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Memorandum and Articles

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The Companies Acts 1985 & 1989

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF INTEGRATION LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED

MEMBERSHIP:

3. The Board may admit to Membership any society, company, firm or association who offers appropriate services to the beneficiaries of the Company and who wishes to use the services of the Co-operative, and has agreed to pay to the Co-operative any fee or other monies due for the use of such services.

4. All potential Members of the Co-operative may be required to serve such reasonable probationary period as may be agreed by the Co-operative in General Meeting before becoming eligible to be admitted into Membership.

5. The Co operative shall maintain a Register of Members in which shall be recorded the name and address of every Member, and the dates on which they became a Member and on which they ceased to be a Member. A Member shall notify the Secretary in writing of a change to their name or address.

6. Every applicant for admission shall be considered by the Board at its first meeting after it was made or as soon thereafter as is practicable; if the application for membership is approved, then the member's name shall be entered in the Register of Members. All Members shall be supplied at no charge with a copy of the Memorandum & Articles of Association of the Co-operative.

7. A member shall cease to be a member immediately that it:
(a) ceases in the opinion of the Board to use the services provided by the Co-operative during any one period of twelve months; or
(b) fails in the opinion of the Board unreasonably to pay any fee or other monies due to the Co operative; or
(c) resigns in writing to the Secretary; or
(d) is expelled by a Special Resolution carried in accordance with Article 11(a) at a Special General Meeting called to consider the matter; or
(e) is wound up or goes into liquidation, if a corporate body, firm or association.

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

1. The name of the company (referred to as "the Co operative") is: "Integration Lincolnshire Limited".

2. The registered office of the Co operative will be situated in England and Wales.

3. (A) The objects for which the Co operative is established are:

(a) To promote the benefit of the residents of Lincolnshire (the "area of benefit") by facilitating the social integration of indigenous and migrant communities in the area of benefit, in particular but not exclusively by improving co-operation between those organisations and individuals providing services to new arrival communities, with the object of developing and promoting social inclusion.

(b) To foster and support the principles and concept of co-operation in its own affairs and in industry and commerce generally, to support the Co-operative Movement, and to educate its Members in co-operative principles and management practices.