The Rules of the Webarchitects Co-operative.
Webarchitects is a Social Enterprise, no more than 20% of any profits may be distributed as dividends to members. We are also a co-operative, see our full rules (pdf), which are based on the 7 Co-operative Principles, which include this key aim:
To enable the provision of internet based services for socially responsible groups and individuals, using free open source software wherever possible, in a manner that aims to minimise fossil fuel usage and ecological impacts and which also provides sustainable employment
Webarch Co-operative Limited was established as a Multi-stakeholder Co-operative (Somerset Rules) Registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965-1978 on 7th July 2011, our number and suffix is 31305R, see our entry in the Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Public Register, at Companies House our number is IP031305.
Our co-operative are three categories of membership:
The ability for clients and partners to have a say in the running of the organisation results in good working relationships and strong partnerships and helps to ensure the co-operative stays true to its aims.
We always try our best to make decisions by consensus.
At our AGM in 2014 we agreed the Radical Routes Aims and Principles and agreed to apply for Associate membership of Radical Routes and our membership was approved at the November 2014 gathering of Radical Routes.
Our original rules from 2011 (pdf) were updated at our in 2016 to switch to a common ownership structure and a change to the voting weights of the different classes of members, workers now have 50%, clients and partners 25% and investors 25%. Since then the current version of our rules (pdf) were agreed our AGM held on 3rd July 2024, this update incorporates the latest revision of the Somerset Rules and updates the organisation that any assets would be transfered to on dissolution from Co-operatives UK to workers.coop.
There is more information about our co-operative on the about Webarchitects page, see also our ethical and privacy policies.
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