This session will provide a comprehensive summary of trustees’ duties and responsibilities, answering the question: What information do you need as a trustee and what are your legal responsibilities?
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March 7, 2024
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Speakers: Cazenove Capital, Farrer & Co, haysmacintyre
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We will cover issues such as:
- The framework within which charities operate:
- The legal structures used by charities, the regulation of charities, the role of the Charity Commission, and the public benefit requirement
- Trustees’ duties, responsibilities and potential liabilities, and the role of the chairperson
- Responsibilities for identifying and managing risk
- Charity accounting: the accounting and reporting framework, ‘unravelling the jargon’, preparation of accounts, ensuring you receive the right financial information, and the role of trustees and audit committee
- Charity funds, investments, and banking
- Fundraising: the ground rules; the role of professionals, and corporate support
- Trading: the ground rules and the use of subsidiary companies
- Recent regulatory developments
- Governance best practice