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Old
Royals' Association
The
Old Royals’ Association has two main objectives:
• To support the best interests of its members, the Royal Wolverhampton School
and the Association itself; and
• To maintain contact with and between ex-scholars of the Royal Wolverhampton
School
The Association produces a biannual Newsletter, supports reunions
of Old Royals and arranges sporting fixtures against the School.
The Association also arranges
functions at the School, notably around annual School events, such as Founder’s
Day, Remembrance Sunday and the Advent Service of Light.
Additionally, the Association offers financial and other support for particular
projects within the School itself, for the benefit of current and future generations
of pupils.
Subscription
The subscription for the Old Royals' Association is currently set at £15 per
annum. If you are not currently a member and would like to be, please download
a Standing Order Form here and send it to the address indicated. Alternatively,
if you have any Membership or Subscription queries, please direct these to Mike
Masters or Martin White.
ORA Standing Order Form 
Annual
General Meeting
The AGM is held every year on Founder's Day.
Download a copy
of the 2008 meeting minutes here
The
Old Royals' Association Rules
Download a copy here
Approved by the Annual General Meeting held 24th April 1998
1. NAME
The Association shall be known as the Old Royals' Association.
2. OBJECTS
The objects of the Association are :-
(a) To maintain contact with, and between, ex scholars of the Royal Wolverhampton
School.
(b) To further the interests of the Association, its Members and the Royal
Wolverhampton School, within parameters laid down by the Membership.
3. MEMBERSHIP
(a) All ex scholars of the Royal Wolverhampton School shall be Associate
Members. An Associate Member has no voting rights and is not entitled to
services or facilities provided by the Association.
(b) An Associate Member may become a Full Member on payment of the Annual
Subscription (Rule 4a).
(c) The Management Committee may, at its discretion, elect any Associate
Member to Permanent Full Membership without payment of the Annual Subscription.
(d) Members of the School Staff shall be Honorary Members of the Association
whilst employed at the School.
(e) Honorary Associate Membership may be awarded to persons not otherwise
qualified for Membership. Proposals for Honorary Associate Membership should
be placed before the Management Committee for ratification at Annual General
Meeting.
(f) Members shall advise the Membership Secretary of any change of address.
(g) Members should advise the Membership Secretary, in writing, if they
do not wish their details to be held on a computer database or to be released
to other Members.
4. SUBSCRIPTIONS
(a) The Annual Subscription shall be due on 1st January each calendar year
and shall be at such a rate as may be determined from time to time by Annual
General Meeting.
(b) School Leavers may pay a term subscription qualifying them to be Full
Members for a period of five years after which they shall revert to Associate
Membership unless the Annual subscription is then paid.
(c) Life Membership is not currently available but is being investigated
and may be offered to Full Members in due course and at such a rate as
determined by Annual General Meeting.
(d) Full Members whose Annual Subscription is not paid shall revert to
Associate Membership.
(e) In each calendar year 10% of Subscriptions received shall be applied
to a fund called 'the Service Fund' which shall be administered by the
Management Committee and applied in accordance with Rule 2b.
5. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
(a) The affairs of the Association shall be conducted by a Management Committee
which shall report its actions to the Annual General Meeting.
(b) The Management Committee shall be comprised of :
The President, The Immediate Past President, 9 Elected Members (Full Members)
The Headmaster (non voting) ,1 School Staff Representative (non voting),
1 School Pupil Representative (non voting)
(c) The Management Committee shall meet not less than 6 times per year.
(d) A quorum at any meeting of the Management Committee shall be 4 voting
Members.
(e) At the first Management Committee meeting after the Annual General
Meeting a Chairman shall be elected to serve until the conclusion of the
next Annual General Meeting. In the absence of the Chairman at subsequent
meetings, Members shall elect a substitute for that meeting only.
(f) At the first Management Committee meeting after the Annual General
Meeting two Members of the Committee shall be appointed as Honorary Secretary
and Honorary Treasurer and shall hold office until the conclusion of the
next Annual General Meeting.
(g) Elected Members shall serve for 3 years and will be eligible for re
election.
(h) The Management Committee shall be able to co-opt (without voting rights)
members for any purpose.
