First Spark's Blog

Typically most third sector organisations would imagine a Labour government to be most helpful to their cause. However it seems the Conservatives are trying to woo charitable organisations with good noises about the voluntary sector. David Cameron recently made a speech highlighting the Tories position. Interesting reading... http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2008/06/Voluntary_Action_in_the_21st_Century.aspx

There's been lots in the press this week about volunteers. One charity has suggested that its research has found that volunteering is not a trendy word amongst young people. They suggest that the phrase "favours" is more popular...

http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/DailyBulletin/849895/Analysis-Why-v-ditching-word-volunteering-using-f-word-its-place/BB8A32B91CF5E58578274808E6CA0332/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin

 

This week I have registered a new organisation called Yellow Submarine Holidays. Its purpose is to offer people with learning disabilities a greater choice with supported holidays.

I decided to register it as a Company Limited by Guarantee initially. I did this online in about 30 minutes using http://www.companywizard.co.uk/. They were good value and made the process very simple.

The reasons for going for a "limited by guarantee" are multifold. I don't wish to ever take money out of the organisation as profit so it didn't need to be a normal limited company. However in the short term I won't be seeking any donations or grants for this organisation so it didn't seem necessary to apply for a charitable status.

I'll let you know over the next few weeks how I get on and what hurdles occur.