Cerne Abbas Residents Association Ltd (known as CARA) is a company limited by guarantee, with 58 members – one per property.  CARA owns the communal areas of Cerne Abbas and is responsible for their maintenance. The full range of responsibilities and duties of CARA is defined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association and in the purchaser’s and vendor’s covenants set out in the title deeds.

CARA Council members are elected from amongst the homeowners.  The current Directors – elected or confirmed at the 2024 AGM – are:

Sue Brown     Alex Kweller     Christopher Lamb      John Vivian       Paul Shelley      

Additionally, Richard Middleton has been co-opted to Council.

Sue Brown is the current Chair of CARA Council – from the date of the 2024 AGM.   Council meets approximately every two months and CARA holds an AGM of the entire membership, normally in July.  

Nettleship Sawyer Ltd. (whose Agnes Sawyer also acts as CARA Company Secretary) are employed by CARA as its managing agents to collect the quarterly charge, undertake periodic surveys of the communal areas and external surveys of the private properties, and to arrange and supervise some maintenance contracts.

Buildings Insurance
CARA arranges the buildings insurance for all Cerne Abbas properties. Attached are notes to the Building Insurance Policy for the year commencing 18 August 2024.  Nettleship Sawyer’s terms of engagement relating to General Insurance Distribution Activities (GIDA) are set out at the end of the document.  

There have been no significant changes since last year but please note that the attached Building Insurance Key Points are provided for informal guidance purposes only.  The Policy and Schedule contain the full terms and conditions of the cover and should be inspected if you require definitive information.