Governance
We were established in 2017 from Birmingham City Council’s Wellbeing Service. We are a public service mutual registered with and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
TAWS is a registered Community Benefit Society (CBS), number 7595, established for charitable, benevolent and philanthropic purposes under the Cooperatives & Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. We are an independent social enterprise, working wholly for community benefit and operating on mutual and cooperative principles.
TAWS is recognised as having charitable status by HMRC, for tax purposes.
TAWS is a membership organisation and operates a one member one vote model to make decisions democratically.
Our Rules
The rules are our primary governing document, which sets out our purpose and how the Society works. The Rules were written in May 2017 when the Society was first established and came into effect from 1st July 2017. These rules were amended and agreed by TAWS members in October 2019.
You can download the rules here
If you have any questions about the rules, please contact us on 0121 728 7030.
