In reply to Jim Walton:
Hi Jim,
> This is all about money isn't it?
Not really - though funding is a part of it.
> BMC needs funding from Sport England/Lottery funding. To get that the BMC needs to be a National Governing Body or a Fully constituted club, association or trust or A Private Sector Company. It's currently a Company Limited by Guarentee under the 2006 Companies Act meaning that it's a non profit making company and I suspect that if we looked into the M&AA we would find out that it can't distribute any of its profits to the membership etc etc.
The proposal is that it STAYS a company limited by guarantee. The BMC can survive without Sport England funding but would have to trim its activities. The intention is that ALL core work is not dependent on external funding. As far as Sport England is concerned the BMC is a 'Governing Body' now.
> It seems, to me anyway, that Sport England took a look at the BMC and realised that it's not being run correctly. Obviously funds are tight at the moment and no ones playing the Lottery as much therefore the grants being given out are shrinking. If you got given grants before when times are good then you can't expect money when times are bad, especially if your not seen as being a credible and honest company.
Not happy with the suggestion that the BMC is neither credible or honest
It might be truer to say that the BMC constitution does not match up to the template required by Sport England; and is those situations it always tends to be 'one size fits all.......poorly'. And yes; funding is tighter. I think its called 'austerity'.
> The BMC need to remain the NGB for Climbing Competions to enable that possible form of income
No. Sport England funds grassroots participation. The health agenda is as, if not more important, than medals (which are the province of UK Sport.
> it needs to change its M&AA to enable Sport England to look at them again.
Yes.
> The BMC needs funding to enable the amazing work they do on ACCESS and CONSERVATION.
No. Little, if any, of the Sport England funding goes there. It is core work and is funded through memberships and commercial activity (insurance mainly).
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