So How Did We Start...

	The Cambridge Fish Preservation And Angling Society was founded in 1885 (in those days we were known as The Jolly Anglers).
	The first fishery we leased was the Hundred Foot River at Earith.  Anglers from the Club made regular trips to the river to hold matches and were taken by coach.  The hire of the bus in those days must have been extremely cheap!  It is not certain when the Society changed its name from The Jolly Anglers but it is at least 60 years ago.
	On the 13th March 2002 the Cambridge Fish Preservation And Angling Society changed its name again and status and became a Limited Company By Guarantee.  This was another milestone in the history of the Club.  The Society is now known as Cambridge Fish Preservation And Angling Society Ltd (Registered No.4393791).
	In becoming a Limited Company the Society limits its officers and its members liability to an amount not exceeding £1.  There are three Directors who duties are:- Responsibility for production of validated accounting records to take reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the Company to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
	The Directors are required, by UK law, to prepare financial statements for each financial period that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of the financial period and of the profit and loss for that period.
	The day to day running of the Society’s affairs and decision-making is carried out by a Committee, which that consists entirely of all the officers published in the Membership Book.
	The Committee meet on a monthly basis.  However business affairs are effectively undertaken on a daily basis and in recent years the Club has invested in computer facilities with Internet access between its three Directors.
	Our website and email facility has also improved our communications with our membership and other key players such as the Cam Conservancy and the Environment Agency.  Our website is managed by our Membership Secretary.
	The Directors and Committee of Cambridge Fish Preservation and Angling Society Ltd are all unpaid and undertaken work on an entirely voluntary basis.  However, we are proud of our business-like approach and whilst it has taken a great deal of effort over the last couple of years we strongly believe these efforts will be rewarded and the Society will go from strength to strength.