Duties

  1. Act in your charity’s best interest
  2. Manage your charity’s resources responsibly
  3. Act with reasonable care and skill

6 Responsibilities of Trustees

  1. be clear that what your charity does supports its purposes and benefits the public
  2. check that decisions you make are within the rules for your charity
  3. ask yourself what’s best for the charity and who it helps
  4. satisfy yourself that the charity’s funds, people and reputation are used sensibly and are protected from undue risk
  5. be prepared. Have the information you need, in the format you need, and set aside time to read it prior to meetings
  6. get your charity’s accounts and reports to us on time. Make sure they are to the standard required, and clear about the charity’s achievements

Official Sources