Articles of Association
The governing document of FND Connect CIC: the community interest statement, the asset lock, our objects, and how the company is run. Limited by guarantee.
Who we are
FND Connect is incorporating as FND Connect CIC — a community interest company limited by guarantee, established for the benefit of the community. We support people affected by Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), their families and carers across the United Kingdom. As a CIC we are governed by our directors and bound by a statutory asset lock, meaning our funds and assets are dedicated to our community purpose and are never distributed for private profit.
Our governing document is now the Articles of Association, which we adopted on incorporation and which is consistent with the community interest statement in our Form CIC36. Alongside the Articles we maintain a full suite of policies, so we hold ourselves to the standards our beneficiaries and funders should expect.
Community interest company
FND Connect CIC, limited by guarantee, with a statutory asset lock.
Governed by its Articles
Articles of Association adopted on incorporation (June 2026).
Reviewed on a cycle
Each policy has a scheduled review date and named owner.
Our governing documents
Our Articles of Association are the company's governing document. Alongside them we maintain a suite of controlled policies approved by the directors. You can read each one in full on this site, or download the PDF where available.
Adult Safeguarding Policy
How we protect adults who engage with our services, communities and events, including how concerns are raised, recorded and escalated.
Data Protection & GDPR Policy
How we handle personal data and special category health information, lawfully, fairly and securely, under UK GDPR.
Conflict of Interest Policy
How we identify, declare and manage actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest to protect the organisation and its funds.
Financial Controls & Reserves Policy
Our financial governance standards: approval limits, banking, income and donations, reserves and protection against fraud and error.
Committee Code of Conduct
The standards of behaviour expected of everyone who acts for FND Connect, protecting beneficiaries, volunteers and our reputation.
Previous governing document
Before incorporating as a CIC, FND Connect operated as an unincorporated non-profit under a written Constitution. That Constitution has been superseded by the Articles of Association above, but we keep it available as a historical record.
FND Connect Constitution (unincorporated)
The governing document adopted on 1 May 2026 while FND Connect was an unincorporated non-profit. Retained for transparency; no longer in force.
Privacy notice
Our Data Protection & GDPR Policy sets out how we handle information internally. For a plain-English summary of what this website collects and how the community area works, see our website privacy notice.
Questions or concerns
If you have a question about our governance, want to raise a safeguarding concern, or wish to make a data protection request, please get in touch using the contact details on our Get involved page. Genuine concerns raised in good faith are always welcome and will never be penalised.