Governance
Websites
Trustee Bank
A free service to advertise or view trustee vacancies. Provides information about becoming a trustee, recruitment and induction
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/trusteebank
Trusteenet
A charity supporting trustees. Opportunities for trustees to share knowledge and experience with each other. Signposting.
Charity Finance Directors Group
A membership organisation specialising in helping charities manage their accounting, taxation, audit and other finance related functions
do-it.org.uk
A national volunteering database can be used for trustees
Resources and Toolkits
Since the Governance Hub closed its work has been taken over and developed by NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations). You can download the following documents from their website
The Code of Good Governance
Trustee and Management Committee National Occupational Standards
Good Practice in Recruitment Toolkit
Charity Commission
Young People as Trustees
The Commission are currently researching what can be done to attract more young people to become charity trustees. For information about the research contact
Laith Hamid at the Charity Commission 01517031757
Plain English Guide to the Charities Act 2006
The Office of the Third Sector and the Charity Commission have jointly produced a plain English guide . The document can be downloaded from the Charity Commission website. Free hardcopies are available phone 08450150010. Braille and large print format versions are also available.
Final Implementation of the Companies Act 2006
The Companies Act 2006
The Companies Act 2006 is changing the law for companies. These changes affect every company operating in the UK. Passed in 2006 the Act reached the final stage of implementation in 1st October 2009-11-10
For detailed information see:
