Trustees & Governance - About trustees

Trustees & Governance - About meetings

• Can we pay our trustees for services?
• Can our trustees become employees?
• Can our employees become trustees?
• Can people connected to trustees be paid?
• Can we buy a long serving trustees a present?
• What are 'reasonable' trustees expenses?
• How do we get consent for payment of trustees?
• Who can be a trustee?
• Can we appoint trustees who are resident abroad or do not have British nationality?
• How do I resign as a trustee?
• Can the trustees have access to all of the records of the charity?
• What are the responsibilities of a trustee?
• Can we have a vote of no confidence in a trustee?
• How do we recruit new trustees?
• Can trustees be related?
• How many trustees do we need?
• Do we need CRB checks?
• Trustee disqualification

• How much notice do we need to give for our annual general meeting (AGM)?
• What is a quorum?
• What do we do if we can't get a quorum?
• What should we do if we are expecting disruptions at our meeting?
• What type of mediation might help our charity?
• Can we discuss non-agenda items at meetings?
• Who can vote at meetings?
• Can we postpone or reconvene a meeting?
• When do we have to have our annual general meeting (AGM)?
• Who are our members?
• Can members and the public attend meetings?

Fundraising

Trustees & Governance - Finance & Trading

• Can you advise on fundraising?
• Can my charity fundraise with another charity?
• Do I need to be registered in order to fundraise?
• Can we raise money through commercial participation?
• Can an overseas charity fundraise here?
• Is the money that we have raised restricted?
• Can my charity raise money by selling goods and services?
• What do we need to display our charity number on?
• How do I raise concerns about someone fundraising for a charity?

• What are CIF's and CDF's?
• Can you advise on taking out a loan?
• Can we give funds to another charity?
• How can we establish a trading subsidiary?
• Can you give investment advice?
• How do we open a charity shop?
• Can trustees enter into a contract to deliver a public service?
• How long do we have to keep our charity records for when we close?

Trustees & Governance - Changing your Governing Document

• Do the changes to our governing document have to be made at the annual general meeting (AGM)?
• What is a special resolution / supplemental deed?
• Do we need your consent to change our rules?
• Can the Commission comment on our draft proposals?