The English Bridge Union Limited (EBU) is a membership-funded organisation committed to promoting the game of duplicate bridge. It is also a National Bridge Organisation in its own right affiliated to the European Bridge League and the World Bridge Federation.
We work alongside English Bridge Education & Development (EBED), an independent charity registered with the Charity Commission and partly funded by the EBU, to develop and promote duplicate bridge in England.
The EBU is made up of 39 constituent County Associations each with nominees holding shares. At its AGM in November, the shareholders elect Board members to total of eight, and they, from among their number elect a Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer. The Board may also appoint a further three directors, whose term last until the next AGM.
There are three Standing Committees of the EBU, which are the Selection Committee, the Conduct Committee and the Regulation Committee. Each of them has five members appointed by the Board for three years, and they are then able to appoint a further four members if they choose. The Selection Committee and the Conduct Committee are each chaired by a member of the board, who is the only Board Member appointed to that committee by the Board.
The 39 counties own shares in the company English Bridge Union Limited. The number of Shareholders they have is based on the number of EBU members within their respective Counties.
In addition, there are committees of the Board such as the Editorial Board which supervises the development of the members magazines, English Bridge and Discovery.
The national headquarters of the English Bridge Union are in Aylesbury where around 20 professional people support and advise the committees and help implement policy.
EBU Registered Office:
Broadfields, Bicester Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 8AZ,
UK Company registered in England - Number 358588
The office is open Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 17:00.
- Organisation & Structure of the EBU
- Aims and Benefits of the EBU
- Official Documents
- English Bridge Magazine and Diary
- About the Game of Bridge
- English Bridge Education & Development (EBED)
- Meet the EBU and EBED Board, Staff & Committees
- History of the EBU