Transition Penwith

1. Name
The name of the Charitable Trust shall be Transition Penwith, hereafter known as TP.
 
2. Executive Committee Members
TP is an informal group of people with an interest in promoting local awareness of the impact
of ‘peak oil’ (fossil fuel depletion) and initiating positive, pro-active solutions for a low energy,
low carbon future. The Trustees are members of the Executive Committee and they currently
consist of representatives from the following groups and organisations:
 
Penwith District Council
Eco-Drive
Cornwall Sustainable Tourism Network 
Community Energy Plus / Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership
 
Representatives from other key partnership organisations may be invited to join TP as agreed
by the Trustees.
 
3. Aims
• To facilitate the exchange and pooling of ideas, services, goods, and other resources
among Penwith residents and partnership organisations to encourage them to take
action in preparation for Peak Oil (fossil fuel depletion).
• Develop the capacity and skills of Penwith residents so that they are better able to
address Peak Oil through the relocalisation of goods and services, and through
reducing their energy consumption.
• Educate public policy makers about Peak Oil, and encourage them to take Peak Oil
into consideration in all aspects of public planning, and to provide incentives for
organisations and residents to adopt policies consistent with TP objectives. 
• To promote the study and research of Peak Oil and its effects on Penwith, and
disseminate the results to the public at large. 
 
4. Activities
• Offer an ongoing annual programme of events, films, talks, presentations and
workshops by leading experts and professionals
• Provide educational and training courses for low carbon sustainable skills
• Develop the website as a participatory, communication tool 
• Establish working Groups in areas of energy, transport, economy, food / agriculture,
housing, health, and others as appropriate.
• Identify and enable practical, visible projects in partnership with TP Groups that
demonstrate solutions for a positive, low energy future
• Design and build the Penwith Energy Descent Action Plan to include conducting an
audit (carbon footprint) and targeted steps towards a sustainable Penwith.

5. Funding
TP undertakes to look for funding to support its aims and activities. 
 
6. Decision Making
Decisions will be undertaken by the Trustees wherever possible by consensus, and if
necessary by majority voting. 
 
7. Officers
7.1 The officers of TP shall be: a Chair responsible for chairing the meetings; a Secretary
responsible for taking of minutes and distribution of papers; and a Treasurer responsible for
maintaining accounts. 
7.2 The officers are elected by the Trustees at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). 
7.3 In the event of an officer standing down during the year a replacement will be elected by
TP Trustees. 
 
8. Meetings 
8.1.Meetings are held quarterly facilitated by the Chair.
8.2 Minutes of meetings will be typed and distributed to the Trustees by the Secretary
8.3 Any meeting of TP is quorate provided at least three Trustees are present. 
8.4 An AGM will be held within fifteen months of the previous AGM.
 
9. Finances
9.1 TP has the power to raise money for its operations, and any monies so raised will be held
in a bank account administered by the Treasurer.
9.2 Records of income and expenditure will be held by the Treasurer. 
9.3 Signatories to the account will be the officers of TP. Each cheque will require two
signatures, one of whom will be the Treasurer. 
 
10. Amendments
10.1 Any proposal to amend the Declaration of Trust must be given to the Secretary, and
circulated to all Trustees for agreement.
 10.2 The Trustees must send to the Commission a certified copy effecting any amendment
made under this clause within three months of it being made. 
 
11. Dissolution
TP shall be wound up or dissolved as agreed by the Trustees. After all its debts and liabilities
have been satisfied, any monies that remain shall not be paid or distributed to the Trustees
but shall be given or transferred to some other charity with aims and objectives similar to TP.