Bristol Open Technology Lab C.I.C.

Bristol Open Technology Lab C.I.C. (or BOTLab for short) is a community interest company (Company No. 7071572) set up as an “umbrella” for technology-related community projects in Bristol. Currently our only project is Bristol Hackspace, but in principle we could take on others. It was set up to be a legal entity able to sign in place of an individual on rental agreements, to open bank accounts, obtain insurance, etc. We have no shareholders - instead we have a constitution giving all members a right to vote on the running of the organisation, and five directors, elected by the members at the AGM, who oversee day-to-day activities.

Our constitution

Insurance Documents

2019 - 2020

• Russell Couper
• Matt Glasspole
• Dr Nick Gover (Treasurer)
• Ryan Hale
• Felix Howitt

Membership secretary duties are shared between Nick and Felix.

See the meeting page.

Meeting Template

Expenses claim procedure

Financial statements:

• Finances 2018-2019 (ongoing)
• Finances 2017-2018
• Finances 2016-2017
• Finances 2015-2016
• Finances 2014-2015
• Financial statement 2012 (partial)
• Financial statement 2011

• Standard agenda for every AGM
• How to change over the committee
• Notes on what we have to file with Companies House

Roles of committee members

Some notes on the space we occupy

BOTLab accounting notes

Admin jobs to do with the running of the Hackspace and BOTLab etc.

Health and Safety - the different aspects that apply to the Hackspace and how we address them

Membership numbers and subscriptions (currently Feb 2011 to Jan 2013)

Avon Coop Development Association - our constitution was put together with help from Hilary Sudbury here