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Hi, Does anyone have any templates to use with onboarding new trustees please? Many thanks, Sharon
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a small charity who have a great manager but she is being constantly and necessarily undermined by our trustee...
Hi New to the community so apologies if this should be elsewhere...I'm in the progress of inviting a new Trustee to the board and unfortunately unable to locate and existing paperwork/digital version...
Hello Would anyone have a recommendation for a reasonable priced law firm to review articles of association please. Thank you, Sandie
Governance
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: With Directors having to verify ID for Companies House, I am finding it hard to get them to go through the online pro...
Hi, I am one of 3 directors of a newly formed small CIC. We do not have share capital. When setting up the company we stated that there were no PSCs as the definitions given didn't seem to apply to o...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Are we required to have real ink signatures on trustee and AGM minutes? I think things have moved on for other commit...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Since taking over as Secretary a couple of years ago I have been working to clear up the mess left by my predecessor....
I'm a co-founder and director of a CIC which is looking to change legal structure to a SCIO (we're in Scotland). Myself and my co-founder are paid for some of the work we do for the organisation. I k...
Hi, We a small charity, Sambhali UK, with three trustees, but I am the only active one. I have been diagnosed with terminal cancer and the other two trustees are not able to take on the financial...
I have joined because I need urgent help and do not have the experience to deal with the situation that the charity I work for is about to face CLOSURE due to resignation of all Trustees and no new T...
Could you please advise whether a small non profit charity with no employees, assets or property but we have volunteers, requires PL insurance. If so, could anyone recommend affordable cover please...
My daughter runs a CIC and has just submitted her first annual report and accounts. She has had feedback to say that her Annual report does not meet the requirements in several regards. She had suppo...
CC48 states that, at the beginning of a trustee meeting, the trustees should approve the last-meeting minutes. The chair should then sign the minutes and store them safely. I have a few questions on...
Hi there I started a charity this year with no experience whatsoever, just a lot of googling, passion and positive attitude. I do think I could benefit hearing from someone who has gone through this...
Hi everyone, I’m looking for a mentor in the charity sector, someone with experience in leadership or management roles, who can guide me as I work toward stepping into a managerial position. I’m eage...
Bit of a weird question sorry but in the preamble for the existing Charity Scheme of my clients, the Scheme has a standard piece of text which says "In the matter of the Charities Act 1960." I was j...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: For a number of years, the small charity for which I work has paid for a Christmas meal for the Trustees, staff and v...
Ideas? I have found myself in conflict with a fellow director. They have perpetrated a hate campaign in a small community, mainly because they have taken on too much work and their failings are being...
Hi, I'm trying to find training for trustees that is not too expensive but will help them to develop their skills and governance in the best way. Can anyone recommend any platforms that they have use...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Our trustees have recently appointed a new clinical director. We are a counselling service supported 100% by grants a...
Hi, we are a small group of residents, (about 50). We have a chairperson, treasurer and secretary. How often do these people have to be re-elected? We are also having problems with the chairperson's...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am a trustee of a dog rescue charity, I am really looking for advice on difficulties the charity is facing currentl...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Looking for some governance advice! We are a small charity who run a community centre from the building that the loca...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am the founder, volunteer CEO and trustee of a charity that has been working for five years and has been formally r...
Hi everyone! We have a new Trustee coming on board and they have a professional name that they prefer to use, and a legal name. This is absolutely fine in terms of day to day working and background c...
Hopefully someone can answer this? Gov.uk are emailing to say company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) to verify their identity under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We'd welcome any suggestions/advice on suitability of amendments, drafted using an old constitution to bring it up to...
I am planning to leave my charity and am in the process of handover notes and so on. I have come across the above forms on the Charity Commission site. I've never actually submitted these. all bar on...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a new charity, set up in June 2024. The charity was established following the success of a podcast that had a...
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