6. OFFICERS
(a) The Officers of the Association shall comprise of :-
President, Management Committee Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer.
(b) The Immediate Past President shall deputise in the absence of the President.
(c) Members shall not hold more than 2 offices concurrently.
(d) Members shall serve not more than 3 years in any one office.
(e) Nominations for the office of President, duly seconded, must be placed
before the Management Committee at least 14 days before the Annual General
Meeting.
(f) The Honorary Secretary shall ensure that notice of Meetings is given to
Members and that Minutes are taken and distributed in accordance with the Rules
and will perform general secretarial duties as required by the Association.
(g) The Honorary Treasurer shall receive monies due or payable to the Association,
maintaining bank accounts as necessary in the name of the Association (disbursements
shall require the approval of the Management Committee and the signature of
one other officer). He/She shall keep the books and records and shall prepare
the annual accounts and financial report of the Association for submission
(if required) to the appointed auditor and the Annual General Meeting.
7. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(a) The Annual General Meeting of Members of the Association shall be held
each year not more than 13 months from the date of the previous Annual General
Meeting.
(b) Notice shall be issued to Members, by the Honorary Secretary, not less
than 21 days prior to the Meeting and such notice shall contain the agenda
for the Meeting.
(c) The Annual General Meeting shall be held at such a place, date and time
as determined by the Management Committee.
(d) The President shall Chair the Annual General Meeting.
(e) The Annual General Meeting shall :-
(i) Consider and accept, if approved, the report of the Management Committee
presented by the Chairman of the Management Committee for the preceding year.
(ii) Consider and adopt, if approved, the Annual Report and Accounts presented
by the Honorary Treasurer for the financial year ended 31st December prior
to the date of the Annual General Meeting.
(iii) Fill the Management Committee vacancies arising under Rule 7f.
(iv) Transact any other business, notice of which has been advised to the Honorary
Secretary at least 14 days prior to the Meeting.
(v) Transact, at the sole discretion of the Chairman of the Meeting, any other
business of which due notice has not been given.
(vi) Elect a Member to the office of President, from the nominee or nominees
advised to the Meeting by the Management Committee, who shall hold office from
the conclusion of the Meeting until the conclusion of the next Meeting. The
retiring President shall be eligible for re-election subject to Rule 6d.
(f) One third of the elected Members of the Management Committee shall retire
annually by rotation. Retiring Members shall be eligible for re-election
(g) The Minutes of each Annual General Meeting shall be communicated to Full
Members within 6 months of the date of such Meeting.
8. EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
a) An Extraordinary General Meeting of Members of the Association shall be
called by the Honorary Secretary by direction of the Management Committee.
(b) Extraordinary General Meetings shall also be called by the Honorary Secretary
within 6 weeks of receipt of a request, signed by a minimum of 20 Full Members,
stating the business to be discussed.
(c) A quorum shall consist of 30 Full Members.
(d) The President shall Chair any Extraordinary General Meeting.
(e) At least 21 days notice of such Meeting shall be given to all Full Members.
(f) No business other than that stated in the notice of the Meeting shall be
discussed.
(g) The Minutes of each Meeting shall be communicated to Full Members within
1 month of such Meeting.
9. ALTERATION OF RULES
No alteration of the Rules of the Association shall be made except at Annual
General Meeting or at an Extraordinary General Meeting called for that
purpose.
10. VOTING
At all Meetings, Annual General, Extraordinary General and Management Committee,
all resolutions shall be decided by simple majority either by show of
hands or by secret ballot as directed by the Chairman of the Meeting.
In the event of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have the right
to exercise an additional (and casting) vote.
11. COLOURS
Full Members and Honorary Members shall be entitled to wear the Insignia
of the Association.
12. CONDUCT
Any Member engaging in discreditable conduct in connection with the Association
shall be liable to suspension from Membership. Such suspension shall not
be made without giving the Member concerned an opportunity for a hearing
before the Management Committee and/or appeal to an Annual General Meeting.
13. AUTHORITY
Members do not have, nor should they assume, any authority to enter into
a contract or commitment with third parties on behalf of the Association.
Such authority is vested in the Officers of the Association after agreement
from the Management Committee.
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