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I'm not sure I fully understand what you are being asked to do. Companies House doesn't require anyone to be a company, but it does require annual returns and accounts from any company that is registered.  It has no concerns in who holds a radio licence.
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The law, through Ofcom, does require licences to be held by 'a person'. Because it is inappropriate for an individual person to hold a community radio licence, the usual answer is to register a (non-profit or community interest) company to be the licence holder. A registered company is a 'legal person' - it can do the things that the law allows a person to do, such as own property, engage in contracts (and pay taxes!).
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But Companies House requirements are truly minimal - just an annual return confirming who are the directors and secretary, which takes a few minutes online and a small fee, and submission of annual accounts, which for a small company can be highly abbreviated - basically just a balance sheet.
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On 20 November 2014 at 17:31 British Gurkha Welfare Society <hulaksewa@yahoo.com> wrote:
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We seem to be going in circles with Company House.  Is it a must for community radio to hold a company licence and also a business account?  are there any loop holes to this or do all of you follow this direction?
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I would be grateful for your comments/advice please
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Kind regards
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Tikendra
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British Gurkha Welfare Society (BGWS), Gurkha Bhawan,
<br />119 Wren Way, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8TA, UK
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<br />Phone: 01252 510794 
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></strong> Ian Hickling <transplanfm@hotmail.com><br /> <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></strong> The Community Media Association Discussion List <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk> <br /> <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></strong> Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 16:10<br /> <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></strong> [cma-l] News and Traffic<br /> </span>
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I can't see the need for CR stations to carry SNR or any other national/international news on the hour any more - even for using it as a convenient hour closer.
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The reason usually offered is that people will tune away if there's no news.
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My counter to that would be that the CR audience neither wants nor needs news regularly.
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It can get it - if and when it needs it - all too easily from papers or TV.
<br />It used to be a sign of professionalism if you were running a trial for a commercial service.
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But with the low quality of most syndicated news presentation now, I suggest that you're much better off without it.
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> From: tlr@gairloch.co.uk
<br />> To: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk
<br />> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:05:11 +0000
<br />> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request
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<br />> The IRN service is great value, but of course it's national/international
<br />> news (and sadly there isn't a version for Scotland).
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<br />> Surely the most important thing a community station should be offering is
<br />> local/regional community-based news? Those are the hard work, of course!
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<br />> Alex
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<br />> From: "office" <office@fantasyradio.co.uk>
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<br />> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:50 PM
<br />> Subject: [cma-l] Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request
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<br />> We subscribe to IRN which gives much more than just news (hourly 2 min
<br />> bulletins 24hours a day) we get access to the 'net newsroom' which
<br />> includes sport, business, entertainment, and more. with a lot of
<br />> additional audio as well as the text. Also, things like remembrance
<br />> day, the queens speech and the inevitable disaster. all this for less
<br />> than £1.00 a day. Our local news, on the half hour, comes from our local
<br />> newspaper, for which we credit the paper. traffic reports come
<br />> principally from Google maps. just find your local area and click on
<br />> 'traffic' then the coloured routes tell you where all the traffic hold
<br />> ups are. - we also ask listeners to keep us updated.
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<br />> Hope that's helpful
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<br />> Phil Dawson
<br />> FANTASY RADIO
<br />> Devizes
<br />> Wiltshire.
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<br />> > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 08:55:30 +0000
<br />> > From: Ray Godby <ray.godby@hcrfm.co.uk>
<br />> > To: The Community Media Association Discussion List
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<br />> > Hi Mohammed,
<br />> > We at Huntingdon Community Radio subscribe to I.R.N. for national news.
<br />> > Local news we obtain mostly from our local newspaper who when they have a
<br />> > story come in it is emailed to us.(We are lucky as the office is nearly
<br />> > next door to the studios.) Local traffic we subscribe to Tom Tom and
<br />> > receive there live maps.
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<br />> > Ray Godby
<br />> > Operations Director
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<br />> > On 18 November 2014 13:29, Mohammed Tariq <m.tariq@inspirefm.org> wrote:
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<br />> >> Hi All,
<br />> >>
<br />> >>
<br />> >>
<br />> >> Hope you are well.
<br />> >>
<br />> >>
<br />> >> Quick question on how (if you do), do you guys get local, national news
<br />> >> and traffic updates for your listeners?
<br />> >>
<br />> >>
<br />> >> As you can all appreciate news is essential for any broadcast service and
<br />> >> hence how do you keep up with the demand of regular up to date news?
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<br />> >>
<br />> >> Currently we record the news first thing in the morning and then repeat
<br />> >> once during the afternoon and then once in the evening. Only problem with
<br />> >> this is that the news is not updated and hence sometimes not offering the
<br />> >> best service that we could.
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<br />> >>
<br />> >> We don?t have regular volunteers to come in and do the news daily, hence
<br />> >> we only are able to the above during the week.
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<br />> >>
<br />> >> I have tried to contact the local BBC radio station for advice and
<br />> >> (basically) their news feed ? but I have been told this is something that
<br />> >> they want to do but if and when they decide to do this (And god knows
<br />> >> when
<br />> >> that will be!!), it will be a national incentive and not just a local
<br />> >> arrangement.
<br />> >>
<br />> >>
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<br />> >> Is there any advice on where I can get local, national news and traffic,
<br />> >> preferably every hour or if not then 3 or 4 updates per day are
<br />> >> sufficient.
<br />> >>
<br />> >>
<br />> >> Many thanks in advance.
<br />> >>
<br />> >>
<br />> >> Sent with the kindest regards
<br />> >>
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<br />> >>
<br />> >> Mohammed Tariq
<br />> >>
<br />> >> Station Operations Manager
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<br />> >> 01582 481810
<br />> >>
<br />> >> 07930 286000
<br />> >>
<br />> >> www.inspirefm.org
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<br />> >> m.tariq@inspirefm.org
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<br />> >> Twitter: @inspirefmluton
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<br />> >> www.youtube.com/inspirefmluton
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<br />> >> www.facebook.com/inspirefmluton
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