The role and duties of charity trustees (Northern Ireland)

This guidance note is aimed at trustees in Northern Ireland and can be adapted for any size of charity to reflect good practice for each organisation’s needs. This document, and others in the series, should provide sufficient detail for trustees, and others interested in governance, to think about the governance arrangements within their own charity, and to apply those aspects of good practice that are most appropriate and proportionate.

It is good practice for each charity to undertake a periodic review of their governance arrangements as the charity evolves, and, where appropriate, to amend policies, procedures, and the governing document to ensure that they remain fit for purpose and are structured in the most effective way to meet the charity’s objects in the environment in which it operates.

This guidance note should be read alongside the Good Governance Code for Northern Ireland Charities.

For the purpose of this guidance note, it is assumed that the charity employs staff including a charity secretary, or other governance and compliance professional, who is not the chief executive officer.

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