This document, "Annual Trustee Declaration and Checklist," is a template created by Mike Preston Consultancy. It serves as an annual declaration for charity or trust trustees to confirm their understanding and adherence to their duties and responsibilities, and includes a checklist to assist in reviewing key governance and compliance matters for the preceding financial year.
The document contains:
Trustee Declaration: A section where a trustee declares their understanding of duties, compliance, conflict of interest management, financial oversight, risk management, confidentiality, and eligibility to act as a trustee. This section requires the trustee's name, signature, and date.
Annual Trustee Checklist: This comprehensive checklist covers various areas for review, including:
Governance and Operations: Adherence to governing documents, trustee appointments/resignations, meeting minutes, trustee recruitment/training, pursuit of charitable objects, policy review, and board effectiveness.
Financial Management and Reporting: Approval of financial statements, independent examination/audit confirmation, submission of annual returns, review of reserves policy, internal financial controls, and budget.
Compliance and Legal: Compliance with charity law, data protection (GDPR), legal/regulatory changes, employment law (if applicable), insurance cover, and fundraising regulations.
Risk Management: Review of the risk register, assessment of new/emerging risks, and reporting of incidents.
Public Benefit: Review of how public benefit is delivered and assessment of impact on beneficiaries.
This document, "Annual Trustee Declaration and Checklist," is a template created by Mike Preston Consultancy. It serves as an annual declaration for charity or trust trustees to confirm their understanding and adherence to their duties and responsibilities, and includes a checklist to assist in reviewing key governance and compliance matters for the preceding financial year.
The document contains:
Trustee Declaration: A section where a trustee declares their understanding of duties, compliance, conflict of interest management, financial oversight, risk management, confidentiality, and eligibility to act as a trustee. This section requires the trustee's name, signature, and date.
Annual Trustee Checklist: This comprehensive checklist covers various areas for review, including:
Governance and Operations: Adherence to governing documents, trustee appointments/resignations, meeting minutes, trustee recruitment/training, pursuit of charitable objects, policy review, and board effectiveness.
Financial Management and Reporting: Approval of financial statements, independent examination/audit confirmation, submission of annual returns, review of reserves policy, internal financial controls, and budget.
Compliance and Legal: Compliance with charity law, data protection (GDPR), legal/regulatory changes, employment law (if applicable), insurance cover, and fundraising regulations.
Risk Management: Review of the risk register, assessment of new/emerging risks, and reporting of incidents.
Public Benefit: Review of how public benefit is delivered and assessment of impact on beneficiaries.
