Funding

Do you need to be a member to benefit from these changes?

The extended functions of the Association align with the needs of the statutory sector with whom we have been working in partnership to develop this broader vision, and as a result they are willing to commit substantial funds to enable the Association to grow in this way, whilst recognising that the governance of the Association remains fully in the Independent Sector.

Funding has been secured from three funding partners:

• Surrey County Council
• Surrey Learning and Skills Council
• Skills for Care through Surrey/Sussex Learning Resource Centre Network

One simple effect of the new funding arrangements is that membership subscriptions will cease, requiring organisations simply to register their representative with the Association, thereby becoming a member. No further registration will become necessary in the future except when an organisation changes its representative.

The new SCA Ltd will be a not-for-profit limited company. Through the registration of their representative, an organisation is enabled to participate in the governance of the Association, appointing the Board of Directors annually at the Annual General Meeting. The Association has all the benefits of being a limited liability organisation. The only individual commitment this then involves is that in the unlikely event of the Association going into liquidation each organisation registered will become liable for a contribution of £1.