{"id":372,"date":"2025-12-15T21:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/dir\/?page_id=372"},"modified":"2026-10-31T20:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T20:45:36","slug":"trustees-roles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/?page_id=372","title":{"rendered":"Trustees&#8217; responsibilities and roles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"JFWebsiteWidget-01a08790e88070008cfd1963519b1c28b191\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.jotform.com\/website-widgets\/embed\/01a08790e88070008cfd1963519b1c28b191\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A three-hour online course (with Q&amp;A and breaks)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/charities-piechart.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/charities-piechart.png 969w, https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/charities-piechart-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/charities-piechart-768x520.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We&#8217;re mostly small!<br>80% of charities have less than \u00a3100,000; only 4% have more than \u00a31m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trustees\u2019 Responsibilities &amp; Roles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do charity trustees need to know and do? Good governance and operational oversight made easier, using examples, scenario discussion and with after-course written guides.<br>Attendees should ask questions about being a trustee and questions about your group&#8217;s governance; answers will be provided (or researched and answered later).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course covers all these topics and more, and is suitable for first-time trustees as well as those longer-standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Essential-trustee-jigsaw-724x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Essential-trustee-jigsaw-724x1024.webp 724w, https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Essential-trustee-jigsaw-212x300.webp 212w, https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Essential-trustee-jigsaw-768x1086.webp 768w, https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Essential-trustee-jigsaw.webp 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Charity Commission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All about the charity sector&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a charity?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal structures of charities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe Essential Trustee\u201d &#8211; 6 main duties as outlined by the Charity Commission <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liability and how it\u2019s managed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is expected of you: By your Board? By the Charity Commission? By your donors? By your beneficiaries?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conflicts of Interest &amp; Loyalty and how to manage those<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reporting requirements for charities; responsibilities of trustees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your own regulating: policies &amp; procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trustee roles: how should you act and how can you leave.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course can be <strong>provided for your organisation<\/strong> at a reasonable cost, or individuals may be able to attend one of these courses <a href=\"https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/?page_id=361\/#training\">run by another organisation<\/a>, especially if you or your group are in Berkshire.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mike-allen.org.uk\/#contact\">Contact me<\/a> to find out more, including typical costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nA three-hour online course (with Q&amp;A and breaks) Trustees\u2019 Responsibilities &amp; Roles What do charity trustees need to know and do? 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