1935
Manchester 17 was founded in 1935 and continues to organise and support motorcycle sport.
Manchester 17 Motorcycle Club Ltd
OUR CONSTITUTION.FROM 1 APRIL 2025.
The constitutional framework of Manchester 17 MCC Ltd following the change approved at the club's Extraordinary General Meeting on 1 April 2025.
The position today
One club. Two important legal features.
Manchester 17 MCC Ltd remains a company limited by guarantee and is also registered with HMRC as a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC).
Limited by guarantee
The club has members rather than shareholders and remains Manchester 17 MCC Ltd.
CASC · CH13051
The club is registered with HMRC as a Community Amateur Sports Club.
Extraordinary General Meeting
The constitutional change.
At an Extraordinary General Meeting on 1 April 2025, the club unanimously adopted a new constitution so that Manchester 17 could become a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) registered with HMRC, while continuing as a company limited by guarantee.
The club describes the CASC structure as helping to protect its assets for sporting motorcycling into the future and allowing donations made for the cause of sporting motorcycling to be treated in a tax-efficient way.
- The club remains Manchester 17 MCC Ltd.
- Its company structure remains limited by guarantee.
- Its CASC registration is with HMRC under reference CH13051.
- The governing constitutional documents are the Articles and Memorandum of Association.
CASCCommunity Amateur Sports Club
Manchester 17's CASC status sits alongside its existing limited-company structure.
The club's membership page explains that the constitution is made up of the Memorandum and the Articles of Association. These documents cover the company's purposes and the rules for matters such as meetings, membership, elections and the running of the company.
HMRC registration CH13051Governing documents
Read the constitution.
The formal governing documents adopted for the club are available below as PDF files.
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Articles of Association
The rules governing the operation of Manchester 17 MCC Ltd, including the framework for company and member matters.
Open Articles of Association → PDFMemorandum of Association
The associated constitutional company document, including the member guarantee.
Open Memorandum of Association →Formal documents take precedence. This web page is an overview for members and visitors. The Articles and Memorandum linked above are the club's governing constitutional documents.