Support Your Benevolent Fund
The Fund has again paid out considerably more in grants than it received in donations last season.
HAS YOUR CLUB MADE A DONATION?
We cannot help your players if you don’t support us!
Has your club ever thought about collecting donations at your pre-season friendlies?
The Benevolent Fund would be more than grateful for your support and can supply collecting boxes on request
Though not an “Insurance” in the strict meaning of the word, players who receive injuries, and who are in necessitous circumstances, are rarely refused assistance.
Every Club in Sussex should now consider its donation to the Fund a debt of honour. The Benevolent Fund will provide prompt assistance for you, or for your players, should the necessity arise.
SUSSEX COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND
(Revised set of Rules adopted by Special Meeting of the Trustees 10/04/03)
Hon. Secretary: Mr Doug Austen-Jones, 6 Quarry Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1NQ. Telephone: 01444 440707.
Trustees: Mr D A Austen-Jones, Mr P Beard, Mr P E Hartman,
Mr I Muzio, Mr E Potter & Mr S D Williams
1. The Fund shall be called the Sussex County Football Association Benevolent Fund. The Fund shall be vested in the Board of Directors of the Sussex County Football Association Limited. The Object of the Sussex County Football Association Benevolent Fund shall be to make grants to any of the following persons who may be from time to time in necessitous circumstances, that is to say, members of clubs affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association, or to such persons who have rendered services to the game within the county and/or their near relatives or dependents as in the opinion of the Trustees may be deemed advisable and for no other purposes whatsoever.
2. Contributions to the Fund shall be voluntary on the part of Associations, Competitions, Leagues and Clubs affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association Limited and by players, officials, referees and other benefactors.
3. All applications shall be made on forms obtainable from the Secretary of the Fund, which must be fully completed including a full disclosure of financial affairs and general circumstances. Each case will be dealt with on its merits. Claims for only one week’s incapacity are not considered necessitous and should only be submitted in very exceptional circumstances.
4. Grants may be made in the form of either a lump sum or of a series of periodical payments or of a combination of both. There is no right of appeal if the Trustees decide to decline to award a grant.
5. The Fund is not established to supersede efforts which Clubs may make on behalf of an applicant, but to supplement local efforts.
6. A request for a grant may be considered from an applicant whose Club or Association has not contributed either directly or indirectly to the Fund in the current or the preceding season.
7. All requests for application forms must be received by the Secretary of the Fund within 14 days of the injury and then completed and returned to the Fund Secretary within a further 28 days or the application may not be considered or a reduced grant may be payable.
8. A medical certificate or its equivalent must accompany each application. Confirmation of financial and other relevant information required to support the application must also be provided if requested.
9. The Trustees shall each season invite voluntary contributions from all affiliated Associations, Competitions, Leagues and Clubs which may take the form of:
(a) The proceeds of a match or matches.
(b) The proceeds of box collections at matches and/or Clubhouse facilities.
(c) Subscriptions or donations by Club officials or other individuals.
(d) The proceeds from social functions.
10. The Board of Directors of the Sussex County Football Association Limited will appoint six Trustees annually who shall each serve until the following Annual General Meeting of the Company. The appointed Trustees may, at their discretion, appoint as co-opted Trustees up to a further three Trustees all of whom must be current Council Members of the Sussex County Football Association Limited and who shall also serve until the following Annual General Meeting of the Company. All Trustees shall be eligible for re-election.
The Trustees shall have full power to deal with any matter not covered by these rules.
Doug Austen-Jones, Hon. Secretary, Sussex County Football Association Benevolent Fund, Tel/Fax: 01444 440707
SECRETARIES PLEASE NOTE:
Clubs are NOT allowed to make ANY payments to or on behalf of injured players from Club funds without the permission of the S.C.F.A. Ltd.