any other business)

Patrick ByrneSecretary

NOTICE

AGENDA

What does the Treasurer do? Collect subscriptions

(membership fees) Issue receipts for all

money received Lodges money received to the club’s bank

account Pay all the club’s bills Keep a record of all income and expenditure Prepare annual accounts and a financial

report for the AGM