Trustees’ Week Blog: Legal Duties Spotlight

Welcome to the Trustees’ Week Blog: Legal Duties Spotlight.

Trustees’ Week is a great time to celebrate and recognise the work of charity trustees.

Trustees are all volunteers who are driven by their passion for their charitable organisation. The legal duties for charity trustees are at the heart of charity trusteeship but are often misunderstood or misinterpreted. For many trustees, they are aware of their legal duties, what these mean and have no problem in applying them on a day to day basis and when it comes to charitable decision making.

Whether you’re confident with the six legal duties of charity trustees or you are less familiar with the requirements and how they apply, it is a good idea to revisit the legal duties as a reminder of what these are to ensure that they remain at the center of charity trusteeship.

Our Trustees’ Week Blog, will explore a duty a day and provide helpful insights, tips and common pitfalls to help trustees comply with the law, promote efficient governance in their charity and obtain some good practice techniques.

Announcement

We are very excited to announce Trustees’ Week also marks the launch of HEY Charity, a new podcast dedicated to spotlighting local charity leaders and providing legal insights for the not-for-profit sector.

In partnership with the HEY Smile Foundation, this podcast will delve into the Voluntary and Community sector, featuring interviews with visionary charity leaders who are making a significant impact in their communities. 

The first episode features an interview with Smile’s Chair, Trish Dalby, discussing the vital role of trustees.

"HEY Charity" will be available on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, Sound Cloud, Mix Cloud, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.