Duties
- Act in your charity’s best interest
- Manage your charity’s resources responsibly
- Act with reasonable care and skill
- Eligibility
- Additional requirements for UK Gift Aid
6 Responsibilities of Trustees
- be clear that what your charity does supports its purposes and benefits the public
- check that decisions you make are within the rules for your charity
- ask yourself what’s best for the charity and who it helps
- satisfy yourself that the charity’s funds, people and reputation are used sensibly and are protected from undue risk
- be prepared. Have the information you need, in the format you need, and set aside time to read it prior to meetings
- 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