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Charity trustees and the trustees of charities

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The responsibility for managing a charity falls upon the charity trustees. In guiding, the charity trustees of a unit or area are typically:

  • the voting members of a County or Country/Region Executive Committee
  • the members of a Division or District Committee
  • the Leader and any Assistant Leader(s) of a unit.

If a unit leader has general control and management of the administration of a unit (including the unit funds) and complies with Girlguiding UK procedures then she is in fact fulfilling her obligations as a charity trustee’

Under the Charities Act 1993, anyone who has been made bankrupt or has entered into a formal arrangement with creditors may not act as a charity trustee until discharged, unless the Charity Commission grants a waiver.

Click here for more detailed information on being a trustee in guiding.

Page last updated: 1/13/2012