Membership

Membership of the Trust is open to anyone who is a resident within the Kirkcowan Community Council Area.

By becoming a member you gain full voting rights at General Meetings and are entitled to stand for election as a Director. To nominate someone for election as a Director, you must also be a member of the Trust.

There is no cost to become a member of Kirkcowan Community Development Trust and liability of members is limited to £1.

Who manages the Trust and makes decisions about it?

The affairs, property and funds of the Trust are directed and managed by a Board of Directors.

The Board is comprised of -

• Up to six individual persons elected as Directors by the Ordinary Members and who themselves must be Ordinary Members (Elected Directors); and
• Up to two individual persons appointed by Kirkcowan Community Council (Appointed Directors)

Each year one-third of the Elected Directors will retire from office but will be eligible for another term (three years). After this the Director must wait a year before being standing as a Director again.

Anyone wishing to stand as a Director is expected to support the purposes of the Trust and must follow the rules and guidelines as set out by the funders and the Trust.

If you wish to become a member then you can download the form here:

Alternatively, you can contact us to request a membership application to be sent out to you.