Procedures

Board Appointment of a New Trustee/Director.

• Candidate proposed to Board.
• Board votes to start process to admit candidate.
• Candidate sent "Responsibilities of a Trustee" and "Trustee Eligibility Declaration" documents.
• Candidate completes and returns "Trustee Eligibility Declaration".
• "Secretary" may, either, accept the declaration as sufficient due diligence, or, carry out further checks:
  • Disclosure and Barring Services
  • Companies House Disbarred Directors
  • Charity Commission
  • Individual Insolvency Register
• "Secretary" reports to the Board if the Candidate is eligible.
• Board votes to admit eligible Candidate.
• Within 7 days of the vote, "Secretary" registers Candidate, using details supplied on "Trustee Eligibility Declaration",
  • as a Director via Companies House online system.
  • as a Trustee via Charity Commission online system.
• "Secretary" notifies Candidate of their accession.
• "Secretary" reports accession to the Board.