PRO
Kiranbhai D mistry
Namaste,
Each registered charity has a variety of obligations to fulfil and the key
ones are meeting members’ needs and the legal obligation set out by
The Charity Commission (CC). These are not onerous.
As I took on the role of Trustee at SPA Birmingham this year, my own
interest in the correct governance for our SPA (UK) charity took a
sharper focus.
There are six key duties in the governance jigsaw:
1. Ensure your charity is carrying out its purposes for the public
benefit.
2. Comply with charity’s governing document and the law.
3. Act in your charity’s best interests.
4. Manage your charity’s resources responsibly.
5. Act with reasonable care and skill.
6. Ensure our charity is accountable.
Good governance is not just about rules and a box ticking exercise.
For example, in Birmingham our Executives have taken care to ensure
we have the correct gas certification, put a child protection policy in
place plus the requisite training for Executives etc. There is a lot more
in governance such as attitudes, culture and whether we are putting
our values into practice.
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